Well I did see a moose, caribou, buffalo, elk, bear, sitka black tail deer and wood bison.  Pretty easy when they are behind an electric fence at the Portage Wild Animal Conservation Park.  They had to stick around and see me, although most of the animals would not turn around.

On the way to the park there is fresh water coming out of the mountain.  Roy pulled over and I was able to fill up two bottles good wa-wa.  

It was our last night at Tim and Kate’s so we got to go to the Moose Tooth in Anchorage.  The 45 minute wait was worth it.  On the way home we stopped to get a cache.  Thanks Tim.  In the morning we head to Talkeetna.

We took our time closing up to move on, because the ferry did not leave until 10:45.  Checked into the ferry at 7pm Roy did not board the ferry until 11pm.  They were running late. I went on board early and got our cabin.  I also got a short video of Roy pulling on to the boat.

The Kennicott is a large ferry nice rooms, restaurant open 24/7, great crew.  I fact Roy has a new nickname thanks to the crew.  He was dubbed quarterroy say it quickly and think of a piece of clothing.  The water was calm so no sea sickness for either of us.

Roy spent Monday people watching I spent Monday walking the boat.  I couldn’t take many pictures because it was foggy.  Pulled into Whittier went straight to the campground because of the rain.  I hope it clears for the glacier cruise tomorrow.

Today was fun in a strange sorta way.  After discovering late on Wednesday night the trailer had a small problem from the condensation we had earlier in the week, I got up and unpacked the trailer.  It was raining so I ran between them.  Once I got everything moved which was funny to watch, I never knew the front of the trailer could hold so much.  We propped up the storage panels so the wood could dry, then went SHOPPING!

Roy needed a more powerful drill to put down the stabilizers. His old one is very slow.  I have not felt comfortable using my camera in the rain and I wanted a hood for it.  So today we went to get that stuff too.  Headed downtown reminded me of Hollywood Blvd, a gift store every 10 feet.  I did get what I needed then some.

We got home had dinner then went moose watching.  It was a bust kinda thinking they don’t exist.  We did see one in Canada and yes one in Alaska, but not where people say.  We did also grab a quick cache on the way home though.

Friday going to the Wild Animal Conservation Park.  I bet I’ll see a moose there.

I want to thank Tundra Tim and Klondike Kate for opening up their house to us again.  It is good to sleep in a bed you don’t have to close up in the morning once in awhile.

We rushed to make it through the Whittier Tunnel a one lane train and car tunnel.  The tunnel is 2.5 miles and is the longest shared tunnel in North America.  This was interesting and a little unnerving. I kept seeing safe room number 1, 2, 5, I stopped counting after 7.  Those rooms added to my let’s get through the tunnel quickly.  Being under a 13,300 mountain my only thought was no earthquakes. PLEASE!! You can learn more about the tunnel here  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_Glacier_Highway  

Very interesting read.  We got in to Anchorage and it was sunny and nice, no rain.  Roy dropped me off at Tim and Kate’s so I could start laundry, he went to get the trailer tires changed.  One was wearing a little, not bad for 5800 miles.

Dinner was very good, it was smoked tri-tip and some salad.  I don’t think I have had this before it was good.  I have enjoyed trying new food.

Rain has been following us, it rained today so we still went on the trip.  The boat was enclosed but we did not see anywhere near the 26 glaciers promised.  We did spend a little more time at the glaciers we stopped at.   Lunch was fish or chicken Roy and I both had fish.  We were seated at the bow which was a great sight even if we had to keep wiping windows, Roy was breathing to hard.

The interesting thing about wilderness is it is unpredictable.  I still have not seen a whale and might not unless it is in Washington or Oregon.  There were lots of sea otters, a few sea lions, a mountain goat, and one bald eagle; so all in all not a bad day for animals.

Blue is an amazing color when it comes to glaciers, even some of the burgs still had the blue color to them.  Yes, it does sound like thunder before they calve.  Even though it was raining when the trip began we were still able to get up close to two glaciers.

Upon our return we drove through the whole of Whittier took 5 minutes.  Our campsite was right on the river where we had a couple of waterfalls behind us.  The waterfalls on the glacier trip were also amazing.  We decided not to hook up the generator so it was true boondocking.

I am glad I waited until Saturday to go bear viewing, with a different company.  We woke up at 6am to get ready to take the float plane out to Frazer Lake.  The flight left at 8am and we flew over the island saw the only glacier on the island.  No whales in either of the bays, but we did see some black tail deer and mountain goats from the air.  The other amazing thing was to actually see where a waterfall begins.  I was not able to get a clear picture of a large waterfall that I saw from the plane.

Roy did stay home which was kinda a bummer but for the best.  The group had 8 people in it. A family of 4, a guy from London, me, and a couple from Texas all of us were virgins.  We set off from the beach to hike 3/4 of a mile to the bear viewing area no platform here.  I made the walk out without any extra stops I was up front and kept pace with our guide.  Two stops were made, one stop halfway at the top of a hill for about a minute so others could catch-up, the other was right by the bear viewing area to pass out bug nets.

We sat down to wait then up by the top pool was two bears just hopping back and forth.  The group went up to the top pool fish ladder area, I waited at the pinic table.  I had issues climbing the hill.  There was no luck.  I did see a sow and her two cubs laying on the hill.  When we returned to the other area there was a sow and two cubs. 

Mom fished the cubs played, of the two cubs one was clingy with mom the other was independant.  

I was enjoying this so much.  I had some spasms so I got a ride back down the path.  The bears were amazing I took a few pictures.  When I got back tooka nap then went to stock car races.  Very small town.  Tomorrow we will be on the ferry until Monday night.

The rain is gone.  We drove as far as we could on the ialand today.  Drove by the Pacific Coast Rocket Launch area on the way to Fossil Beach. We also drove to almost the end of the road near the Bay of Alaska.  Amazing view.  On our way back from  the launch site we saw a bald eagles.  I missed getting the two eagles fighting and spinning. That’s ok because seeing this in real life amazing, better then any pictures.   I was able to practice with the long lense.  Saturday I will be bear viewing.