Airport House Mission B

Boodah, enjoying a moment of sunshine in the front yard. After the success of Saturday's airport house mission, and catching a fleeting glimpse of the sun, we decided to head down to the end of the runway and watch the 747s take off.

As soon as we were 5 minutes from the house we descended into a pea green soup thick fog, which even better, was accompanied by icy roads. We thought it might be better at the airport house, but unfortunately it wasn't. And as fate would have it, our trusty Ford Focus got a flat tire. That, plus the ice, led to some tricky backing down of a hill. Hill being a strong term. You'd be hard put to even notice a grade, but it was so icy that forward was not happening. Fortunately, a moose wandered by to keep us entertained while Boppa changed the flat. Of course, Boodah slept through it all.

We did enjoy the sound of jets taking off, but we certainly couldn't see them. The happy end of the story is the free upgrade we got when we turned it in. We are back to the mega SUV. I have to admit, I do love driving the large vehicles. They are so sexy. Thank you, Enterprise! Thank you, declining gas prices!

We wrapped up the day with a viewing of Step-Brothers at Uncle Regan's. Some good lines in there. Not quite appropriate for the cousins, so we felt bad about that. But, you can't win them all. And Saturday morning was fun, as we got to read this article on the first folks to try tow-in surfing in Yakutat. These pictures are fairly amazing. And these. Maybe they'll come out to Unalaska next.