Flying to a Game

Bay Bridge
Aloft over South River, MD
April 22, 2026

 We experienced a long travel day yesterday, mostly because I had booked a 3 PM flight out of Palm Beach International which did not arrive in Baltimore until almost 6 PM.  And then we attended a high school baseball game that went until after 9 PM.

10 Minutes before Pushback
PBI, FL
April 22, 2026

Our Southwest flight was fine, with the exception that it was delayed and Southwest did not provide timely advice as to the delay. It turned out to be 39 minutes delayed minutes delayed and even 10 minutes before the scheduled door close time, the sign in the airport still showed "on-time". That meant a lot of needless standing around near the gate. Anyone who knows Southwest procedures knows that by 10 minutes before pushback we should already have boarded the jet.

The flight itself was great. It was a smooth ride and I again secured the larger legroom seats which are more comfortable. I was able to get a nice image of the Bay Bridge as we were approaching BWI.

Jax on the Mound
Joe Cannon Stadium, Hanover, MD
April 22, 2026

The excitement for the evening, however, was attending the Arundel High School baseball game against Old Mill. We arrived at the beginning of the second inning with Old Mill leading 2-0. I guess we were good luck because Arundel met the moment by scored 2 runs in the top of the second inning and going on to win a hard fought game, which was tied 4-4 at the end of 6 innings, by a score of 7-4. Jax pitched 6 strong innings to earn the win. He threw 96 pitches allowing 4 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, walking 2 and striking out 6.

It was a busy travel day that began in Florida and ended in Maryland! 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL