This past week has been a blur of good times, good friends, and good food.
After leaving Tok last Thursday (6/13), we traveled down the Richardson Highway to Valdez. I had visited Valdez in 1995 and found it to be one of my favorite stops on the Alaska tour. It is a fishing town on a beautiful harbor surrounded by the peaks of the St. Elias-Wrangle NP and by magnificent glaciers and waterfalls. As we approached Thompson Pass, the absolute glory of the Worthington Glacier, the icefield, and the 14,000 foot peaks shown against a clear blue sky. It was heart stopping. One of those moments when you know you have never seen anything like this before.
We stayed in Valdez until Sunday. Our CG was typical Alaska Gravel Parking Lot style, but it faced right on the bay and was within walking distance of everything. We went out to the Columbia Glacier on the Lulu Belle, a beautiful yacht that provides a wonderful tour. We bought huge prawns and wild sock-eye salmon fresh from the fish market and cooked up some great meals.
We spent Sunday night in Palmer and arrived in Anchorage before noon on Monday. My friend Carol lives here and we were beyond excited to see each other again. We have been friends for over 50 years and she is godmother to my two older sons. So we have spent the week tearing around sightseeing, visiting, and drinking lots of wine! As an added bonus, Carol’s husband knew my old friend, Lulie Williams, from Apalachee Canoe Club days. (Anchorage is not such a big town.) Lulie came out in the summer of 1980 and has never looked back. We got together today.
We are off to the Kenai Peninsula tomorrow as we hope to spend a few days in Homer. We will have over 19 hours of daylight in Anchorage today. Happy Summer Solstice to everyone.
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