It was the second time in three weeks I had an occasion to wear sunglasses in Alaska. Sure, it is light out nearly 24 hours a day but the sun hides behind dark, rain-filled clouds most of the time. Our glasses were full with red wine, a celebratory drink (or three) at the end of [...]
The biggest surprise is when you discover you may like love the place you were held captive in for three weeks and could not have enjoyed better company. And when you discover this, you realize how glad you are you did your best to be open to the experience, sniffling nose, crazy antics, and long [...]
On the way to Alaska for an extended work trip, I started thinking about surprises. Maybe it was because I got a whopping total of 4 hours of sleep the night before I arrived. Maybe it’s because my flight was delayed and I flew from Reno to Salt Lake City to Portland to Anchorage and [...]