Ready, Set, Juneau!

On July 9, the three of us boarded a redeye from HNL to Seattle, bound for our final destination of Juneau, Alaska. We arrived on July 10 in Juneau to grey skies and steady rain. And chilly temps! I think that’s the coldest Robbie has ever experienced, and it was probably only in the 60s. But the look on his face when we stuck him in his stroller and layered him with heavy pants and a sweatshirt while the misty rain hit him was priceless – he was dumbfounded as to where we were, and for the first time didn’t fight us when we tried to put socks on him. We headed downtown from the airport, drove around a bit, and then parked to explore the city on foot. Still raining, one of my first stops was at a sporting goods store to buy a warm wool beanie for my head and hair. The rest of the afternoon we wandered the tourist areas, crowded with shoppers from the major cruise ships, and then we checked into our hotel late in the day. We dined on take-out in the room while we watched the MLB All-star game, and all three of us crashed near the end and woke up the next morning with only a fuzzy recollection of who was leading in the late innings.