Today was fun.
We started at the internet café, where they have a wonderful sign which reads:
“Unattended children will be given an espresso and a free puppy.”
Off we went, through the drizzle to the delightful town of Seward, on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula, or as the locals call it, The Kenai. See how good we are at picking up languages?
On the way, we spotted one of the classic Alaska wildlife pix, the moose in the pool. And this time we were able to spend a lot of time just sitting and watching her munching away, not a care in the world.
We had a look at some of the campsites we may stay at next week, all dotted along the side of Lake Kenai, or as the locals call it, Lake Kenai.
Seward is a much better town than Valdez, has a much more dramatic fjord guarding it, and a glacier perched almost right on top of it.
The rain was still doing its drizzly thing, so we wandered the shops, all with different outsides, and all with the same “made in anywhere except Alaska” crap for the cruise ship visitors inside.
If all the stuff is made in Japan, and China, why do they bother visiting, when they can go to their local Wally Mart and buy the same stuff?
Anyway, it finally stopped raining, and the mountains peeked from behind their shrouds of clouds and just stunned us with their diversity of color and range of textures. The differing hues and shapes make you want to reach out and stroke them, they look so soft and inviting.
We stopped a number of scenic rest areas, but once again, although the views were magnificent, photos do not do them justice.
On the way back to Monaco, (that is the name of our coach) we saw a lot of fisherists standing in the fast flowing river doing what they do best.
Yes, you guessed, staring at two big black bears who were strolling up and down the river bank, annoying the seagulls and looking for fish scraps. By the looks on the fishermen’s faces, I bet it wasn’t only the bears who crapped in the woods tonight!!!
Marlipops sez my T shirt addiction is creeping back coz I bought three today. I think the ring I bought for her today, to match the necklace I bought for her in England four years ago should hush her……a bit!!
Wildlife watch today was all the above mentioned, plus a loon.
