Saturday, September 8, 2012
Valdez
We stayed in Valdez for three days. Beautiful location surrounded by snow capped mountains.
Bear Paw Campground was centrally located to everything, bars, stores, restaurants and museums. Also right across from the small boat marina where we would catch our cruise to Columbia Glacier.
We took an 8 hour cruise on the Lulu Belle out into Prince William Sound up to the Columbia Glacier and to see wildlife (not much, whales were gone to Hawaii). Cliffs along the channel out off Valdez.
Columbia Glacier. We were about a half mile away from the wall, which was about 300 feet high. The depth sounder had the sea bottom at over 800 feet.
Harbor seals were everywhere basking in the sun.
Amy on the ferry we took from valdez to Seward. We signed up on standby and were able to make the ferry, saving us more than 300 miles going around through Anchorage.
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Woo hoo! What a trip you're having! Daphne and I are stuck here at Dog Camp, but they have internet. We'll be able to keep up with you while Diana and Allen are off to who-knows-where. (Why can't we go?)
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a great trip you took out in to Prince William Sound. Maybe someday I'll (we'll) get to do that too. I think D & A have spoken about seeing it from the air, but that's not the same as "up close and personal".
Keep the info coming.
Wow! Good weather too boot! As I recall we saw the mountains once in the 18 months I was on the USCG Confidence. Looks like a wonderful trip!
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