We enjoyed a perfectly pleasant flight YVR-DEN, sitting in Row 3, the last row of F, on a 320. The pilot warned several times of turbulence ahead and the seat belt sign was on for a significant portion of the flight.
Toward the end of the flight he told us that DEN had been shut down for awhile due to a passing storm, and that we'd be flying in a holding pattern for at least a half hour before landing. That was no problem for us as we have a significant layover before flying on to MSP.
Despite the circling, sometimes through dark clouds, our actual approach and landing at DEN was among the smoother we've experienced in our arrivals there. That can be a very bumpy airport, especially when the summer afternoon rising thermal updrafts occur. The entire flight was smooth, and it's undoubtedly due to the pilot and air traffic control jointly figuring out a good route through messy weather
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.
