Thursday, December 18, 2008

Some General Thoughts About Alaska

It was so cold there. The inside of my nose would turn to ice when I was outside. Yet people walk around with light jackets on, and shorts. ??? Do you think that your body can really get used to the climate you live in? I'm not sure... And when you say to a local, "oh my, it's so cold" They respond with, "oh it's nice out- a mild day". Really?!

There were a lot of pregnant women there. More than I usually see in one week.

There was no water outside there. Like no slush, or rain. Just ice. Everywhere. I wiped out on it twice. (Could have something do to do with fashionable boots and a few beers though).

Anchorage had awesome, awesome restaurants. There were more to choose from in that little city than most others we go to, and we could walk to them all. Along the same lines, they had an unreal amount of bars downtown. I guess there is really not much to do there... which probably comes back around to the pregnant ladies. And they were all expensive.

One of the restaurants we went to had heated toilet seats. It was that cold.

I found that I had a hard time staying in touch with the rest of the U.S. They are 4 hours behind Eastern time, so by the time you really get going for the day and out and about, things are closing in other time zones. By the time I wanted to call home, people were asleep.

For some reason I did not wear any makeup while I was there. I just didn't want to. Not sure why. Maybe because it's so, shall we say, rustic or something?

They move a little bit slower up there. It's a stereotype, I know, but they do exist for a reason. Don't expect to rush through dinner or the line at the pharmacy. It's just not going to happen.

It was dark. All the time. The sun would come up around 10:00 and set at 3:30. This also probably has something to do with the preggers people and plentiful amounts of bars.

They eat reindeer. If you order a pizza, it has reindeer sausage on it. Poor Rudolph!

2 comments:

  1. Soooo INTERESTING! You're the only person I know that's been to Alaska! Know a few who've been on the cruise but that's more 'sightseeing' than the 'real life' that you experienced/observed. Thanks for sharing!! And Brian reeeeally enjoyed his visit with you and Darrel...called me today...so glad you could get in an LA visit.

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  2. haha except for the heated toilet seat and darkness, i almost thought you were describing MN. haha. just kidding, I guess it's not that bad. Although I would seriously pay for a heated toilet seat.

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