It’s been two weeks since Deb had a chance to post on our trip. This is Steve, and I’m filling in to give you a quick update.
We are now in Seward, Alaska, at the Stoney Creek RV Park. Here’s the view from our campsite:
Deb has contracted a sinus infection that has given her a hacking cough and has triggered her asthma. She is recovering, but it has left her tired and mostly out of commission. I caught a cold, but have mostly conquered the symptoms.
The guided caravan portion of our Canada and Alaska trip finished a couple of days ago. After our visit to Denali National Park, we were in Anchorage for 5 days, then Homer for three days, and finally Kenai for three days. As time permits, hopefully we can share some of our pictures and experiences from the latter portion of the trip.
We were with the group for about 40 days, starting in Hazelton, BC and finishing in Kenai, AK. There were 24 RVs with 48 “customers”, plus Spike (guide) and Lindy, Johnny and Lynda (tailgunners), and Roger (RV tech) and Teresa. That’s a large group, but a great group of people. We all got along, helped each other, and had a roaring good time. We really miss them!
Overall, the tour turned out better than we could have hoped. While the weather could have been better at times, we saw fantastic scenery, acres of wildflowers, a good sampling of wildlife, and surprisingly few mosquitoes.
Spike was a font of information on geology, geography, weather, history, First Nations people (Canada), Native Americans (US), road conditions, driving techniques, the best places to refuel, and where to stop for ice cream or sticky-buns.
We were all given VHF commercial radios so that he could explain what we were seeing while we were driving, he could warn us of upcoming road hazards, and we could ask questions. He arranged special tours, special meals, and special speakers, including the teacher at a one-room schoolhouse and two female sled dog racers (Iditarod and Yukon Quest). When we arrived at each campground, we were directed to our assigned campsites; no waiting in lines to check-in.
While we didn’t see as much wildlife as we had hoped, it is hard to complain about these two Bald Eagles that were perched in a tree between our campground and the coast. We were on a bluff, so the top of their tree was at our eye level:
Tomorrow morning, we leave Seward and start a two-day drive to Valdez.
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