Up and at’em was the order of the day. Clocks set at 5:45, and as we all got ready I prepared beef stew in the crock pot since we were sure to be tired at the end of our planned 7 hour kayak / hike tour. The day appeared beautiful as we drove to Miller’s Landing so we could take advantage of the Groupon I had purchased with them.
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Water taxi to Thumb Cove in Resurrection Bay |
When we approached the seashore we noticed how windy it was and it’s accompanying chop on the water. I began to question whether we would be going anywhere today on a kayak. Well, unfortunately, I was right. The winds were too severe to go, but they did offer another tour. A short ride, and a 1 ½ cruising around a cove. The girl tried to convince us that it was an “upgrade” tour, but did we look like we were born yesterday? How can you substitute a 7 hour tour for a 2 and call it an upgrade? Hey – it was fine, you can’t fight Mother Nature, so we decided to come back at 11:00 and take that paddle. Boy, we got up early for nothing! UGH.
We killed the time checking out salmon in a stream, and what they called a fish “weir” ( an obstruction in a stream where they trap fish ). We were told by the information center that it was there to count the fish, but interestingly enough, they were crating them up and sending them for processing.)
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Norm and Alison on a delightful, if not a little boring, paddle |
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These salmon were in the stream near the weir. This would be easier than fishing in a barrel! |
We returned home, unpacked, and Dennis and Vicki went to see a sled dog demo. I did laundry and worked on this blog. Norm was on his computer as well, researching activities for the weeks ahead.
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During the earthquake the land dropped, causing the roots of these trees to sit in the salt water, petrifying them. |
