Signs of life at PDX

Posted at 10:48 pm by Patrick under Great Alaska Barleywine Fest:2006

After hearing of the volcano’s wrath, I needed to figure out Plan D. Thankfully, there is a Widmer pub on Concourse D, where my fight came in.

It’ s a smallish place — 30 seats or so — but they did have decent beer on tap. I opted for the Snow Plow, a dark winter ale which matched the mood of the day perfectly.

Now I’m off to dump my bag and drink some beers.

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No Barleywine for You — One Year!

Posted at 10:19 pm by Patrick under Great Alaska Barleywine Fest:2006

Loks like Mother Nature has some other ideas about my going to Anchorage.

First, there was all the nasty weather in Altanta that started this odyssey (see previous post), and caused me to have to change plans three times.

Then, Mount Augustine, a semi-dormant volcano just south of Anchorage decided to erupt today. Four times. Maybe more by now. The resulting ash is causing serious visibility issues, and some airlines (including Alaska, my carrier of the day) are cancelling flights in and out of Anchorage for the next day or so.

Looks like I’m bunking in Portland tonight.

That’s cool with me though — Portland is a *great* beer town, and will serve a nice proxy for getting to Anchorage.

More later from one of the pubs around town. Cheers!

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The journey starts (finally)

Posted at 2:10 pm by Patrick under Great Alaska Barleywine Fest:2006

What do you get when you add a holiday weekend to a massive rainstorm in Atlanta?

A change in plans (or a couple of them).

So far, my routing to Anchorage has been changed from doing a single connection through Salt Lake City, to a double connection through Seattle, and now to a different double connection through Portland. And I had to rush to the airport to make the new flight to Portland (in the soaking rain).

Sigh of relief indeed.

I need a beer.

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