Greetings to all – families, friends, and especially all the folks/ entities who helped us raise or donated money to fund this trip. Our Anchorage layover went well. Naturally we started out by checking into the hotel, dropping off the luggage, and going straight to McDonalds and then Walmart! Tuesday morning we headed to the Anchorage History Museum and the ladies there gave us some great minds on/ hands on lessons to reinforce the earth science that we’ve been studying. That afternoon, the weather was beautiful, and we were able to spend some time playing out – after hitting the 5th Avenue mall. Many of the kids were able to get some clothing necessities and see some relatives, it was time well spent. We are now in Honolulu (city), Oahu (island), Hawaii (state). As we neared landing we were all leaning toward the airplane windows hoping the flight attendant wouldn't notice and watched the Islands come into view. So Cool! Some seemed similar to home, but a few features stood out: Many, many more buildings on the island, one island we flew over even had buildings built inside a volcanic crater. Lots of large ships were seen too, that was impressive. Once we touched down and deplaned, the first impressions from the kids were so cute! “OMG, it’s hot”, “I’m getting sweaty”, “It’s so green”, “That’s the tower from the internet!” (airport control tower). After getting the van rentals, we made it to the hotel with only minor directional issues. “There are SO many people”, there must have been more people walking through the streets than even live in Anchorage! They hardly even stopped for traffic. Thank goodness for minivans, I’m not sure I’d want to be driving a full size van here! By the time we were all checked in, the pool was closed for the night, so we headed to the hotel’s restaurant: Jimmy Buffet’s and got to hear some live music. Some of the girls finally even got up the nerve to head up to the dance floor! Tomorrow’s activities include: the Fish Market/ Auction, visits to the Hawaiian Islands Marine Biology Institute and Waikiki Aquarium, and some swimming time before bed. Til tomorrow... |
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