Good afternoon, my friends. I told you I was taking tomorrow off from blogging because we have an early boat to catch. Still, I wanted to tell you about the stuff we did today while it's still fresh in my mind.
We started by driving into town to visit the Kenai Fjords National Park visitor center. I was able to pick up a refrigerator magnet there. On down the road, we would visit the Exit Glacier Area.
Along the way, we pulled out at this spot where we could get a good look at the Exit Glacier.
There was an interpretive sign there. I've cropped out the text areas below to make them easier to read.
Reading from left to right, here's what the sign says:
From that spot, I zoomed in a little closer for a better look.
From there, we continued on up the park road. We could see the glacier as we went.
We want to come back on Thursday (weather permitting) and hike to the Exit Glacier Lookout. We weren't dressed appropriately for a hike today. I have it from a friend that these are easy hikes.
Back in town, we stopped off at the Benny Benson Memorial Park. I'd read about this in our Milepost, and I really liked this story.
When we arrived in Seward, we turned off before reaching the park. On our first drive into town, we passed right by.
After reading this plaque, I liked the story even better. Imagine what a $1,000 scholarship would have meant in 1926!
It was a nice memorial. These pretty iris were blooming there at the park. My phone identified these as blue flags.
From there, we visited the quilt shop. I'll tell you about that in a separate post.
After that, we did our grocery shopping, and then headed back to the RV. We had lunch, took naps, and then I made some progress on my slow-stitching.
Sadie had her nap in the cubby over our bed. And let me just tell you, it's quite a sacrifice to give up all this space above the bed for the kitties to use.
Okay, so boat tour tomorrow. Fingers crossed for some better weather. If it doesn't rain, we'll be happy.
4 comments:
That's a nice story about Benny Benson. I once set out to make a miniquilt with stars on a blue field. When I got done, it looked very familiar to me. Then I realized it looked just like the Alaska state flag. So I rearranged the stars and added another. Loved the way it turned out.
What an interesting story about the Alaska State Flag and Benny Benson. I hope he went to college and had a wonderful life. Looks like an interesting glacier and place to visit. I'm with you on giving up limited storage space for the kitties to have a nook to sleep in, but sweet that it is above your bed.
So much "recent" history, and it's not all about who shot whom! I love that, so thanks for letting us hitch along. As I recall, we were able to walk on Mendenhall glacier, and I even managed to scrape some of the ice into a little vial. I kept it in the freezer for years!! And I was petrified the whole time we were walking that I would slip and roll down the mountain/glacier into the ice cold pool/lake at the bottom. We weren't part of a tour, so we didn't have proper equipment, just sneakers and jackets. Terrifying!! Hope your boat ride is awesome!!
I've been gone for a few days, so just got caught up on your posts. Looking forward to hearing about the boat tour. Have really enjoyed your posts and the photos!
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