Weird Day!

Jennie, Lynn, Ed and Kevin went out fishing today.

I stayed at the motor home with the dogs. Worked on a jigsaw puzzle, then walked them at about 2. Walked the two little ones first, and it was really cold, so I came in and got gloves and changed to my flannel lined pants before walking Rusty. Walked him, then came back to the motor home. Ooops! When I changed into my warmer jeans, I left the key behind. I looked in all the cubbies to see if we had a key. No such luck. Checked the windows, only the one over the dining room table was open just a bit.

I went up to the office, to let them know I would be climbing in the window of my motor home in case someone saw me and reported it.

I tied Rusty to the motor home step, pulled the picnic table from Ed's site up to the motor home, and started to climb in. It was a real struggle. When I was almost in, Rusty untied himself from the step on the other side of the motor home, and I had to climb down and catch him.

I put the picnic table leg through his leash, got back up on the picnic table and tried again. While I was trying to get in, Schnicklefritz was determined to get out. I struggled with him, and finally reached in and grabbed the strap to my computer back and hooked him up to one end of it. I held onto the bag , and struggled to swing myself in, backwards.

After about 10 minutes---Success! I reclaimed Rusty, put the picnic table back in place, and settled in to work on my puzzle. I finished it about five, and the fisher people came back about 6. They got a few halibut, but like mine, theirs was not a wildly successful day.

Ed fried up some halibut for dinner--it was yummy!

They go out again tomorrow. Hope they catch more! And I am going to put a key in a cubbie before I walk the dogs tomorrow.

I am not sorry that I do not have a picture of me climbing in the window to post! :-)

Dinner in Ninilchik!

Interesting dinner in Ninilchik. Walked in, and before I even sat down, someone spotted my Gonzaga sweatshirt. I went over and chatted with her. She had a grandson who plays basketball of Mt. Rainier Middle School in Seattle--he's 12 (name Chandler John Michellick--I think). He dreams of playing basketball for Gonzaga. (Sounds like a smart kid to me!)

Then as we were getting ready to leave, 4 guys saw my shirt and called me over--"Go Zags", high fives all around. They were from LA--UCLA fans, but loved Gonzaga. Funny--they only remembered a game when we beat them, and I only remembered a game when they beat us!

Then while we talked a huge cow moose walked across the highway, into the brush and out on the other side.

And the chicken fried steak was good, too.

Fun night!!!

Seward to Ninilchik

Went into Seward today and then drove to Ninilchik.

First pic: Waterwheel, grinder and sign: "Moose Pass is a peaceful little town. If you have an axe to grind, do it here."

Pics 2 and 3: From RV park north of Seward.

Pics 4 and 5: Downtown Seward--Including Brown & Hawthorne Store--Alaska's oldest family owned business--from 1900

Pics 6 & 7: Mountains from Seward Highway Mile 12.

Pic 8: Cow moose in pond Mile 13 Seward Highway

Pic 9: Cow moose on hill Mile 117 Sterling highway

Met Ed, Jennie, and Kevin at RV park in Ninilchik. They go fishing tomorrow.

Anchorage to Seward (almost)

Spent the morning in Anchorage. Got the tire fixed

We went to the Anchorage Museum to see the Smithsonian exhibit. It was wonderful. It was the Grand Opening, so there were Inupiaq and Haida dancers.

We also did a quick tour of the permanent exhibits which we had seen before.

Then we drove from Anchorage to Hope and then to an RV park north of Seward.

PICS:

Turnagain Arm

Homer Social Hall 1902 still in in use

This picture is of a WWII war loan poster done by Rusty Heurlin. The original painting is in the UAF museum with another title. I disappointed that there were no paintings by Rusty in the Alaskan Art Gallery--I thought I remembered that they had one before.

By contrast they had about 15 by Sydney Laurence. UAF Museum has about 15 by Heurlin and about that number by Laurence. (End of Heurlin rant! :-) )

Anchorage!

Relaxing day in Anchorage. We had to get some meds for Rusty, so dropped them off.

Then we went to the Alaska Native Hospital to look at Native Art work. Incredible!!! Saw some amazing Eskimo and Indian dolls--most of which were not for sale.

After that a stop at the Mall, where some Native artists were demonstrating their art.

Then over to the Wells Fargo Bank---they have an incredible Alaskan art and artifacts collection. Must remember to go to other branches.

Then back to the vet to pick up Rusty's meds.

Then back to the campground to do laundry, wash dishes (we haven't had hot water in a campground for a while).

First thing tomorrow, we have to have a tire fixed.

After, we are going the Anchorage Museum (They just opened a new exhibit from the Smithsonian of hundreds or Alaskan artifacts) and a couple of other places to see art, then driving to Hope for the night..

Alaska Native Heritage Center

Alaska Native Heritage Center trough Inupiaq Whale bones

Inupiaq Dancers

5th major Alaska Native group:

Haida totem

Haida Dwelling

Anchorage!

Left Talkeetna this AM and drove to Anchorage. Stopped at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Wonderful place.

Pics:

Dwellings of 5 major Alaska Native groups:

Yup'ik/Cup'ik

Inupiaq/Siberian Yupik

Athabascan

Alutiiq/Aleut

Last one in next post.