July 23…The end of the pipeline that is. \u00a0Today we reached Valdez and we stayed at Eagles Rest. \u00a0I really enjoyed our stay at this campground. It had a lot to do with our wonderful neighbors who live in North Pole, Ak. (you know who you are ;-). \u00a0We were unable to book a charter for halibut fishing and they were nice enough to swap some of their halibut for some of our sockeye (red) salmon. \u00a0The boys and I haven’t been able to try the halibut yet, but Nana said it was delicious. \u00a0We hope our lovely neighbors keep in touch with us. They had recommended eating at Old Town Burgers and it was delicious. \u00a0Nana had fried halibut (shocking) and the boys and I enjoyed our burgers.<\/p>\n
July 24 – Our second day here we went on a Stan Stephens Tour of the Prince William Sound. \u00a0We had a great time even though the tour was for nine hours to see the Mears Glacier. \u00a0I had hoped to go on the Columbia Glacier tour as it’s six hours but there were no available seats. \u00a0There were several caravans in the area so we were just happy to be able to get a tour without much advance notice.<\/p>\n
We truly had a great time on the tour. \u00a0We were able to see several rafts of otters lying on their backs resting in the water, puffins swimming and flying around the water, sea lions lazing about soaking in the sun, a humpback whale and her calf, and the most exciting site of all, a glacier calving. \u00a0I am not sure what my mom or the kids liked best, but I was thrilled to see the whale and her calf. \u00a0Since whales can be under water significant amounts of time, we were fortunate to see one with a calf. \u00a0Since she had her calf, she surfaced whenever her calf needed to.<\/p>\n
July 25 – We spent today doing some laundry and general housekeeping on the RV. \u00a0Nana and I dragged the kids to eat lunch at the Totem Pole. \u00a0This is a hotel with a restaurant and gift shop in it. \u00a0Nana was glad to see a shop as it’s pretty much the only gift shop in town (in the traditional gift shop format). \u00a0There were some small multipurpose stores that seemed to be a couple businesses combined.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow we begin our journey towards Haines, AK. \u00a0 Pictures will be uploaded when we have a more consistent internet signal.<\/p>\n
Later Y’all<\/p>\n
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