Yesterday was not blog worthy. We had another cancelled flight getting out of Sitka, which ended up putting us in to Anchorage just in time to rent a car, check into the hotel, and grab dinner at a local brew pub. The girls got a few hours in the hotel pool before we all got the rack.
This morning we got up early to attend church at an Episcopalian church. We all found it interesting that there was not one song in the whole of the worship. We skipped coffee and donuts because we had to get to Whittier in time for our boat launch.
We made it to the tunnel (one lane for cars shared with the railroad) and only had to wait for 10 minutes or so for our turn to go through. A quick stop for coffee and we boarded the Klondike Express for a 5 hour cruise through Prince William Sound to see 26 different glaciers. We spent the most time viewing the Surprise Glacier and even got to see portions of it calving off. It was a very cool afternoon. At one point while we were on the deck, we saw a bald eagle catch a salmon and fly right over our heads back towards the shore. I enjoyed it very much and want my kids to be able to say years from now that they saw glaciers. Three that we saw today have retreated a mile since 2003, so who knows how long they will last.
As I write this (Jll is driving), we are making our way down the Kenai Peninsula to Homer, where we will spend the next couple of days. So far we've seen five moose and two bald eagles.
- Dave
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