Enjoying Anchorage

I've had a day and a half here in Anchorage and have had a good time. The weather has been great and I've got to spend some time with friends I haven't seen in a while. We've been delayed a bit leaving, and it been good to have some down time a well.

Yesterday I had lunch with Greg, Patty, and Nolan Griffin, my friends from flight school. Greg and I were in the same class and he and Nolan used to come by our apartment to cut the grass in our tiny backyard with their weed wacker. Greg and I have seen each other occasionally while we were both at Mesa Airlines, but I haven't seen Patty or Nolan since 2002. Nolan has really grown! He was a little boy last time I saw him, and he's definitely a teenager now.


I also got to meet up with Kristin Wilkinson and her boyfriend Daniel for dinner at Glacier Brewing. I had a great time with them as well. It's good to re-connect with friends and get to spend time with them again. I've know Kristin for about 15 years now, we met when worked together in Skagway. We had some laughs about our time in Skagway, and when we both lived in Seattle at the same time. She remembered the time the duplex I was living in caught on fire; not only did I apparently sleep through it, but I didn't even remember it happening.

My hotel room faces the downtown park where people fly kites, its a nice view to see big kits against the mountains. Today I found a thai restaurant really close to the hotel that I'm sure I'll go back to, and saw that I can rent a bike for $10. I'll look forward to coming back to Anchorage.

Until next time, be well...