Adams, Mt. Rainier and Mt. Baker stick their snow capped peaks up out of the valley floor every 100 miles or so. They are not in a range but just isolated vocanic peaks all by themselves, white and glistening in the sun. When we arrived in Seattle about 4:30 p.m., I was about the last to get off the plane. I had expected to be met by Marilyn's brother Dick but not seeing him at the gate, I started to walk to the ticket counter to see if he'd left a message. A woman kept looking at me and then began to walk along side of me. I was about to ask her what was wrong when she said, "Are you Virginia?" When I admitted this, she introduced hereself as Ceil, the girl friend of Florence (47-R--1 FPE) who was waiting for us in the car. After getting the luggage transferred from United to Alaska Airlines we went to the car, met Florence and were informed that the local girls were having a party at a nearby motel and that was where we went.

I was much surprised to see the group, particularly to see Annette our very first Cover Girl on TVia no. 5 and her real great GG-Gail all the way from Idaho. I was honored as well as pleased that they had come. All those who had wives (everybody but Marilyn and Virginia) brought them so it was a grand turn-out and we had the usual picture taking and talk fest that characterizes such get togethers. Marilyn was afraid that because my plane didn't leave till 8:30 I wouldn't get a dinner aboard so she ordered a nice sandwich and milk for me to gulp down at the party between flashbulbs. Finally time came to leave for the airport and there were so many last minute goodbyes etc., that when I did get to the airport I had to run all the way to the gate and just made the plane. Somehow my flights always seem to leave from the end gate and it's a half days hike to get to them.

The flight to Anchorage was on Alaska Airlines which is something out of the ordinary as flights go. The interior decor (as of all the ticket offices and agencies in all the cities) is done in red and gold in Gay 90's style. The stewardesses dress accordingly too red velvet miniskirts and black mesh hose and heels very cute. But most unusual of all is that all of the in-flight announcements about seat belts, no smoking, put up your tables and raise your seats, and we have just landed at- etc. are all written in the meter of Rob. W. Services poetry.