Friday continued

Since we could not actually get into our hotel room we decided to enjoy Fairbanks, which mean ... lunch.  Not that I was hungry after our big breakfast.  But you never know when you will be able to eat next.  We then went into Fairbanks to the Ice Sculpture Park.  They just finished the contest.  What an amazing place.  They had a lot of ice sculptures which were intended to be climbed on.  Ice slides, animals that kids could sit on. Nathan enjoyed them all.  Then they had a section of single block sculptures that were judged.  Some amazing carvings.  They had another section of multiple block structures.     This is where the warm weather was especially felt.  Almost looked like ancient Greece or Rome with statues missing arms, wings, heads ... But even still it was very impressive.  I, personally, was glad of the unseasonably warm weather but I guess it was hard on the winter activities.  This internet connection is very slow so I will put pictures up later.

After the ice sculptures we went to a nature trail area and walked around.  Very pretty.  We pretty much had the place to ourselves.

About 5 pm we headed back to the hotel.  I had a chance to start my blog.  Nathan was trying to connect with my cousin who lives north of here in the boonies.  They were in town for several errands.  Robin, Charlie and their daughter, Tori came over for a visit.  It was fun to reconnect. This hotel has a free ice cream social 6-8 pm.  So we were able to share our tokens.  Charlie took Tori because they had somewhere else to go but Robin stayed behind.  We went to a Thai restaurant.  Very good meal.  Then we took Robin back to the place they have here in Fairbanks.  She called it their little cabin in the woods.  She was not kidding.  I do not think I have seen a place that small. A small building that was large enough for a bed, a little kitchenette area, a closet and some shelves.  The out house was out back.  Their 5 year plan is to actually build a 2 bedroom place on their 7 acre piece of property.  They figure when Tori is in her teens she will want to be in town more.  Right now she is only 7.

After dropping Robin off we went back to the hotel.  It was 10 pm and I was barely awake.  We had signed up to be called if the northern lights appeared so I wanted to get a start on sleep.

I guess you will have to wait for today's pictures, this internet is very slow.