Wasilla

Today we were in Wasilla.   There was a parade in town and lots of 4th of July stuff going on so we did not hit too many shops there.  Sarah P was nowhere to be seen so we took off to explore.

We knew that the Alaska Distillery was in Wasilla.  Mabel had sent us some salmon flavored vodka last year, and we knew there were some other flavors we wanted to check out.   We never found the distillery but found a store where we could buy other flavors.  We bought blackberry, blueberry, and rhubarb vodka to take home.  Then we stopped at a local bar that promoted the Alaska Distillery products.  There we had some rhubarb vodka on the rocks with a splash of cranberry juice which was excellent.  We also tried the birch flavored vodka straight  on the rocks which was very smooth.

After this it was time to head back to Chugiak.  We visited Paul's nephew Ron Flodin, his wife Hanna, and their girls Emalie and Laura.  Then it was time to visit Paul's other nephew Dan Flodin, his wife Debbie, and their children, Noelle, Ryan, and Alyssa.  They had us for a 4th of July barbeque with some other family members.  It was great to see family that we haven't seen in years, and even more fun to finally meet their children that have arrived since we last saw them.

After a delicious meal and lots of family visiting, we headed back to Steve and Mabel's to get ready to go out on their boat tomorrow.  The plan is to drive to Whittier where their boat is on Prince William Sound.  Shrimp pots will be dropped and then we will head out to catch halibut and salmon.  We will hopefully pick up some large shrimp on the way back in.  Hoping for great weather and lots of seafood!