2 am
midafternoon
8:30 pm
It is settled. Beanie is ready to fly home as soon as possible. We have reserved seats for the 1:25 am flight (tomorrow.) We will arrive in Memphis at 3:15 pm (tomorrow.)
How can it be possible that I will have only been gone from home for six days. Not a glamorous or luxury trip for sure, but it has been one I have felt good about...helping my friend.
I will always remember Barrow and the too brief friendships I made there.
I can never forget the exciting adventure of being on Dalton Highway.
Beanie. I will always remember her looking at the Arctic Ocean. She said, "Well, here I am at last, Tom. I am looking at the same ocean you saw when you were young. I am old now, but I am seeing it too, Tom. I am seeing it too, for you."
Fait accompli
Love, annie who isn't done with rocking chair travel..so look out!!
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I am so happy I saw the Arctic Ocean about this time last year on my pretend trip to Barrow, Alaska, and Dalton Highway.. The memory of it remains in 2012 just as if I had been there "in the flesh." The mind remembers it as real. Now I am HANGING WITH DON QUIXOTE. (memphisannie.blogspot.com)
ReplyDeleteOf course Cervantes wrote this pretend travel...but I am trying to picture myself going along too. I think this masterpiece will stick to my memorhy more thinking I am along...will see