That’s very interesting. I wonder what a 3- to 4-year-old remembered about the ocean voyage and crossing the plains.
We sailed from Alaska to Northern California when I was about the same age, and though I don’t recall much of the voyage itself, I recall that there was a beach with hot sand, rather than one with cool rocks. There are other things I recall about the stay, but only one person is alive who remembers more about the trip than the two of us little girls.
So unless she had some very memorable moments (one of my brothers was horribly seasick) she probably doesn’t remember much of the voyage. It will be interesting to pick her brains when I finally meet her!