We flew to Seattle by way of Phoenix on US Air. The trip was uneventful, and we arrived in Seattle on a late, sunny afternoon. We had plenty of time to drive to Woodinville and check in before our 7:30 dinner reservation. The Willows Lodge gave us a small pour of a local wine as soon as we checked in, and they had a plate of chocolate covered strawberries in the room when we arrived. Very nice! Service has been good already. The Herb Garden Suite is quite char...

First flight from ABQ to ORD was delayed because of "mechanical" problems. One of the on-board computers was not functioning correctly. It caused an hour and a half delay leaving Albuquerque. We had a scheduled two-hour layover in Chicago, but still missed the connection. We had to wait in the penalty box on the tarmac in Chicago for about twenty minutes before our plane could get to an open gate. When we deplaned, we saw on the departures screen that our flight ...

Chico picked us up for the return ride to the airport in San Jose. He said that it should take about an hour and a half to get there, and he was right. However, he wanted to allow three hours in case there were any traffic problems on the rode so we arrived very early for the flight. He offered to drive us around the city, but there wasn't enough time to stop at a museum or anyplace else, so we just went on to the airport. On the way Erin and I took photos of roa...