Iceland was very cool, but cold. I could live there if it was warmer. The food was wonderful, and they have a large assortment of different foods. One other thing I would want to change is the volcanic activity and movement of the whole country. Iceland is on 2 tectonic plates, the American plate and Read More …
Trying new foods is part of our education, right?
Geezers and Gazers and Geysers, oh my!
The Gulfoss waterfall was awesome.
Our first trip to the grocery store in Reykjavik, and, at the very front of the store, where all the tourists can see, they stock the junk food. Popcorn in a red, white and blue back, and these: “Wow, is there an American with great hair in here?” Interjections count: 2 First impressions of Read More …
In Snoop’s interminable quest to define everything mathematically, I thought I’d have him answer the following questions before we leave: 1. How many miles will we travel (do not include on foot)? 40,000 a. How many kilometers is that? 64,000 2. How many countries will we visit? 37 a. What is the square root of Read More …
Glassblowing in Seattle, Washington was so cool! We got to make a bowl, a plate, a paperweight, a marble and an ornament. I always wondered how all the colors got in glass. The color comes in separate pieces, like cool sand in various colors and sometimes mixes. You could blow big bubbles that sometimes pop. Read More …
In Kake, we met Michael Jackson. He is alive and he is a Tlingit woodcarving master. He carves totems. He lives in Kake. He was also in a dancing presentation with other people from Kake. We also got to see the world’s tallest totem pole. We also went to a salmon hatchery and there were Read More …
We walked around Sitka this morning and then we watched a dance presentation from the Tlingit people. They did dances that told stories, kind of like the hula, but with long red and black robes instead of grass skirts. There was a story about the Raven. He is a trickster. Then, we hopped on a Read More …
We went to the Ulu knife store. The ulu is a very rare knife made only in Alaska, well… only the good ones. The not good ones are made in China, but they still say Alaska on them. I also got to have a scoop of Glacial Silt ice cream. There wasn’t really silt in Read More …
