Alaska - Day 9

Our final day in Alaska and the last Alaska recap post. :)

After checking out of our room, we checked into another room. When we originally booked our room we were supposed to check out on the 3rd, but our flight didn't leave until 12:55 AM on the 4th. We thought it would be nice for Dominick to have a space to nap and for us to shower before we left for the airport. It worked out great and it was definitely worth the extra expense even if it was only for 8 hours.

After dropping our belongings off at the hotel we met up with our friends for one last Alaskan meal at Humpy's Alehouse (Man vs Food was recently filmed here). After lunch we all went back to the hotel and took naps. We were all to the point of exhaustion and so tired. It was a great couple hours and much needed rest. After our naps we ventured off to Cabela's. Ryan had wanted to go since we got there and heard there was one located in Anchorage...he was disappointed because it wasn't exactly what he was expecting (he was thinking it would be more like the one we have in Michigan and it was MUCH smaller). Once we got back to the hotel we ate a late dinner, took showers, packed the rest of our stuff up and headed to the airport.

We saw our friends one more time at the airport and then went our separate ways (we were on separate flights) until back in the desert.

such light packers we are! (yes, this was ALL ours - 3 suitcases, two backpacks, a stroller bag with car seat, a car seat, our airport stroller, a baby and two adults)

This trip was our first "real" family trip that we've taken and was SO wonderful. We had the best time with our friends, together, sleeping in, eating real food and being on a legit vacation. We had no time constraints, no people to see or places to be. We loved Alaska, the scenery is unlike anywhere we've ever seen and is almost indescribable. While it's beautiful to visit, I don't think I would enjoy living there as there are too many bears, moose and temperatures that don't reach 100 and are often below 0.

If you have any questions about things we did, where we ate, etc. please let me know!