I remember when grandma and grandpa went to Alaska. She came back with a video, and we had to each answer a question in order to get the gift. I got a spoon with a picture of a puffin on it. To this day... I remember the puffin and the caribou.
Your story is beautiful. I am happy that we all have such great memories, even of things that we didn't understand then. We now understand them and to this day they resonate in each of us.