So, we flew out on Saturday morning, and it was super stormy in Juneau. Before we took off they announced that there was a possibility that we wouldn't land in Juneau and would just go on to Sitka, so if you wanted to get off, now was the time. We stayed put. When we flew over Juneau, the weather was terrible. We were almost ready to land and then the pilot decided we had to try again. This wasn't fun, as it was pretty rough and I wasn't feeling well. I claimed I would rather have another child than ever fly again. (I hate flying. HATE it. Another reason I love being home. No flying involved.) But, we did make it to Juneau. We almost wound up flying to Sitka on accident, as the turnaround in Juneau was about 5 mins. We didn't even know the doors were open yet and they announced. "Alright, is that everyone for Juneau? We are ready to close the doors." In a panic, we grabbed our things and ran off the plane. Woops. There was no way we were making it out of Juneau, so we wound up staying the night there and taking the ferry to Hoonah on Sunday.
The ferry was fine. Hoonah was fun. We were only there for the night, as we were taking the ferry back Monday morning. So, it was a super quick trip. We had a dance contest that night, playing the game Just Dance for Wii. There were brackets and everything. It was a tough battle, but I beat out 12 people to win the sweatshirt and beer mug from the local bar (called "The Office"). It was pretty awesome. Then Monday we took the ferry back to Juneau with Branda and James.
We called a cab to take us to the airport (to rent a car and change tickets, Branda and James were trying to stay one more night with us) and told them we had a baby. The cab showed up, saw Sawyer and said we were screwed. "There is not a single cab in Juneau that has a baby seat like that" What?!? Really?? He also told me I should have brought my own car seat and was very rude to me. We asked him what we should do, it's a far walk to the airport. He said he didn't know, but he wasn't taking us, and drove off. Crap. I felt terrible... he basically told me I was a shitty parent. (But, why would I bring a car seat with us when I wasn't really planning on driving anywhere??) We called the cab company to complain, the dispatcher was very nice and apologized. He said the driver was an idiot and just grabbed the wrong seat, he was sending a cab with the correct car seat right now. Whew. Then when we went to rent a car we ran into the same problem, no one had a car seat. Everyone had booster seats.... but that isn't helpful when you have a 4-month-old. So we went over to tell James not to bother changing his ticket, as we weren't going to have a car seat and the ticket agent from Alaska Air informed us that she had one we could borrow. Apparently, some people check their car seats and then leave them there, so they just hold on to them in case anyone needs one. Isn't that awesome? I was so happy that she was so helpful. (I will be writing AK Air later to let them know how helpful she was... it isn't often I get such great customer service at an airport) So the day was saved! And now we know that when we go to TX we need to bring our car seat....
We drove around Juneau a bit, had dinner at a local pizza joint, and hung out in the hotel. It was pretty fun. The next day, Weston and I left on a later flight, so we drove up to the glacier, and went to a few shops. I bought some pirate fabric to make Sawyer a quilt. I'm pretty excited about that. :)
Overall, it was a fun trip. I always have fun when I'm with Weston. It didn't turn out the way we thought it would, and some parts were a bit stressful, but it was nice. I don't think I will be moving to Hoonah... it is a bit too small for me. My vote is still Valdez. I think we are going to try and make it there in the next month or so...
I will leave you with a picture of the scenery from the Juneau airport. Oh, and Sawyer did fine on all the flights and ferry rides. He just wanted to eat the entire time. So I didn't get much knitting done. Oh well...
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This was so fun to read about! I didn't make it to Hoonah, but we were in a little logging camp just around the corner. My dad was a welder doing some work for MacGraw I think. I really like Tenahkee. I think that's how you spell it. I miss SE like crazy!
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