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  • Soldotna

    Sunday 7/10 – Saturday 7/16 The Kenai River is a fisherman’s paradise.  The salmon are plentiful, swimming upstream to spawn.  We’ve only seen one fish that was caught but we’ve seen lots of anglers trying to snag the big ones.  We’re not fishing, only watching and asking questions. The sea gulls are waiting for the…

  • Seward Friday 7/8

    Well, we did it.  We took a nap and set the alarm for 11:45PM, got up and got out to see the fireworks.  Lots and lots of people were out there to ooh and aah over the lights in the sky. The next day was the annual Mount Marathon Race.  Men, women and juniors trudged…

  • Anchorage Part II to Seward

    We had a nice week in Anchorage.  The weather was perfect, mid 70s to low 80s and sunny.  The locals were happy that we brought the good weather from Florida.  We decided to rent a car for three days so we could see more of the city. What a great idea! It gave us freedom…

  • Anchorage, AK

    Thanks to everyone for the Happy Anniversary wishes. Here’s to many more! We arrived in Anchorage on Sunday and will be here for a week. In fact, we’ll be in the following small towns for a week each (Seward, Soldotna and Homer) due to a scheduling decision I made in the very early planning of…

  • Saturday, June 25. It’s golden!

    This is the day we’ve been talking about for a long time. It’s our 50th anniversary. Wow! We took the shuttle to see the Denali Sled Dogs kennels. We were permitted to walk around where they were tied up and most of the dogs were enjoying a warm afternoon siesta. Then we sat and listened…