An amazing time in Alaska with our dear friends, Lincoln and Tasha and thier two puppies, Argus and Tank, who were the apple of Tess' eye. We explored the glacier, went whale watching in the Alaskan bay, ate at a Crab Shack and had some damn good Alaskan pie. Even got to celebrate the 4th July parade with a dog frisbee competition and a candy toss. On our last day our gorgeous hosts drove us out to the end of the road ( literally.. Juneau is only accessible by sea or air), where we watched salmon leaping and breath taking views of snow peaked mountains. Truly amazing mountain living.
So now we are back in L.A, hangin out at the hotel waiting for our flight. I am drinking cheap wine and sourcing my last sedatives for the flight.. I enjoy flying about as much as a punch in the face but we have to do these things to see a bigger world. Tess is spending her last L.A hours in the pool with a rubber unicorn she had to have. She is so Paris Hilton. We took this almighty public tranpsort adventure today, to a place that was supposed to be a 'hot spot' in L.A for funky shopping. It was this strip of dry, deserted half empty shops that sold about three or four over priced items. Strange place. On the bus ride home, the crazy bus driver lady yelled at all the passengers that they were on the wrong bus. Eventually we were the only passengers left and she started yelling and pointing at Mum, asking her where she was going. Glor got so flustered she forgot the name of the street and started stuttering and I nearly wet my pants laughing. Welcome to L.A.
Yesterday we went to Universal Studios. I dont know if AMerican kids are immune to excessive violence and stimulation, but I took Tess on these rides that said she was 'tall enough' to go on them. They were seriously scary. One was a Jurassic Park ride with an enormous mutant T Rex, sound effects that would blow your ear drums and a waterfall drop that was gut wrenching. Somehow, I managed to convince her (and Nonnie) to go on the SImpsons ride, thinking it would be like a funny cartoon. In reality, it was a simulated 3D ride with this insane movie and our car being thrashed around to emulate a broken roller coaster, with Side Show Bob screaming YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!!!! Mum said she closed her eyes from start to finish and Tess peeked occasionally, in between her frantic pleading and sobbing. Mad.
We were all so exhausted after that we spent the rest of the day in the water park. So now we are just hangin about till midnight when our plane leaves. Will be happy to be home and grounded. On a last word, Tess said on the bus today she didn't want to go home and was wondering what our next country would be. She suggested Paris. Hmmm, not a bad idea. x
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