Wow, seems like just yesterday we were boarding the plane in Atlanta leaving for sunny California. Now we will be boarding our Alaska Airlines flight early Saturday morning at 1:30am leaving for San Francisco.
Time sure does fly when you are having fun and this has been a great trip.
Our last game(s) was scheduled for today(Thursday) but the trip would not be complete without another rainout and that is what we got tonight. The game we were tied with the league leading Pilots could not be finished and our last regular season game was cancelled as well. The Chena River, the one that runs thru Fairbanks, is actually coming out of the banks in some areas. The whole state, yes the whole state, is actually under a flood warning. We are living history here during the summer of 2008 in Alaska.
The next few days will be a whirlwind and I will try and update photos and the blog as often as possible. For those following our travel here goes:
**All times are local**
Friday 11am: Depart for Anchorage from Fairbanks via bus/vans
Friday 6pm: Arrive in Anchorage
Saturday 1:30am: Fly(Alaska Airlines) out of Anchorage to San Fran(Yes, we will be in the airport for close to 7hrs)
Saturday 7:30am: Arrive in San Fran
Saturday 9:10am: Fly(Southwest) our of San Fran to Los Angeles(LAX)
Saturday 10:40am: Arrive in LA
Saturday spend the rest of day sightseeing in LA, Malibu, Santa Barbara, etc.
Sunday 1:10pm: First pitch in Dodger Stadium!!
Sunday evening spent in Woodland Hills, CA
Monday 1:30pm: Fly out of LAX(Delta) to Atlanta arriving local time in ATL around 9:50pm
Monday night spent in Atl then drive back to SC on Tuesday morning
Tuesday/Wednesday will spent adjusting to hot, humid weather and darkness for the first time in two months.
Things we are looking forward to back home:
Seeing family, friends and Dexter
Secona
Homecooked meals
A dollar menu that is actually a dollar and not $1.75
Cheaper gas prices, $4.49 last fill-up
Clean water
Birds(there are very few birds here in Alaska, unless you count the mosquitoes)
Sweet Tea
No Alaska Glaze looks on people's faces
Friendly people that actually respond when you nod your head or say "hello"
Seeing the stars at night
Drew(Kirkland)
Golf(Giddy up Cupsters!!) Yes, I am in next week!!
Things we are not looking forward to back home:
95 degrees and 100% humidity
Thunderstorms(Kaylee)
Darkness(I know it's listed above as well, it will still be weird)
Our time here has been great. Now, we must carry on what we have learned. We have lived in and around some great people for the last two months. We have experienced so many different lifestyles. It really is amazing how parts of this country are so different.
Our challenge will now be to take what we have learned and model our lifestyle in that direction. The challenges will be tough and the future is always unknown.
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