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Made a trip to Alaska recently. We flew from Columbus, OH to Pheonix, AZ then onto Anchorage and took a bus up to Denali National Park. Spent 1 day on the 92 mile road trip to the "End of the Road" at Denali. What an interesting tour. Saw grizzlys, caribou,dall sheep, moose and seveal species of birds. We then took the Wilderness Express out of Denali to back to Anchorage, nice scenery on the way. We stayed at a bed and breakfast in Anchorage; Highland Glen Lodge. It was the most glorious housing possible. The breakfasts were absolutely out of this world. Can't brag enough on them. Cliff and Sheila, our hosts, were so accommodating, they even gave us transportation to the car rental. Also helped us decide where we wanted to go to see the sights. Rented a car and went down to Seward along the arm of one of the inlets. Saw lots of glaciers along the way. After the night back in Anchorage we went back down to Portage Glacier and toured the glacier via boat. It was amazing. Wish we could have spent more time in Alaska. The flight home was rather uncomfortable as we flew from Anchorage to Chicago, IL in a cramped plane. We were very disappointed in the position of the seats as my knees almost touched the seat ahead of me and I am only 5ft 2in. All in all, we enjoyed ourselves.

Well I broke down and agreed to take a plane to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. I usually travel by train. I swear I don't know why I have trouble with flying. Anyway, when we arrived in Las Vegas as I was going up the jet ramp, I tripped and wrenched my foot. What a way to start off our vacation. My daughter got me to a hospital where it was determined that I had broken a bone in my foot. Thank heaven she knew about mobility scooters, as her husband has Multiple Sclerosis and uses one. She called a mobility scooter rental company and ordered one for me for the length of our stay. The first 48 hours was hectic, but after that my vacation was a blast. She couldn't keep up with me, so she ordered herself a scooter as well. We were able to scooter all up and down the strip and up town to Fremont Street. Buses were very accommodating. Enjoyed my vacation dispite all. I don't think I will be traveling by plane again anytime soon. Trains are the most fun anyway. You meet all kinds of different people from different countries and have time to exchange wonderful conversations with them.