Saturday, July 10, 1999

It's been a beautiful day in Anchorage today.  We have literally spent the day on our feet.  We have walked back and forth to the Saturday market area about four times.  We started with the IMAX film ALASKA.  After that was when we discovered the market the first time.  It's in the parking lot up the hill from the railroad station.   After the film we returned for lunch on the grounds. 

We also saw the Imax presentation WHALES.  We enjoyed both.  They were in the performing arts center here.  We also spent quite a good while in the museum.  We rested on the lawn uphill so we could drain some blood out of our legs!! 

I love just strolling around looking at all the flower beds and hanging baskets.  They have grown so much since we were first here.  It's just amazing how fast things grow.  We're beginning to get a real feeling for the shortness of the "summer" season.   Everyone seems to be so happy to grow something pretty after a long winter.  We saw a mechanic planting the bed out in front of his machine shop.  A lady was asking him about it.  He just goes out between brake jobs or such and works a tad.  We just couldn't quite picture that happening at home.

We were discussing today the things that might have caught us off guard or by surprise here.  I guess for me I thought it'd be much colder more often.  I also wasn't expecting sea gulls for some reason.  They are everywhere in this state..... in land or by the coast.... doesn't matter - there are so many lakes or bodies of water everywhere. 

 

We will need to start packing up tonight and getting ourselves rested if we can for the flight.