So I have opened this post and been ready to type it for a couple of weeks. It just hasn't happened. So today here it goes. We got into Fairbanks just after 8 pm and headed for our Airbnb. It was tucked up in the woods and was a great little escape. The next morning we headed to Chena hot springs where we were able to have lunch, go on a tour of the ice museum, and hang out in the hot springs. We jam packed this day by also signing up for an aurora snow machine trip back in Fairbanks. So when we got back we had a few hours to rest up before heading for our tour at 10pm. We lasted until about 1:30 am. Unfortunately the auroras were not very active but we did see a few white bands. It was a great experience but again I probably would not do it again. Even with temperatures above freezing we were both a little cold. On Monday we slept in and then hopped on a flight back to Anchorage. We took a taxi to get to our car at the train station and then headed off to Alyeska. We spent the night there and got up to ski the next morning before heading back to Kenai. In 6 years of living here I have never been to Alyeska in the winter. It was a blast! Both of us wished we had planned a few nights there instead of just one. We both agreed that it was the best skiing we had ever experienced. Nothing is better than having a fresh layer of powder to start the day of skiing. After getting back to Kenai we rested up with Nali. We took a day to try out cross country skiing at Tsalteshi Trails. We were not very good but definitely got a good workout. Enough so that we could have a great dinner at St. Elias Brewing Company. We most definitely cleaned out plates that night. The next day Rachel was supposed to leave out of Kenai at 10 pm after watching me play hockey. We thought the end of Rachel's trip was perfect as we had some visitors to the house. Nali was really excited!! Unfortunately RAVN had some technical difficulties that night and her flight was cancelled. So she got a whole extra 24 hours in Kenai. (There is only one flight from Seattle to Indy and if you miss it you have to wait for the the next one.) We both got some time to get work done and I had a few appointments that I had scheduled before she got stuck. So it was a relaxing and work filled day. It was a great trip and I am so happy she was able to come visit!
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