We have now been back home for a fortnight but still the Happy Memories of Alaskan Chimes and Times spent there linger on .They result from a holiday which was rich in its varied experiences but full of good humour and the simple pleasures of sharing with friends and so we stand as "Happy Bears " renewed and refreshed by our "salmon feasting " by the Kenai River and looking forward to the English Summer ,autumn and the beauty of the seasons ahead.How renewed ,how refreshed ?
To leave home and visit somewhere far distant gave us an opportunity to investigate and discover another way of life in a totally different landscape to our own . Rolling English countryside green and verdant versus majestic mountains of the Alaska Range and pine forest and wilderness ..So for three weeks we became "children" again exploring spontaneously alongside our friends .
We have returned very appreciative of both Alaska and England and each other.For two seniors -as they call OAP'S over the pond -to be woken up in such a way ,as we have, has been wonderful and we can't stop talking about it .Our plans are to continue blogging and using this space to keep us with developments in Alaska.Only last night I read in the Anchorage Time of a missing solitary climber on Denali -missing for three days his was attempting from 17,000 feet to ski down the Denali Pass .
Stan and I are also still smiling about our wonderful adventures together with you, Gilly and Keith. We feel we have made friends for life and find wonder in how the four of us bonded so strongly and so quickly. We have learned so much from you both. As a couple, we were refreshed by the example of the loving union you two have made and keep alive through open conversation, sharing of ideas, respectful differences and underlying foundation of sincere respect and fondness for each other. Best of all, we learned that a marriage truly benefits from "lightening up" and keeping laughter and fun at the core of the relationship. I think our paths were meant to cross as we all learned alot from each as we bumped into each other across the pond.
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