Someone in Anchorage saved my vacation (rental car, rental, hotel)

[pitroad]

I had just finished 12 fantastic days visiting many of Alaska's beautiful areas in my rental car. I stopped at the The Millennium Alaskan hotel (in Anchorage) to have a last meal before dropping off my rental and heading to the airport for a long trip home. I noticed the float planes in Lake Spenard and parked around back to watch several takeoff and land. I walked around a little to get a look at all the planes docked along the shore.
After a few minutes I went inside and had my meal. Upon returning to my car I noticed my rental car keys under my windshield wiper blades. My heart about stopped. I must have dropped them when I got out of the car. I knew everything I had brought to Alaska and all that I purchased to take home was in that car. My camera with over 1200 shots of all the things I had seen and experienced, my GPS and cell phone. The little gifts from all over Alaska that I had spent so much time deciding on for family back home. If that person who found those keys had decided to just take it all I would have been devastated and a once in a lifetime vacation would have been forever a nightmare.
I really can't put into words the appreciation I feel for whoever decided to do the right thing that day. I can just hope I have the opportunity one day to do the same for someone else.

[Alaskapat528]

Originally Posted by pitroad

I had just finished 12 fantastic days visiting many of Alaska's beautiful areas in my rental car. I stopped at the The Millennium Alaskan hotel (in Anchorage) to have a last meal before dropping off my rental and heading to the airport for a long trip home. I noticed the float planes in Lake Spenard and parked around back to watch several takeoff and land. I walked around a little to get a look at all the planes docked along the shore.
After a few minutes I went inside and had my meal. Upon returning to my car I noticed my rental car keys under my windshield wiper blades. My heart about stopped. I must have dropped them when I got out of the car. I knew everything I had brought to Alaska and all that I purchased to take home was in that car. My camera with over 1200 shots of all the things I had seen and experienced, my GPS and cell phone. The little gifts from all over Alaska that I had spent so much time deciding on for family back home. If that person who found those keys had decided to just take it all I would have been devastated and a once in a lifetime vacation would have been forever a nightmare.
I really can't put into words the appreciation I feel for whoever decided to do the right thing that day. I can just hope I have the opportunity one day to do the same for someone else.

I'm glad you had a fantastic vacation, and glad for the honest person.

[roadfamily6now]

what a wonderful story!

[Grannysroost]

What a great end to a wonderful vacation...someone was watching out for you!

[freezengirl]

That is so nice a thing to have happen to you!

[SityData]

That area, that hotel in particular has exceptional people working there and a different type of high class people that frequent that establishment.

[Moose Whisperer]

Originally Posted by pitroad

I really can't put into words the appreciation I feel for whoever decided to do the right thing that day. I can just hope I have the opportunity one day to do the same for someone else.

Yep, pass it on. That's all we can ask for!

[JavaPhil]

A pay it forward action.