The Hawker Hub: Alaska Vacation - Day #1

For 14 years we have been trying to get to Alaska, and we finally made it. (Thanks to Brad for the flights) We drove to Brad and Steph's Friday night and slept at their house. When we drove into Vegas, we were greeted by one of the most fierce thunder and lightning storms we have ever been in. Lots of hail and sheets of rain. We saw a few strikes hit the road near us. Stephanie drove us to the airport at 5 am. We flew on Alaska Airlines to Seattle, and then to Anchorage. We flew over Mount St. Helen's (and a couple other large mountains) Total flight time was almost 7 hours. After we checked into our hotel, we walked around downtown to see what there is nearby. We took a shuttle to the Alaksa Zoo. It was a very sad looking Zoo. It needs a lot of upkeep and care. There weren't many animals, and what was there were all sleeping. We came back to the hotel restaurant and ate a bowl of yummy chili. It is 8 pm at night and the sun is still high in the sky. Sunset tonight is after 11 pm. We were going to rent bikes and ride them on a path near the bay, but we are exhausted, and I doubt we can stay up that long. Too bad we are too tired to watch the sun setting on the ocean. It is a good thing we brought eye masks and have blackout curtains. The weather is sunny and 70 degrees. The flowers here are gorgeous!! We didn't take many pictures today!