Day 100 & 101--August 5 and 6, 2013

          Tiffany, Jey, Ty, and Drew arrived without a hitch.  By the time we got them picked up, taken to the bus, fed them meatloaf, mashed potatoes and salad, lemon cake, apple cake and Fudge Striped Cookie Pudding, it was way passed bedtime.  So, I couldn't stay awake long enough to blog, but here are the pictures of them arriving at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport about 7:30 pm.

Ty and Jey

Drew and Tiffany





 

          8-6-2013 
          Today was the first really bad weather day we've had so far.  It has rained most of the day and been in the mid 50's.  While the gang went on the Portage Glacier Cruise, the wind blew so hard it shook the bus.  I figured they were having a really bad ride on the wavy water, but they said it was fine, but just cold when they went on the topside to take pictures of the glacier.
          We went to the wildlife preserve.  It was so cold and windy that all the black and brown bears were hiding out in caves, and we didn't see not one.  Hopefully, the weather will be better next Monday, and we will stop on our way back to Anchorage and see if the wimpy bears come out of their warm, safe harbor.  :-)

Ty, Drew, and a bear looking at a fox in a pen.

          In Moose Pass, we stopped to sharpen knives on the water-powdered grinding wheel.  Next to it is a stream where many salmon get lost on their way upstream to spawn.  Ty insisted he could catch one with his hand, so we sent him down the bank and look what he caught-bare-handed.

Drew watching Ty catch a red salmon with his barehands.

         Here's a picture of the gang.  You can see how hard the wind is blowing by the way their clothes fit and how Tiffany's hair is blowing.  More tomorrow.

Tiffany, Drew, Ty, and Jay at Beluga Point

Until next time,
Dolores