Megan's last day at work in Ketchikan was Saturday, Sept. 30. On Sunday, she flew to Seattle and on to Phoenix, arriving around 6:00. Patty had made a wonderful home cooked meal of salad, pasta and homemade sauce with meatballs and ground turkey.
Monday, among other things, we went to the afternoon showing of "Stronger" the story of Jeff Bauman, a spectator near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Jeff lost both legs from the first of the two bomb explosions at the the Boston Marathon.
After the movie, we met Anne and Shawn at Seasons 52 for a delightful dinner.
Tuesday morning, we went to the Desert Botanical Garden. Patty and Megan went to the 10:00 "Behind the Scenes" tour of the new education center, propagation center, green houses, and more. Then they went to the new Butterfly Pavilion to see the Monarch display. Meanwhile, I did two hours of docent duty at the cactus station near Stardust Plaza. The new artist this season is Jun Kaneko - they had just finished installing those on Stardust Plaza, and they kept bringing more of his artwork past my station to where they were installing them in other parts of the garden.
For lunch, we went to Gertrude's Restaurant. We started by sharing a platter of morsels of cheeses, dried fruit, cauliflower and more. For entrees, Megan had sliders with bacon, greens and caramelized onions, and pickles on top; Patty had risotto with mushrooms; and I had smoked salmon salad.
After lunch, we went to the Samsonite store at Arizona Mills in Tempe and got Megan new duffle bags to replace the ones she had been using for the past ten plus years of international travel. We then returned home for another home cooked meal of salad, grilled pork chops and grilled asparagus.
While in Ketchikan, Megan had told us that she wanted to see some movies as there were few chances to see any new movies in Ketchikan, both because of the limited number of movie theaters and because of her busy schedule. So Wednesday afternoon, we met Anne, had drinks before the movie and then watched "Victoria and Abdul."
After the movie, Megan bade goodbye to Anne and the three of us went to Bluewater Grill for a sea food dinner. We started by sharing a seafood platter that had oysters, king crab, large shrimp and more.
For entrees, Megan and Patty shared their platters of paella Valenciano and pasta with shrimp and scallops. I had skewers of grilled shrimp and scallops with sauteed spinach and jasmine rice. Then we shared desserts of key lime pie and warm chocolate lava cake with vanilla bean ice cream.
Thursday morning included one last shopping trip to get Megan a new watch and to replace batteries on a couple of Patty's watches. After lunch at home, we then took Megan to the airport for a bittersweet goodbye as she set off for another season in Antarctica. Bon voyage and safe travels, darling daughter - we miss you and look forward to hearing about your adventures.
Monday, among other things, we went to the afternoon showing of "Stronger" the story of Jeff Bauman, a spectator near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Jeff lost both legs from the first of the two bomb explosions at the the Boston Marathon.
After the movie, we met Anne and Shawn at Seasons 52 for a delightful dinner.
Tuesday morning, we went to the Desert Botanical Garden. Patty and Megan went to the 10:00 "Behind the Scenes" tour of the new education center, propagation center, green houses, and more. Then they went to the new Butterfly Pavilion to see the Monarch display. Meanwhile, I did two hours of docent duty at the cactus station near Stardust Plaza. The new artist this season is Jun Kaneko - they had just finished installing those on Stardust Plaza, and they kept bringing more of his artwork past my station to where they were installing them in other parts of the garden.
For lunch, we went to Gertrude's Restaurant. We started by sharing a platter of morsels of cheeses, dried fruit, cauliflower and more. For entrees, Megan had sliders with bacon, greens and caramelized onions, and pickles on top; Patty had risotto with mushrooms; and I had smoked salmon salad.
After lunch, we went to the Samsonite store at Arizona Mills in Tempe and got Megan new duffle bags to replace the ones she had been using for the past ten plus years of international travel. We then returned home for another home cooked meal of salad, grilled pork chops and grilled asparagus.
While in Ketchikan, Megan had told us that she wanted to see some movies as there were few chances to see any new movies in Ketchikan, both because of the limited number of movie theaters and because of her busy schedule. So Wednesday afternoon, we met Anne, had drinks before the movie and then watched "Victoria and Abdul."
After the movie, Megan bade goodbye to Anne and the three of us went to Bluewater Grill for a sea food dinner. We started by sharing a seafood platter that had oysters, king crab, large shrimp and more.
For entrees, Megan and Patty shared their platters of paella Valenciano and pasta with shrimp and scallops. I had skewers of grilled shrimp and scallops with sauteed spinach and jasmine rice. Then we shared desserts of key lime pie and warm chocolate lava cake with vanilla bean ice cream.
Thursday morning included one last shopping trip to get Megan a new watch and to replace batteries on a couple of Patty's watches. After lunch at home, we then took Megan to the airport for a bittersweet goodbye as she set off for another season in Antarctica. Bon voyage and safe travels, darling daughter - we miss you and look forward to hearing about your adventures.
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