Eric & I went camping down in Portage on Wednesday. We had a gorgeous day. Since we were given 2 coupons for the Portage Glacier cruise we went ahead and caught the last boat. The glacier even calved TWICE while we were there - pretty great to see! That evening after a grilled dinner we went for a short walk (ok 3 miles or so) to geocache in the area. As I was up to my ears in willow bushes I became concerned about bears and Eric noticed a pile of bear scat (sure glad I taught him what it looked like!). So, we quickly (very quickly) left the area as there had been reports of an "aggressive" bear in the area - though I doubt it would have been the same one.
We woke up the next morning to cloudy skies which quickly opened up to a downpour. As it was raining we drove through the Animal Conservation Center - the animals were out, but not as much fun as when the sun is shining. For lunch, we drove to Whittier and took time to drive around the town a bit. After returning to camp we took an afternoon nap hoping the rain would be gone by the time we woke up - no luck. About 9:30pm we took down camp in the rain and headed home. Out of curiosity we drove around counting the other tent campers and there was only one other:-)
Today was a cloudy but WARM day in Anchorage. I finished the quilt I have been working on -yeah me:) No point in watching any fireworks because it is still daylight all night for the most part. All I hear are the sounds of firecrackers (at least that is what I hope it is - hehe).
Only 3 days until I fly to the Lower 48! I am sure I will be in for a surprise with the heat - but I am ready for some warm weather!!
