Day 39--Friday August 22

I looked at this from our Whittier camp site

a calf from a HUGE glacier

Terry is sitting in the back of the boat and watching the water and sun as we traveled 35 miles to fish

We are in Anchorage this morning.  We  have the day to do as we want (well I guess pretty much every day is that).  We paid a bit of extra money yesterday for the camp site as it is much nicer than others in the park. We have electric for the first time in about 2 weeks and also showers (free) so we are kind of ready for the next few days again!!!  The public showers in Homer were $6.50 for 30 minutes so I asked myself is a shower really worth that kind of money and for 30 minutes--who does a 30 minute shower???  So what happened--baby wipes until yesterday and it worked fine. Terry and I had a big hug and each thought the other was OK!
We fly to Kotzebue tomorrow for the day.  From there one can experience the Kubut Valley National Park.  Tom's wife Mary said she loves that town.  Really I think it is a town of a very few buildings.  I do not know if they have cars there but I do know you can not drive there from the east. Saturday we will head towards Copper Center and then Valdez.  We are thinking of maybe going to Kennicott but there is a 60 mile gravel road into it and they suggest a good spare tire.  That may tell it all!!   I am sure the town was formed when copper was discovered there.  A couple of years ago we did visit Kennicott copper mine in Salt Lake City with sister Joan and Ron.  I am sure it is the same company.
Our 33 lb of frozen fish will arrive in St. Paul today and Travis will put it in the freezer.  Now we need to spend some time there to eat it.
Traveling Alaska is a unique experience.  It will actually be sad to leave when we board the ferry in early September.  The mountains, the streams, the glacier water, the wildlife--it all is almost daily experiences and one can easily immerse themselves in it.
Henry is 11 today. Happy birthday Henry, we love you and miss you.  Eleven years ago today was an exciting day as he was the first grandchild.  By these pictures he has changed a bit.  In the first he is almost 6.  The current picture, not the best I know.

I think my FP is about finished.