Friday, March 27, 2009

Alaska is beautiful......

We made it to Alaska!!!!! The flight from Seattle to Anchorage was amazing. The mountains go directly from the ocean, straight up, and as far as you can see. We took the first few days in Anchorage to find our way around. It’s a nice city, surrounded by mountains, reminds me a lot like Reno.

We took the Seward Highway to the Alyeska Ski Resort and took a bunch of photos. The Turnagain Arm is mostly frozen, I’m sure it is amazing during the summer. I understand that Beluga Whales can be seen in this area.

I started at The Surveyors Exchange on Monday. These people are really cool and I’m looking forward to working with them for a long time.

The house we are renting is directly across from the first Surveyors Exchange office. They have this amazing TV room. The back row is 5 reclining lounge chairs, the front row has the softest chairs I’ve ever sat in. They have a bunch of blankets so we can curl up and stay warm. They even have a popcorn maker and it tastes and smells just like the popcorn you get at a theater. It’s a great place to hang out while it’s snowing. Every night you can catch us there watching a movie or two. The room has a complete surround sound system, 9’ screen and red velvet curtains that make the room look just like a real theater. They even have rows of white lights along the floor…. 8-)

I’m attending Robert Gadbaw’s Civil 3D training the next few weeks. He’s coming up from New Zealand; hopefully he’ll be able to get in. Alaska Airlines shut down most of their flights into Anchorage recently because of the eruptions from Mount Redoubt.