Whale Watching April 21, 2012
What a beautiful glorious day! The sun was shining. The temperature was just right and my friends and I were looking for adventure!
Bridget, Bonnie and I decided to head to Psagshack(puh sag shack) to Fossil Beach. That's the end of the road in Kodiak. Seems kinda funny but it's true! You can get no further down the island than Fossil Beach! The road winds around and follows the coast and with the sun shining and good friends in the car we were off!
We hiked up the bluff to Narrow Cape at fossil beach. It's pretty interesting in that the drive to this particular beach takes you through the Rocket Launch facility and when you actually make the hike you end up seeing several WWII "pill boxes"(look outs - gunneries ...whatever) . These make great places to park your backside while you watch for whales. I guess I should say that this is Whale Fest season.
http://www.whalefestkodiak.com/Home.html It's the time of year when all Pacific Gray Whales pass on their migration. Narrow Cape is a great spot to....welll...... to spot whales:)
I've gone every year and have seen spouts in the distance. You can see hundreds at once if you get there at the right time. This time we saw humpbacks frolicing in the waves and breeching! It was a great sight! Something I will always remember and treasure.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
The trip for the car!-Seattle
So it's been about four months since the last post. During that time I moved back to the lower 48 so I guess my Alaska Adventure is officially over and done with. Now for the next chapter in life.
I flew up to Seattle to get my car which was supposed to come in on the barge and then drive down to San Francisco to see my sister and family. Unfortunately Alaska seems to be getting pounded by some truly horrific weather and the barge is stuck in Valdez. Hopefully they will be able to get out soon. Lots of flooding, wind damage etc.. Kodiak also has had a few large earthquakes!
Hmmmm.... maybe I am glad to be out of Alaska for right now lol.
At any rate, in Seattle I was able to visit with some friends and do some sight seeing. It's a great city and very near to wear I was born.
I was able to visit Pike's Peak Market and I have to say that every city should have one of these. I spent hours just wandering and browsing. The food that was for sale was of the freshest quality and quite delicious. I also got to view a demonstration of the fish tossing! It was so fun!
After the market I went to the Seattle Aquarium. It was not much to get in and was a nice little museum and animal shelter. In addition to touch tanks with guided feedings, they also had a variety of birds and water mammals. All were in good shape and well cared for- the sign of a quality establishment.
I saw the space needle and took photos but of course didn't go up in it. I'll save that for another time. It was simply too lovely a day to spend it indoors.
I flew up to Seattle to get my car which was supposed to come in on the barge and then drive down to San Francisco to see my sister and family. Unfortunately Alaska seems to be getting pounded by some truly horrific weather and the barge is stuck in Valdez. Hopefully they will be able to get out soon. Lots of flooding, wind damage etc.. Kodiak also has had a few large earthquakes!
Hmmmm.... maybe I am glad to be out of Alaska for right now lol.
At any rate, in Seattle I was able to visit with some friends and do some sight seeing. It's a great city and very near to wear I was born.
I was able to visit Pike's Peak Market and I have to say that every city should have one of these. I spent hours just wandering and browsing. The food that was for sale was of the freshest quality and quite delicious. I also got to view a demonstration of the fish tossing! It was so fun!
After the market I went to the Seattle Aquarium. It was not much to get in and was a nice little museum and animal shelter. In addition to touch tanks with guided feedings, they also had a variety of birds and water mammals. All were in good shape and well cared for- the sign of a quality establishment.
I saw the space needle and took photos but of course didn't go up in it. I'll save that for another time. It was simply too lovely a day to spend it indoors.
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