I was remiss last Friday with posting a Friday funny, but I have a reason. I was in El Paso Texas with my son, and his family, my eldest grandson graduated high school, and I wanted to be there to enjoy the event. Family trumps blog post every time.
I didn't get out to see much while I was there, one, it was 100 degrees, and I'm not made to handle that kind of heat, and two, the family is moving to Chicago IL, and I helped with packing, and cleaning.
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| We found him in the crowd. |
My son Matthew, has an enclosed trailer, and as boxes, and tubs were sealed, in they went.
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| Loading up. |
Dari plans to attend the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, and we send good wishes to him for the next phase of his life.
We did go to a local winery one afternoon, and listened to music while sipping chilled white wine, and I bought a souvenir.
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| My new coaster. 😁 |
We crossed the Rio Grande to get to the winery, it's not very impressive when the water level is low.
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| Brown low level water in the Rio Grande. |
El Paso was hot at 100 degrees, and when I flew home to Wrangell, I went through Phoenix, which was 100 degrees, and Seattle which was 90. Mostly we get to stay inside air conditioned airports, but in Phoenix, Alaska Airlines is in a terminal that is not on the rail system, and I had to walk to it outside, and we always have to overnight in Seattle to get to Wrangell on the one flight in the morning, so I had to transit to a hotel for the night.
It was raining, and 55 degrees when I stepped off of the plane in Wrangell, and I loved it!
This spring I have visited my daughter, and her partner in Seattle, my son, and his family in Texas, I attended my outdoor women's weekend, and now I can get back to my regular life onboard. We're preparing to leave the dock for our extended summer/fall cruise, and have some fun.
We think we'll head north again, and visit places with wonderful names like, Ford's Terror, and Peril Strait. Who doesn't love a challenge?
