I just returned from dropping off my brother, Jon, and my sister-in-law Laura at the airport for their flight home. The two of them have been on a trip that took them from Vancouver, up the inland passage on a cruise ship, into the Yukon, over to Fairbanks, down to Denali, on a train to Anchorage, and finally to visit us for about four days. They seemed to really enjoy their trip.
On their first full day with us, we went on a trip to Seward where we took a 6 hour cruise of the Kenai Fjords National Park. We saw a humpback whale, a pod of orcas, a group of seals, millions of sea jellies (which were told that we shouldn't call jellyfish), several different types of birds, a bear, and a glacier as it calved an iceberg. We also learned that Dramamine significantly reduces Rowen's issues with motion sickness, but does not solve Trevor's issues with it. Even though the continual rain and rough seas reduced visibility and made the trip a bit more uncomfortable, I'm still really glad that we took it.
Other highlights from the trip included a trip down to the Homer Spit, playing games outside on the one clear day we had, playing Codenames (the Disney version since we couldn't find the original) and cribbage, and visiting Whittier. Their time with us seemed to pass in the blink of an eye. In fact, it went fast enough that I hardly took any pictures.
I'm glad that they made it up and had a good time. I certainly enjoyed sharing my love of Alaska with them. I hope that the trip made them want to visit us again.
On their first full day with us, we went on a trip to Seward where we took a 6 hour cruise of the Kenai Fjords National Park. We saw a humpback whale, a pod of orcas, a group of seals, millions of sea jellies (which were told that we shouldn't call jellyfish), several different types of birds, a bear, and a glacier as it calved an iceberg. We also learned that Dramamine significantly reduces Rowen's issues with motion sickness, but does not solve Trevor's issues with it. Even though the continual rain and rough seas reduced visibility and made the trip a bit more uncomfortable, I'm still really glad that we took it.
Other highlights from the trip included a trip down to the Homer Spit, playing games outside on the one clear day we had, playing Codenames (the Disney version since we couldn't find the original) and cribbage, and visiting Whittier. Their time with us seemed to pass in the blink of an eye. In fact, it went fast enough that I hardly took any pictures.
I'm glad that they made it up and had a good time. I certainly enjoyed sharing my love of Alaska with them. I hope that the trip made them want to visit us again.
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