We made it! After 2 days of driving, 1 day waiting in Haines, and 1 day and night on the ferry we have finally arrived to our new home.
I apologize in advance for how jumbled this post will look we don’t have internet set up yet so I’m doing this from my phone which is not great
The drive to Tok, border crossing in to Canada, all the way down to Haines was gorgeous we saw sheep, caribou, bald eagles, fox, and a coyote
The Matanuska ferry was a new experience for all of us! It was fun and rather relaxing (except for the intercom overnight) the kids loved it!
The car deck it is impressive how many vehicles they can fit down there!
The boys on the top deck
One of the viewing lounges
The restaurant on board had pretty good food!
Our “State Room” berth
Looking at the sights, mountains and water
The sunrise at 5:30am as we prepared to arrive to our destination
One of our first views of the town of Wrangell (except for Chadd)
Cyrus after is first view of Wrangell as we dock, feeling disappointed that all the houses are so “crammed together and so old”
Cyrus quickly changed his mind about Wrangell. He begged repeatedly to go tidepooling. He is in love. And he also met about ten kids already who were walking past our house to his school or playing next door. 
This place is maybe 5 minutes from our house!
On a run with my son on a trail right near our house. I’ll enjoy the few years left when he asks me to walk until it gets flipped around :)
Downtown
The Wrangell airport 
The road to our house
This is the conditions we are preparing to get used to...
Our front porch, and the view on a perfectly clear day-which is few and far between so we’ve been told!
After a recent negative 6 in Wasilla this 46 degrees was amazing!
Our house viewed from the road. It is a very small lot, but that’s pretty much all there is in town. There is a lot of work we want to do to it, but it is sufficient to make a home. 
I just could not stop taking pictures! We heard that this was the most beautiful weather since last summer. What a welcome to Wrangell. The Wrangellites told us, you arrived on the best day. Enjoy the sun (while it lasts)!
A covered courtyard at Cyrus’ new school. It was very foggy when we arrived. Which is one of the normal conditions. So it all looks good, EXCEPT... that our stuff has not arrived with the movers yet. We may have to cut up our veggies with a pocket knife, eat on the floor, and use the laundromat for two weeks 😬 I mean, no big deal, but these kids go through three pairs of clothes if we play at the shore. Thankfully some very kind neighbors who chadd had met on his house hunting trip are lending us a very nice queen mattress. It’s nothing compared to a third world country. But it would be nice if we get our stuff soon!
Wow!!! Just wow! So happy for how blessed you are! Praise the Lord! Thanks to Chadd for providing so awesomely for his family!! Just sad we can't be there too.
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