North to Alaska

We arrive in Alaska just after 10 PM Alaska time (which is 4 hours behind Flint time, so we're dog-tired).  This is the view driving from the airport:



The hotel has interesting views in the Lobby:



Our room (or rather, suite) is palatial:



(Thomas finds it a relaxing place for DS-ing.  But then again, that's true of just about everywhere.)

We breakfast every morning (usually on Blueberry pancakes bigger than normal plates) at the Flying Machine, so named because you can see seaplanes landing on the lake outside the window:



After a stressful day, we find it congenial to unwind in the Hot Tub:



...but we're not so sure about this place: