Goodbye Alaska

Well, we woke up in our warm, cozy, foam bed and did not want to get up.

But we had to. Because we had to leave by 11am.

We had done a fair amount of packing the afternoon before because we knew that we would be out late and wouldn't want to get up early. So, we woke up at pretty much the last minute and packed the rest of our stuff and cleaned up that adorable cabin. Because we didn't bring our own towels and we were checking out of the cabin and leaving the cabin towels, we didn't get to have showers... yeah, made us really feel wild in this wild place.

As we said goodbye to Jutta, we asked her to take a picture of us in front of the cabin, she quickly agreed. We could tell that she was holding the phone at a weird angle but I guess I didn't really expect  this.

She wanted us to stand next to and point at this sign that her friend sent her. Another weird camera angle...

Here is the only normal one that she took. Funny.

We grabbed coffee and had made plans to have a goodbye lunch with Eric. I am so sad that I didn't take a picture at this goodbye lunch. We went to the Chowder House and it was good. We had fun, talked, laughed and made the time go slowly because goodbyes are the worst and no one really wanted to have to say it.

But, we did.

Lonnie and I did some non-touristy things like go to a yarn store and goodwill to see if we could find any neat, cheap Alaska shirts. Then it was time to go to the airport...

This was our ever reliable rental car. Absolutely filthy. 

Of course we load the plane and then find out that there was some type of leak and had to wait about half an hour to see if it could get stopped and then wait another hour as they filed paperwork for us to take off. Luckily, the plane was really empty and Lonnie and I got to spread out and make a bigger mess. 

And we waved goodbye to Alaska. 

I would absolutely go back. Alaska is beautiful and I feel like staying in that one town did not do the entire state justice. I am so thankful for this time with Lonnie. We have no idea what the future will hold and this was a sweet time of making memories. I hope there are many more memories. 

Next time, I go to see a glacier.