Mrs. Window and the Peep Show

My Alaska countdown officially ended at 5:30 am. I started my trip by leaving the Baton Rouge airport, flying to Houston, then on to Seattle. Both of my flights were uneventful except for one little thing. When I book a flight and check in to a flight, I always check my seat assignment and try to claim a window seat. I had done that for both flights, but for some reason people think an "assigned" seat is nothing more than a suggested seat. As I board the plane to Seattle I see that someone had taken my window seat. I figured it wasn't that big of a deal since I'd be asleep the whole flight anyway. As soon as I hear the little bell after takeoff, I put my tray down and, with the help of Coldplay, I'm off to sleep in no time. After a couple hours of sleeping, I feel something gently tapping my shoulder. I kinda half woke up, moved a little, and then put my head back down. Before you know it, I feel it again. I wake up to see Mrs. Window telling me she needs to go to the bathroom. I'm already pissed at her because she took my seat but now she wakes me up to go pee. I have a major problem with this:
1. Any adult knows to go to the bathroom BEFORE getting on a 4 hour flight.
2. Don't take the free drink on a 4 hour flight because it'll cause you to have to use the bathroom.
3. Don't wake someone up to go pee when you stole their window seat!!
4. Wash your hair before you go in public
Partially because I'm still asleep and partially because this woman made me mad, I do a lousy job of moving so she had a hard time getting out of the row.

Instead of flying directly in to Ketchikan, I decide to fly to Seattle, take a shuttle bus to Bellingham, and then take the Alaska Marine Highway ferry to Ketchikan. So after unintentionally watching my bag pass me by 3 times, I grab it and head off to climb aboard my shuttle bus. We made a couple stops along the way but made it to Bellingham in about 2 1/2 hours. The shuttle dropped me off right in front of the ferry terminal so I went check in even though I was about 4 hours early. I was told that we could start boarding the ferry at 3:00 so around 2:00 I head upstairs and get in line. It was a good thing I did because I later found out that the early bird gets the good sleeping spots.

There's a row of suitcases, backpacks, and camping supplies when I get upstairs so I add my to the collection and take a seat until we're able to board. Not long after I find a seat, a girl and her dad sit beside me. I found out that the daughter, Jessica, lives with her mom in Redondo Beach. Her mom has had at least 2 husbands because Jessica mentioned her mom's first 2 husbands. I wanted to ask if she had a second or third 2 husbands but it didn't feel appropriate. Jessica had just graduated from high school, has a tongue piercing, and lived in Juneau for several months, which is where they were headed. Jessica's dad currently lives in Utah but went to Jessica's graduation in Redondo Beach. From there they drove up to Bellingham and will continue on the ferry.

As we're all talking, Jessica is sitting indian-style on her chair and is kinda hunched over. She has a low cut shirt on that crosses in the front. Her shirt is loose on her and because of the way she's sitting, we're able to see straight down her shirt and bra. I'm sitting down and I can see EVERYTHING. Her dad is standing over her and by this time 2 other women are talking to us. Jessica obviously likes being the center of attention because she just keeps yapping. We're all looking at her because she's talking but we're all looking away when we can too. Myself and the 2 other women don't say anything to her and her dad's not saying anything because he would be admitting that he's looking down her shirt. So the peep show continues until they open the gates for the passengers to board.

To Be Continued...

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Part of trip: Alaska

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