Grandma’s Comments

Obiously, Allison loved, loved, loved the kids club. But I think we wore her out. While we were in Anchorage, she slept often, even going through amazing scenery. We also did not have phone/WiFi in    Alaska. We also had her doing her summer reading. But there are some memories I think she would have shared if she had time....we stayed in  a lovely Airbnb house and Allison wanted to cook. She made lavender sugar cookies from a kit we got in Washington, egg casserole, and taco turnovers. While it did not rate scenic photos, Allison had looked up recipes in advance.

We went to earthquake park and the next day we set off for Denali State Park. But withoutGoogle maps, we took wrong turn... after many miles, we turned around, took a random road labeled glacier access,  and ended up climbing on a glacial moraine and onto a glacier! That’s Alaska!

There are lots of firsts I was hoping would get recorded here that did not, but it was a very busy trip. Allison ate duck and swordfish for the first time, mage her first friend from Australia, learned Shuffleboard. Nd Deal or No Deal, went without her phone for a week, caught her first king salmon, etc., etc. 

We love you to the Arctic and beyond, Ali!