title: As One Door Closes: A Memoir about the Plane Crash of Northwest Flight #255
author:  Annie Weissman 
description: Annie Weissman is an optimist who survived tragedy and built herself a new life. She is a professional storyteller and the author of three other books. The Castle of Chuchurumbel / El Castillo de Chuchurumbel is a picture book published by Hispanic Books
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  ## Chapter
  
  
  ![Images](../images/common.jpg)
  
  
  ## One
  
  
  HAVE I TOLD YOU this is going to be the vacation of a lifetime?” George Fayne
  asked as the plane began its final descent into Anchorage International
  Airport. She leaned her dark head against the back of her seat so that her
  friend could see past her out the window.
  
  
  “At least a hundred times already!” Nancy Drew retorted. She tossed her
  reddish blond hair and laughed. “But who’s counting?” Outside the small window
  the craggy peaks of snow-covered mountains sprawled across the land. Soon the
  city of Anchorage came into view.
  
  
  “It’s beautiful!” George exclaimed.
  
  
  Carson Drew, Nancy’s father, leaned from his seat across the center aisle of
  the first-class cabin to speak to the two girls. “Henry Wilcox has been
  telling me that for yea