So, I’m glad I brought my kids on this cruise.
I’m glad they’re getting a chance to see things they’ve never seen before. I’m glad they’re getting to see things that may disappear in their lifetime (yep, that was a not-so-subtle global warming crack).
But, Lord, they get blasé quickly!
Today at lunch, a bald eagle flew by the boat, and it barely got nods of recognition from Peter and Grace, even after I pointed it out! You’d’ve thought I was showing them a sparrow in our yard at home! Now granted, we were on a wildlife viewing trip yesterday where we saw TONS of eagles, and a rafting trip the day before where we saw three or four.
But still! This is a bald eagle! Before I came to Alaska I’d seen exactly two in my life; one in college and one after I moved back to North Carolina after living in New York. At that rate, I could’ve expected to see about 4 TOTAL in my life, not four in one day.
I can’t decide if this is good or bad; on the one hand I’m certainly glad I brought them, and I recognize that they’re young enough they’re not going to necessarily react as an adult would.
But sheesh!
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