Flying harpoon gulf shores alabama full#

Flying harpoon gulf shores alabama full#

I could hang out here throughout our entire stay even when you wanted to die from the humidity by stepping outside! The condo itself had two bedrooms each with their own full bath, a half bath in the hallway, laundry closet, a full kitchen and living room. It wasn’t until we walked inside and immediately the view before we stepped out to the balcony was amazing! But when we walked out… We took the elevator up to the 14th floor and walked down to our door. Being our work party was made up of three gals and a guy, us three girls would room together and Tony would be next door in a clone of the one we had. The route takes us through a very spread out Pensacola and eventually turns into a scenic drive along the coast:įinally after our hour long drive from the airport we reached the condo we were thankful to be put up in. Usually a 45 minute drive from the airport to where we stay, it look a little over an hour this time it’s the middle of July and a busy time. Landing in Pensacola around 3:30 PM, we picked up our rental car and we were on the way to Alabama. We are lucky flying down here or back home by starting in small airports and not getting held up in lines waiting for TSA. With only having 12 gates, the airport in Pensacola is one of my favorites because of its accessibility and the security line ALWAYS being pretty close to non existent. Usually we just stick to Atlanta because it’s only a short 45 minute flight from there to Pensacola. There are no direct flights from O’Hare to Pensacola so we usually do a connecting in Atlanta or Charlotte. With low clouds and fog over Chicago it was hard for me to get a shot of the skyline which is the coolest part of the flight…Īfter landing and strolling right along to our next gate in Chicago, the next stop was in Atlanta. I was nervous with the low clouds that we would be stuck in them causing a bumpy flight but we flew higher and it was smooth sailing until we arrived around 8 AM. In order to make it to Chicago at a decent time to catch our first connecting flight, it usually involves us having to book their earliest flight: this time it was 6:00 AM with check in at 5 AM. This trip has inspired a future post: If Tyler and I visit his aunt in Germany, we would fly Air Choice One to Chicago then to Germany BUT only each having 1 carry on and each also having 1 backpack as our personal items. Air Choice One is amazing if you don’t have to check luggage, if you must check something then maybe that would be the time to venture up to Minneapolis or down to Des Moines. It is much bigger and it’s quite a walk from Terminal 3 to 2 but still very much easier accessible without the hassle of reentering through security. Air Choice One only operates in Concourse L in Terminal 3, but before I thought Concourse L was all there was in Terminal 3.

I didn’t realize we had this option even with just carry ons! Also last time I was totally unaware we could walk from terminal to terminal. You may remember me sharing my previous experience during our honeymoon from a year ago and that it wasn’t the greatest, but this time that wasn’t the case it was fantastic! The main reason: we didn’t check any bags! Yes unlike last time (besides the rough air getting into Chicago, that still terrifies me!) we only had to go through security once in Mason City and that made everything so much less stressful. Our journey to Alabama from Iowa consists of being on three different planes and in four different airports starting with the Air Choice One charter flight from Mason City to Chicago. Being a resident of Iowa my entire life, Alabama, or the south in general, feels like an entirely different country other than it taking us an entire work day to get down there. Before I had come down in January and April where you’d only come across locals and a few snowbirds but this time was peak tourist season and MUCH busier than I have gotten used to. This was my third trip down and entirely different from my previous two visits. Being a business trip, the majority of my time is spent working on sight in Orange Beach during the day but the evenings are available to enjoy the sights, food, culture and one must not forget the beaches of Gulf Shores.

One of the perks of my job is getting to travel once or twice a year down to our sister school in Alabama.