Do you know - Juneau?

Juneau is one of few U.S. state capitals you cannot drive to - it has no roads connecting it to the rest of North America.

It’s a rainforest! Which is why when we arrived it was 45 degrees and raining. But we had such an amazing beautiful sunny day yesterday that we can’t complain. This city gets 60” of rain every year - we could send some of this weather to our friends who are scorching under the early summer heat!

This is a city of gold! The gold rush began here when it was discovered in 1880. We had hoped to strike gold here since this is our longest port of call. We contacted the local Kingdom Hall and hoped to get to visit/spend time in the ministry. But the friends are en route to their regional convention which starts tomorrow in Canada. Fun fact: Juneau was the city that hosted the first assembly in Alaska and visit from Brother Knorr in 1948.

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Well this is going to be interesting!

As most of you know, today Stacy and I celebrate our 28th wedding anniversary! And we are off to explore two of earth’s most iconic places: Alaska and Hawaii. Given the very different temp states, this trip, although still technically in the US was more challenging to pack for than our 2 week British Isles trip last summer. But with a last minute large second bag decision, we’ve got IT ALL packed and we are ready to go. First flight to Salt Lake City, UT and then to Vancouver, British Columbia. And we got a mini upgrade plus the exit row so Stacy is happily scrolling the entertainment options as we await departure. We are so happy to share this latest adventure with you.

Utah without the Jazz

We had an easy flight from RDU to SLC and Stacy attempted to get some pictures of the mountains as we landed. Enjoy the view. Shortly after we arrived, we got the sad news of the loss of one our dearest friends. There are some people who bring so much sunshine to the lives of others that they can’t keep it from themselves. Here’s my favorite picture of me and my dear brother James. This will be another test of patience as we wait to see him again.

Who’s that girl?

So when Sydra told me I should wear my new hat on this trip, Stacy was a little skeptical. He even asked, where are you going to put that thing. Well, this outfit was a hit! Had folks switching lanes in the airport shuffle to complement. And then guess who was walking with a little extra dap in his step. But then I got him good on our final flight to Vancouver. He was watching some race car movie with his headphones in and he almost missed it thinking it was another announcement about us coming in for a landing. But he came to realize the flight attendant was talking about him when she said “. . . congratulations on their 28 yr anniversary” and everyone on the plane started clapping. Then she said ring your call button so we will know where you are. Stacy was in shock.😳 So I had to ring the button and the guys sitting across the aisle got TOO excited and started yelling “it’s them!” And then the couple behind us said they will have been married 53 years in August so we joke...

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