I have officially completed a lifes dream and seen a shuttle launch in person.

I've posted a quick batch of launch photos from STS-129 yesterday.

http://www.davebrownphotos.com/Space/STS-129/

( A few select photos... )

We ended up not going to Seaworld on Thursday...got up late and just said to heck with it and went to DownTown Disney and hit DisneyQuest and Cirque Du Soleil's La Nouba performance. DisneyQuest was rather cool, and La Nouba was just mindboggling. I left the performance with dry eyes for fear of blinking and missing something...and I know I missed ( Read more... )

We spent today running around and scouting the Titusville spot for watching the shuttle launch. I think it will do nicely, and from the photos I'm seeing online I don't think being 4 miles closer is worth $230 for commercial tour tix. Has a nice view and you can see the VAB(all 52 stories of it) for comparison during launch ( Read more... )

Made it back to anchorage about midnight, to discover that not a single checked bag by anyone made it on the plane...I'm assuming due to weight restrictions since we had a full flight. They say they'll deliver it tomorrow.

On the upside, I came home to a lit candle waiting for me sitting in the window...I like that.

Still in Dutch Harbor. I did manage to get a room last night atleast, and the wind is no longer beating on my window, so I may have a fair shot at getting home today.

Hmm....I may be stuck in Dutch. There's a goodsized storm blowing through, and the first flight of the day didn't make it in. And with the crosswind on the runway, no flights may make it in or out. I'm on a waitlist for a room at the hotel, so all I can do is keep my fingers crossed that there are enough people not making it in that I have a room ( Read more... )

Elite Tier Status Qualification
YTD Alaska/Horizon Miles
Flown:40,898

YTD Alaska/Horizon/Qualifying Partner* Segments
Flown:50

Now if only I hadn't gotten a cold on the final flight that pushed me over the top, and spent the last 3 days sick...ah well. It was good to see the parentals and Grands again.

Year To Date Alaska/Horizon Miles Flown: 38,950

1,050 Miles to Gold

Miles I am from Home, 1,682

Looks like I'm going to be MVP Gold on Alaska next year....just in time to not be flying for work much. Figures... ;-)

I hate getting up at a quarter to 4 to go catch flights.

Today I'm in Craig...and flying to Ketchikan in about 3 hours or so ( Read more... )