1
00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:03,320
Speaker 1: Welcome to Lively Lewis Stories.

2
00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,600
Speaker 2: Buckle up because you're about to join Levi and Ivy

3
00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:07,560
Speaker 2: on an adventure.

4
00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,479
Speaker 1: All you need is your imagination and off we go.

5
00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:18,040
Speaker 2: Ready Larous Stories. Hey, they're awesome friends. Guess what, We're

6
00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,239
Speaker 2: super thrilled to share some exciting news with you.

7
00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,160
Speaker 1: We've got our very own Lively Lewis merchandise.

8
00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,480
Speaker 2: Who grab your parents and head over to Livelylewishop dot

9
00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,240
Speaker 2: com or simply click on the link below in our

10
00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:30,840
Speaker 2: show notes.

11
00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,680
Speaker 1: Now let's dive into today's story.

12
00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,960
Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy were just about ready to zip up

13
00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:41,160
Speaker 2: their suitcase, but decided to go through their checklist one

14
00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,319
Speaker 2: last time. Their mom and dad had carefully written out

15
00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,680
Speaker 2: all of the things they needed for a very special

16
00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,280
Speaker 2: and unique family trip they would be leaving for the

17
00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,520
Speaker 2: following day. Hey, guys, where do you think that they're

18
00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,240
Speaker 2: going to go on this trip? Should we find out?

19
00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,560
Speaker 2: Let's do it, Levi. I'll read off the things on

20
00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,000
Speaker 2: our list one last time, and you say check when

21
00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,240
Speaker 2: you see it in our suitcase, said Ivy as she

22
00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:07,479
Speaker 2: grabbed the list from her desk. Sounds good, Ivy, replied

23
00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:11,959
Speaker 2: Levi as he readied himself by the suitcase. Winter coats check.

24
00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:20,679
Speaker 2: Gloves check, winter hats check. Warm clothes check, warm socks check,

25
00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,520
Speaker 2: winter boots check. More hats and gloves check and check.

26
00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,840
Speaker 2: I think we've got all the really important stuff covered,

27
00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,560
Speaker 2: said Ivy, looking pretty confident as she threw a fluffy

28
00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:35,440
Speaker 2: scarf around her neck. I think you're right, added Levi,

29
00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,800
Speaker 2: tossing in one more pair of wool socks into the

30
00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,240
Speaker 2: suitcase for a good measure. And I know this isn't

31
00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,840
Speaker 2: on the list, but did you pack the candy, whispered

32
00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:49,440
Speaker 2: Ivy with a smile. Of course, giggled Levi. After all,

33
00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,040
Speaker 2: we'll need to keep our strength up while we're exploring

34
00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:56,560
Speaker 2: the icy caves in the wilds of Alaska. Levi and

35
00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:58,680
Speaker 2: Ivy gave each other a high five just as their

36
00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,520
Speaker 2: mom and dad walked into the room, high fiving over

37
00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,800
Speaker 2: proper suitcase packing. That's what I like to see, said

38
00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,359
Speaker 2: their mom, looking quite proud. We want to be extra

39
00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,160
Speaker 2: sure we have the proper gear that we need for

40
00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:14,240
Speaker 2: our vacation. You've got that right, added their dad. You

41
00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:15,880
Speaker 2: don't want to be caught in one of the chilliest

42
00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,519
Speaker 2: places on Earth without your best pair of fooly gloves.

43
00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,480
Speaker 2: Ivy and Levi assured their parents that they had gone

44
00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,480
Speaker 2: through their packing list several times and had everything they needed.

45
00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:26,960
Speaker 2: They all headed off to bed to get a good

46
00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,520
Speaker 2: night's sleep, as their plane was leaving very early the

47
00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,799
Speaker 2: following morning. However, Ivy and Levi found it very difficult

48
00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,200
Speaker 2: to sleep. Do you have a hard time sleeping before

49
00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,600
Speaker 2: you're going on a trip? I do, Levi? Ivy whispered

50
00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,480
Speaker 2: from her bed. What do you think our hotel is

51
00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,800
Speaker 2: going to be like? Levi was so excited about the

52
00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,760
Speaker 2: trip he had chosen to sleep on the floor in

53
00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,760
Speaker 2: Ivy's room that night. He knew he wouldn't be able

54
00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,880
Speaker 2: to sleep and needed someone to talk to about what

55
00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,560
Speaker 2: adventures awaited them in the Last Frontier, which is Alaska's

56
00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,200
Speaker 2: state nickname. Well, I'm thinking we won't need to worry

57
00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,360
Speaker 2: about running out of ice set the ice machine, laugh Levi.

58
00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,679
Speaker 2: That's a good one, said Ivy. And I'm thinking we

59
00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,880
Speaker 2: won't have to worry about the hotel pool ever being crowded.

60
00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,639
Speaker 2: I mean, with a hotel made completely out of ice,

61
00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,200
Speaker 2: I doubt many people are going to be jumping in

62
00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,240
Speaker 2: for a swim. I can't believe we're going to sleep

63
00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,760
Speaker 2: in an ice hotel. It's gonna be amazing. I just

64
00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,280
Speaker 2: have this feeling that something really special is gonna happen

65
00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:32,320
Speaker 2: on our vacation. Something will never forget my dad forgetting

66
00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,080
Speaker 2: we're in an ice hotel when he gets up in

67
00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,800
Speaker 2: the morning and skates across the hotel room floor like

68
00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:43,040
Speaker 2: he's playing hockey. Laugh LEVI, Oh, that's definitely gonna happen,

69
00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,200
Speaker 2: giggled Ivy. But I just feel like this hotel is

70
00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,800
Speaker 2: holding some kind of secret that we'll discover when we

71
00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,760
Speaker 2: get there. But I just don't know what it is.

72
00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,600
Speaker 2: I just have a feeling. Well, I'm feeling a little tired,

73
00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,440
Speaker 2: so I think I'm gonna try and get some sleep,

74
00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,119
Speaker 2: said Lee with a big yawn, and in a few

75
00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,200
Speaker 2: minutes they were both asleep. Morning arrived quickly, and Ivy

76
00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,320
Speaker 2: and Levi were up before their parents. They all got dressed,

77
00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,040
Speaker 2: ate breakfast, packed up the car, and headed to the airport.

78
00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:13,920
Speaker 2: As they drove away from their house, they waved goodbye

79
00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,000
Speaker 2: to the comforts of home and were ready to rough

80
00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,000
Speaker 2: it a bit in a chilly hotel room made of

81
00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,680
Speaker 2: ice and snow. The hours passed slowly as the plane

82
00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,279
Speaker 2: soared through the sky, Ivy just stared out the window

83
00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,680
Speaker 2: for most of the ride. The feeling she had about

84
00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,599
Speaker 2: the Ice Hotel was starting to grow. She was getting

85
00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,760
Speaker 2: more and more convinced that she and her family were

86
00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,080
Speaker 2: in for quite the experience. She couldn't wait to arrive

87
00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,400
Speaker 2: and get their adventures started. As soon as the plane landed,

88
00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,200
Speaker 2: they picked up their luggage. The next step, you would

89
00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,040
Speaker 2: think would be to grab a cab to the hotel

90
00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,480
Speaker 2: and get settled. However, when they told the first cab

91
00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,400
Speaker 2: driver the name of the hotel, he looked flustered and

92
00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,000
Speaker 2: quickly said he wasn't able to make the drive. He

93
00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:57,000
Speaker 2: advised them to get another cab and drove off. How strange,

94
00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:01,480
Speaker 2: wonder what's going to happen? Levi and their parents were

95
00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,880
Speaker 2: very surprised, but thought perhaps the drive was too far

96
00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,560
Speaker 2: and the driver wasn't interested. But actually it turned out

97
00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,000
Speaker 2: that none of the drivers were interested. One after another

98
00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:13,880
Speaker 2: told them they were not willing to make the drive

99
00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,039
Speaker 2: to the Ice Hotel. That is until they happened upon

100
00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,560
Speaker 2: an old man. He had been watching them try to

101
00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,640
Speaker 2: get a ride and finally knew it was his moment

102
00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:25,400
Speaker 2: to act. Excuse folks, I can't help but overhear your

103
00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:29,120
Speaker 2: little problem, said the man. My name's Freddy, and I

104
00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,359
Speaker 2: can take you to the ice hotel. You just have

105
00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,279
Speaker 2: to ride in the back of my wagon here and

106
00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,320
Speaker 2: Old Lightning will get you where you need to go.

107
00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:40,560
Speaker 2: Old Lightning, asked Levi and Ivy's mom out loud. Yes,

108
00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,600
Speaker 2: Old Lightning is my horse, said Freddy, pointing to the

109
00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,599
Speaker 2: front of his wagon. He knows these roads like the

110
00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,839
Speaker 2: back of his hoof. He'll get you there in no time,

111
00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,760
Speaker 2: and with the temperature dropping, you'll want to get inside quickly.

112
00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,760
Speaker 2: But since we're staying in an ice hotel, does the

113
00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,360
Speaker 2: temperature really matter, asked Ivy and Levi his dad. I mean,

114
00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,200
Speaker 2: if it's icy out here, it'll be icy in there right. Oh,

115
00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,480
Speaker 2: it's icy inside for sure, But that old hotel has

116
00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,839
Speaker 2: a real cozy atmosphere, said Freddy with a smile like

117
00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,479
Speaker 2: he was talking about an old friend. And the people

118
00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,520
Speaker 2: who run it are some of the nicest people you'll

119
00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,520
Speaker 2: ever meet. They love that place and it shows. Ivy

120
00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,880
Speaker 2: and Levi's parents looked at each other and, after seeing

121
00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,880
Speaker 2: no other option, agreed to go along with Freddy. They

122
00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,240
Speaker 2: loaded up the kids and their luggage, and off they went.

123
00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,839
Speaker 2: Slowly down the dimly lit snowy roads of rural Alaska

124
00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,640
Speaker 2: toward their home for the next few days. As they

125
00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,200
Speaker 2: round a turn after snowy turn, they finally saw some

126
00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:38,159
Speaker 2: lights twinkling in the distance. There it is, said Freddy,

127
00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,239
Speaker 2: the frost Ice Hotel. You're really lucky to have gotten

128
00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,520
Speaker 2: a room this time of year. I heard they've been

129
00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,320
Speaker 2: sold out for months. Freddie pulled up to the front

130
00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,320
Speaker 2: entrance of the grand, glistening Ice Hotel. The chilly air

131
00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,239
Speaker 2: stung Ivy's nose and eyes, but also made her feel

132
00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:57,039
Speaker 2: wide awaken alive. The hotel was enormous and rose up

133
00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:00,480
Speaker 2: before them in all its glacial glory. Ivy and Levi

134
00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:05,279
Speaker 2: stood stunned as they stared at the freezing, frosty fortress. Well,

135
00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,120
Speaker 2: have a great time, and be sure to tell the

136
00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,400
Speaker 2: Frost family that runs this place that Freddy and Old

137
00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,320
Speaker 2: Lightning say hello, said Freddy as he took his seat

138
00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,200
Speaker 2: back in the wagon. Then, with the flip of the

139
00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,680
Speaker 2: rain started Old Lightning back on his way back down

140
00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:21,480
Speaker 2: the long snow covered driveway. Levi said Ivy in a

141
00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,800
Speaker 2: low voice. You can't tell me that, after seeing this

142
00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:28,480
Speaker 2: place in person, that there isn't something special going on here?

143
00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,840
Speaker 2: For the first time, Levi knew what Ivy meant. He

144
00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,440
Speaker 2: was also getting a feeling that some great adventure waited

145
00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,160
Speaker 2: just inside the icy walls in front of them. As

146
00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,440
Speaker 2: they followed their parents inside, they gazed up at the

147
00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,760
Speaker 2: night sky, the clearest one either of them had ever seen,

148
00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:47,160
Speaker 2: with millions of stars decorating the black canvas above their heads.

149
00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,840
Speaker 2: Kids follow us, called their dad. We're supposed to meet

150
00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:53,760
Speaker 2: the owners in the lobby and they'll show us to

151
00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,800
Speaker 2: our room. Please remember to be polite when you meet them,

152
00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,640
Speaker 2: added their mom. I heard they have two kids about

153
00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:03,240
Speaker 2: your age. Yes, remember your manners. Don't forget to say

154
00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:07,280
Speaker 2: freeze and thank you, said their dad, barely able to

155
00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:11,880
Speaker 2: get out his dad joke before bursting into laughter. Good one, Dad, said,

156
00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:16,640
Speaker 2: LEVI get it. Freeze like please, laughed their dad, unable

157
00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:20,440
Speaker 2: to control himself. Yes, Dad, we get it, said Ivy,

158
00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,240
Speaker 2: rolling her eyes. At that moment, they heard the ice

159
00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:26,760
Speaker 2: around them shifting and cracking. It was an unsettling noise

160
00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,000
Speaker 2: to people who had never been in an ice hotel before.

161
00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:31,720
Speaker 2: Then they saw a family walking toward them. The family

162
00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:33,880
Speaker 2: could see they were nervous and trying to quickly help

163
00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:37,800
Speaker 2: the situation. Introduce themselves. No need to worry, friends, The

164
00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,600
Speaker 2: ice shifts and cracks all the time. It's just what

165
00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:44,040
Speaker 2: ice does, said the older man. But our Ice Hotel

166
00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,839
Speaker 2: is just about the strongest thing around here, so there's

167
00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,840
Speaker 2: no need to worry. Yeah, my dad helped build this

168
00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,240
Speaker 2: place and we've lived here for well a really long

169
00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,640
Speaker 2: time and never had any problems, said the boy in

170
00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:59,839
Speaker 2: the group. Where are manners? We haven't even introduced ourselves,

171
00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,440
Speaker 2: said a woman walking forward. I'm Fern Frost. This is

172
00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,080
Speaker 2: my husband Frank and our two children, Fiona and Finn,

173
00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,959
Speaker 2: and we own the frost Ice Hotel. Ivy, Levi and

174
00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,680
Speaker 2: their parents looked instantly relieved. They were very happy to

175
00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,440
Speaker 2: meet the Frosts, and also very happy to soon be

176
00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,800
Speaker 2: headed to their room. It had been a long day

177
00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:22,960
Speaker 2: of traveling and they were very tired. Hello, I'm Alexa.

178
00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,400
Speaker 2: This is my husband Eric and our kids, Ivy and Levi,

179
00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:29,200
Speaker 2: said Ivy and Levi's mom. It's so good to meet you,

180
00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:31,160
Speaker 2: and we hope that you enjoy your stay at the

181
00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:34,200
Speaker 2: frost Ice Hotel, said the man, offering to help with

182
00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,440
Speaker 2: their luggage. Follow me this way to your room. Levi

183
00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,680
Speaker 2: and Ivy walked a few steps behind the grown ups

184
00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:41,800
Speaker 2: with Fiona and Finn and got to know them a bit.

185
00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,679
Speaker 2: This place is amazing, said Ivy. How long did you

186
00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,560
Speaker 2: say you've been living here? Gosh, it's over one hundred

187
00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:53,560
Speaker 2: and twenty Finn started to say, before Fiona interrupted him.

188
00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,160
Speaker 2: One hundred and twenty days, I think, was what Finn

189
00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,880
Speaker 2: was gonna say, said Fiona quickly, as she didn't want

190
00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,760
Speaker 2: Finn to finish his sentence. Yep, we've been here a

191
00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,040
Speaker 2: little over four months, helping our parents get ready for

192
00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,000
Speaker 2: the busy season. How cool is it living in a

193
00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,120
Speaker 2: block of ice, asked Levi, pretending to skate down the

194
00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:14,360
Speaker 2: long icy hallway toward their room. It's pretty great, said Finn.

195
00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:17,080
Speaker 2: You never run out of ice cubes, and any room

196
00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,040
Speaker 2: can become a hockey rink in the blink of an eye.

197
00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:22,000
Speaker 2: I'll show you tomorrow. Levi gave his new friend a

198
00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,920
Speaker 2: high five and said it was a deal. Ivy talked

199
00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,520
Speaker 2: with Fiona, who looked a little nervous, as if she

200
00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:31,720
Speaker 2: was afraid Finn was going to accidentally spill some huge secret. Well,

201
00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,960
Speaker 2: here's your room, said Fiona as they all caught up

202
00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,400
Speaker 2: with the grown ups. We'll see you tomorrow for sure. Okay,

203
00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,720
Speaker 2: that would be great, replied Ivy. I have so many

204
00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,680
Speaker 2: more questions about this place. I can't put my finger

205
00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,440
Speaker 2: on it now, but I just know something extraordinary is

206
00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,920
Speaker 2: going on here. You got that, right, said Fiona and

207
00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:54,080
Speaker 2: Finn under their breath. What was that, asked Ivy. Oh? Nothing,

208
00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,680
Speaker 2: We'll see you tomorrow and show you around, said Fiona.

209
00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:58,560
Speaker 2: She grabbed a hold of Fin's hand and let him

210
00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,200
Speaker 2: back down the hall. As they walked away, Levi and

211
00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,480
Speaker 2: Ivy finally had a chance to see what they were wearing.

212
00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,800
Speaker 2: They looked like old fur coats with giant fur lined

213
00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:10,360
Speaker 2: hoods and boots that looked like giant socks. Ivy commented

214
00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,160
Speaker 2: that their outfits looked similar to the ones she had

215
00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,199
Speaker 2: seen in an Alaskan history book she took out of

216
00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,040
Speaker 2: the library when she was trying to learn more for

217
00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,800
Speaker 2: the big trip. Very interesting clothing, said Ivy to Levi.

218
00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:22,960
Speaker 2: Do you think Fiona and Finn are keeping a secret

219
00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,240
Speaker 2: from us? I can't be sure now I am just

220
00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,880
Speaker 2: too tired to think about it, but I'll give it

221
00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,560
Speaker 2: my full attention in the morning, replied a very Sleepy Levi.

222
00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:34,760
Speaker 2: Their parents said goodbye to Frank and Fern as Ivy

223
00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,800
Speaker 2: remained in the hallway, still trying to figure out what

224
00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:40,280
Speaker 2: this feeling was she was having. It was then she

225
00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,160
Speaker 2: remembered she hadn't told the Frost family that Freddy and

226
00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,880
Speaker 2: Old Lightning said hello, mister and missus Frost. Freddy and

227
00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:48,960
Speaker 2: Old Lightning brought us up here, and they said to

228
00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,640
Speaker 2: say hello, shouted Ivy. The Frost turned around and gave

229
00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,719
Speaker 2: her a sweet smile. We haven't seen Freddy and Old

230
00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:59,360
Speaker 2: Lightning in some time, said mister Frost. We miss them

231
00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,440
Speaker 2: a lot. I'm glad you had the chance to meet them, and,

232
00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,559
Speaker 2: looking like he was tearing up a bit, he turned

233
00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,240
Speaker 2: with his wife and continued down the hallway. It was

234
00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,320
Speaker 2: then that Ivy noticed they were wearing the same old

235
00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,200
Speaker 2: fashioned fur lined coats and boots as Fiona and Finn.

236
00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,360
Speaker 2: The morning could not get here soon enough for Ivy.

237
00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,319
Speaker 2: She was so curious to talk with Fiona and Finn

238
00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,720
Speaker 2: more and finally find out what was really going on

239
00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,840
Speaker 2: at the Ice Hotel. After a relatively comfortable night sleep

240
00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,960
Speaker 2: on top of a bed of ice topped with many

241
00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,719
Speaker 2: giant blankets, Ivy and Levi and their parents went to

242
00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,560
Speaker 2: the lobby area for breakfast, and that's where they saw

243
00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:36,240
Speaker 2: the Frost family again. Fiona, Finn over here, shouted Ivy

244
00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,199
Speaker 2: as she saw the Frost kids by the check in desk. Hi,

245
00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,400
Speaker 2: Ivy and Levi said, Fiona, how did you sleep last night?

246
00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:46,319
Speaker 2: Pretty good, actually, said Levi. Freddy told us this place

247
00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,960
Speaker 2: was very cozy, and he was right, Freddy, said Fiona

248
00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,280
Speaker 2: and Finn with a great surprise and excitement. You met

249
00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:56,199
Speaker 2: Freddy and old Lightning. Are they still here, asked Finn excitedly.

250
00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:57,280
Speaker 1: No.

251
00:12:57,679 --> 00:12:59,800
Speaker 2: Sorry, they brought us here last night before we met

252
00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:04,360
Speaker 2: up with you, replied Levi. Oh okay, said Fiona and Finn,

253
00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,920
Speaker 2: their excitement turning into disappointment. Why are you so sad?

254
00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,480
Speaker 2: Do you know him and his horse very well? Asked Ivy.

255
00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:14,040
Speaker 2: You could say that, said Fiona, giving a half smile.

256
00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:17,080
Speaker 2: But let's get you to some breakfast and get ready

257
00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,760
Speaker 2: for a fun day. It was obvious to Ivy that

258
00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,320
Speaker 2: Fiona wanted to change the subject quickly, sort of the

259
00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,839
Speaker 2: same way she wanted to stop Finn from talking last night.

260
00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,880
Speaker 2: After breakfast, Fiona asked Ivy and Levi if they wanted

261
00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,280
Speaker 2: to take a tour of the Ice Hotel. Ivy couldn't

262
00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,760
Speaker 2: say yes fast enough and didn't even let Levi answer

263
00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,679
Speaker 2: before she grabbed his hand and pulled him along. Fiona

264
00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,839
Speaker 2: and Finn were still wearing the same clothes as last night,

265
00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,840
Speaker 2: which Ivy couldn't stop thinking about after seeing them, so

266
00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,280
Speaker 2: when everyone fell asleep, she looked at the outfits on

267
00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,560
Speaker 2: her phone, and sure enough, they were very common for

268
00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,240
Speaker 2: people to wear in the early nineteen hundreds in Alaska

269
00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:52,160
Speaker 2: because of the very cold temperatures. Maybe they're really into

270
00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,760
Speaker 2: their Alaska culture and heritage, said Levi when Ivy told

271
00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,120
Speaker 2: him the information she had found about the clothes. But

272
00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,000
Speaker 2: Ivy wasn't completely convinced that that was what was going on.

273
00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,440
Speaker 2: She had to find out more. She talked to Fiona

274
00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,360
Speaker 2: a lot about the history of the hotel as Levi

275
00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,800
Speaker 2: and Finn ran around, sliding and sledding on the snow

276
00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,480
Speaker 2: and ice. Fiona told Ivy that the frost Ice Hotel

277
00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:14,840
Speaker 2: was built in nineteen oh one and her family had

278
00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:18,000
Speaker 2: been running it for hundreds of years. They walked around

279
00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,680
Speaker 2: the lobby area and Fiona pointed out pictures and told

280
00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,160
Speaker 2: Ivy quick little stories about the way the hotel used

281
00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,400
Speaker 2: to look back then versus what it looks like now.

282
00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,640
Speaker 2: She thought her stories would be enough to stop Ivy's questions,

283
00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,480
Speaker 2: and she also thought they would distract her from looking

284
00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:35,160
Speaker 2: too closely at the pictures. But Ivy was in full

285
00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,920
Speaker 2: detective mode, and once she saw the large hotel photograph

286
00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,560
Speaker 2: by the front door, she finally started to put the

287
00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:45,680
Speaker 2: pieces of this interesting icy puzzle together. Wow, your great

288
00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:50,520
Speaker 2: great great grandmother looks just like you, said Ivy, pointing

289
00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,640
Speaker 2: to the picture. I mean that can't be you, right,

290
00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,600
Speaker 2: because this picture is marked nineteen oh one and shows

291
00:14:56,640 --> 00:15:00,440
Speaker 2: the grand opening of the hotel. Yep, uh, definitely not me,

292
00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,840
Speaker 2: said Fiona Sonny very nervous. How about we go get

293
00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:07,120
Speaker 2: a snack, any kind of ice cream you want. As

294
00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,840
Speaker 2: Fiona started to walk away, Finn and Levi walked over

295
00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:13,400
Speaker 2: to the picture. Hey, that looks just like you, Finn,

296
00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,720
Speaker 2: said Levi, pointing to the picture and laughing here making

297
00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:20,080
Speaker 2: such a silly face. Yeah, that picture took forever to

298
00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,280
Speaker 2: take because of those old timey cameras. Finn began to say.

299
00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:27,520
Speaker 2: I got bored halfway through and made that silly face. Finn,

300
00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,360
Speaker 2: what are you saying? Shot at Fiona, you know that's

301
00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,880
Speaker 2: not us, I mean, not you. Those are our great

302
00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:38,160
Speaker 2: great great grandparents that just happened to look a lot

303
00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:43,000
Speaker 2: like us. Right, Yeah, that's what I meant, said Finn

304
00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:47,160
Speaker 2: as he whispered I'm sorry to his sister. Okay, Fiona,

305
00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,000
Speaker 2: let's stop pretending that everything here at the hotel is normal,

306
00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,280
Speaker 2: said Ivy. We don't want to make you nervous or

307
00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,280
Speaker 2: scared or upset. We just want to know the truth.

308
00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:58,040
Speaker 2: Fiona finally broke down and told Ivy what she already knew.

309
00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,200
Speaker 2: You figured it out, Ivy. The feeling you had about

310
00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:04,080
Speaker 2: this place is true. It is extraordinary because once my

311
00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:07,040
Speaker 2: family opened it in nineteen oh one, we never left,

312
00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:11,480
Speaker 2: Fionna began, and I don't mean my great great great grandparents,

313
00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,600
Speaker 2: I mean Finn and I and my parents. We've worked

314
00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,320
Speaker 2: here for over one hundred and twenty years. There's something

315
00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:19,600
Speaker 2: magical about the ice that keeps us young, and we

316
00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:21,320
Speaker 2: love this place so much that we want to stay

317
00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:25,040
Speaker 2: here forever. Please don't tell anyone, Ivy and Levi pleaded Finn.

318
00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,800
Speaker 2: No one has ever found out this information, and if

319
00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,080
Speaker 2: it gets out that the hotel has magic powers, then

320
00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:33,800
Speaker 2: everything will change for us. Please don't worry, Fiona and Finn,

321
00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:37,680
Speaker 2: said Ivy, reassuringly, we'd never do anything to hurt you

322
00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,440
Speaker 2: or your family or the hotel. The four friends smiled

323
00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:43,960
Speaker 2: at each other. Can I ask you one more question,

324
00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,600
Speaker 2: I'vey said, Why would your dad have teared up when

325
00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,120
Speaker 2: I mentioned Freddy and Old Lightning and you and Finn

326
00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,760
Speaker 2: looked sad when I said he left last night. Fiona

327
00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:53,560
Speaker 2: felt the tears welling up in her eyes as she

328
00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,600
Speaker 2: told Levi and Ivy to take a closer look at

329
00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,280
Speaker 2: the old picture on the wall, and once they did,

330
00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:02,040
Speaker 2: they saw someone they recognized, Daniel and behind Fiona and Finn.

331
00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,240
Speaker 2: Freddie's our grandfather, and his job when the hotel first

332
00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,560
Speaker 2: opened was to shuttle guests back and forth from his

333
00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,480
Speaker 2: town in the wagon pulled by the best horse in town,

334
00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:15,040
Speaker 2: Old Lightning, explained Fiona. However, the magic in the hotel

335
00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:17,440
Speaker 2: only works for our family and my grandpa Freddie is

336
00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:21,240
Speaker 2: only allowed to drive his wagon back and forth, added Finn.

337
00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,760
Speaker 2: We never know when he's going to arrive, but every

338
00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,680
Speaker 2: once in a while we see him before he heads

339
00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:30,280
Speaker 2: back down the driveway. Those are special days, so that's

340
00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,280
Speaker 2: why all the cab drivers were nervous to drive us

341
00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:35,639
Speaker 2: up here, said Levi. Yeah, they get an unusual feeling

342
00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,720
Speaker 2: about this place too, just like you did, began Fiona.

343
00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:40,920
Speaker 2: But instead of coming here to get to know us

344
00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:45,119
Speaker 2: and seeing for themselves, they just stay away. We understand now,

345
00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:48,399
Speaker 2: said Ivy. I'm so glad I followed my feeling because

346
00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:50,879
Speaker 2: it led us to a whole family of extraordinary people.

347
00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,840
Speaker 2: You and your parents are doing an amazing job running

348
00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,679
Speaker 2: the Ice Hotel and giving people this special experience in

349
00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,960
Speaker 2: the land that you love. For the next few days, Fiona, Finn,

350
00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,240
Speaker 2: Ivy and Levi were inseparable. They were together all the

351
00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,560
Speaker 2: time and had wonderful icy adventures together. When it came

352
00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,399
Speaker 2: time to leave, Ivy asked if they could take a

353
00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,680
Speaker 2: picture together. Fiona was excited too, and Finn was ready

354
00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:15,280
Speaker 2: with his best silly face. Say Geez, said Ivy and

355
00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:17,760
Speaker 2: Levi's mom as she snapped a picture, said her goodbyes

356
00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,440
Speaker 2: and headed outside to catch a ride back to the airport.

357
00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,439
Speaker 2: And lucky for everyone that day, Freddy and Old Lightning

358
00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:27,560
Speaker 2: were waiting right there at the entrance. Grandpa Freddy called

359
00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,439
Speaker 2: out Fiona and Finn as they ran and hugged their

360
00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,760
Speaker 2: grandpa Vern and Frank did the same. Knowing their encounter

361
00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,000
Speaker 2: had to be short, they spoke quickly and gave one

362
00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,560
Speaker 2: last hug before helping Ivy and Levi with their suitcase. Well,

363
00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:42,119
Speaker 2: isn't that nice, said Ivy and Levi's dad, Freddy is

364
00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:45,040
Speaker 2: their grandpa? What a great little family business they've got here.

365
00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,000
Speaker 2: I hope they're opened another one hundred and twenty years. Oh,

366
00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,359
Speaker 2: don't worry, dad, said Ivy as she hopped into the

367
00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,640
Speaker 2: wagon with Levi. They will be Then, she and Levi

368
00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,480
Speaker 2: gave Fiona and Finn one last big wave and watched

369
00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,399
Speaker 2: as the frost Ice Hotel disappeared into the snow. Heard now,

370
00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,680
Speaker 2: did you learn a lesson from this story? Ay? South,

371
00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:15,800
Speaker 2: what was it?

372
00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,720
Speaker 1: And? Parents, do your kids have a story idea?

373
00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:21,520
Speaker 2: Leave a comment on our Apple podcast review page with

374
00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,879
Speaker 2: five stars, the idea and your kid's name for a

375
00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:28,080
Speaker 2: chance to join Levi and Ivy on their next adventure.

376
00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,440
Speaker 2: Until next time, Thanks for listening. Come back for more