We are in ALASKA!

OK so we were supposed to leave for O'hare Thursday morning for a liesurely drive to Chicago for an evening flight nonstop to Anchorage.  Found out late Wednesday that our flight had changed and Orbitz hadn't bothered to notify us.  It was a mad scramble to finish packing and get up at 2 am to leave to catch our 9:40 am flight from Chicago to Anchorage.

Other than not much sleep our flight was uneventful and only about 6 hours.  We arrived in Anchorage to a partly cloudy 68 degrees, and were greeted by Paul's sister Mabel and her husband Steve with two large vehicles to haul us and our luggage.  Stopped for lunch at the Sourdough Mining Company and visited out first gift shop here.  We saw the world's largest chocolate fountain and Mary bought a new hat.

We saw some sights and drove to Flattop Mountain for a fabulous view of the Anchorage area and surrounding mountains.  We did not hike to the top today.  Drove through Anchorage and went past the Great Alaskan Bush Company and Mike has vowed to make that a stop later in the week.

We got back to the Flodin's house and Mabel and Steve grilled our dinner:  the largest fresh shrimp we have ever seen and fresh red salmon.  Great Alaska seafood!

After a great night's sleep we are ready to hit the road today to pick up the Motor Home and head for Seward.  This morning's weather is cloudy and 53 degrees but going up to mid 60's.  Our bed and breakfast hosts are preparing a great breakfast to send us off.  It doesn't get any better than this.  Our hosts: