We get on the ship tomorrow!!

Yes, we get on the ship tomorrow and I could not be happier. We have done a lot and had a blast on our land tour. The highlights were the helicopter ride and the ATV tour. The scenery is beautiful!!
Everyone says that Denali a.k.a. Mt. McKinley is only visible an average of 18 days of summer but yet we saw it three days in a row.
The hotels we have stayed at so far have all been Princess lodges and the food has been yummy!
Yesterday on the train we saw a couple of moose.
The weather so far has been warm but now that we are heading to the coast it has gotten a lot cooler and cloudy.
Today we get to be on a bus for about 5 hours so that means nap time!!

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Continued

As we finally started seeing our gold in our pan a lady came over to help each of us. She kept pointing to me saying "I think she is the winner".
Inside they weighed our treasure and told us the value. Tim's was worth 6 dollars, Hannah -7.50, Bob, Christina, and Aedan-9, Avery Rose-10, and mine (drum roll please!!) was valued at $18.
It was a very fun day that was capped off by a great dinner on a river.

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Riverboat and Goldmine

We had a blast yesterday! First we took a ride on a riverboat and learned a lot about the locals and their culture. Very interesting.
Our next stop was the goldmine. We got to pan for gold. At the end they were going to weigh it so it was a competition from the begining.

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On our four hour train ride to Denali

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On our four hour train ride to Denali

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Grandmother and Gunner in the taxi!

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Grandmother and Gunner in the taxi!

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Grandmother and Gunner in the taxi!

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We have arrived in Alaska!!

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Alaska

We have arrived in Alaska! The flights went quick so that was nice.
We arrived at the hotel around midnight and it was still totally light outside. Officially the sun set at 12:20 and rose around 3:20. Totally strange!!
Went to the museum of the north and found some amazing sugar corn. A.k.a kettle corn. Yummy!! Now we are in downtown Fairbanks just finishing up dinner. Oh and we found a fudge shop!!
Tomorrow we go on a riverboat then to a goldmine!

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We have arrived in Alaska!!

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We have arrived in Alaska!!

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