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Wasilla, AK

Up at four !  I really got up at one, as I didn't get the time right on the cell phone for the alarm clock, but went back to bed until four.  We left the campground at four thirty headed for the Anchorage Railroad depot.  Wouldn't you know, we had a drizzle rain (of course, we had washed the truck ).  Train left the depot at six, right on schedule.  Lovely ride down to Seward despite the little rain drops on the window.  The mountains are so high that the peaks were sticking up above the clouds.

  We saw an eagle and the nest with an eaglet in it, two black bears climbing a tree, and a moose with her calf in the meadow.  The train goes through some remote areas that you would not be able to see if you had taken a car and made the trip.  We were able to see a whale in the Cook Inlet along Turnagain Arm.
Upon arriving in Seward we decided to go for lunch first.  Rick and I decided on a nice seafood restaurant on the waterfront.  We had a nice scenic few overlooking the harbor.

We found a shop and got Rick a hat to keep some of the wet stuff off his head.  At the gift shop we found out they have a free shuttle bus to take you around the town.  We found the stop for the shuttle bus and rode it to the other end of the town to visit the Alaska Sea Life Center.  Very much enjoyed trip.

The rain had stopped and was just an overcast day by now.
We were to be back at the train at six for our return trip to Anchorage.  We had a nice trip back, with everyone on the train cat napping along the way. The views on the return trip were just gorgeous.  We arrived back in Anchorage at ten fifteen and then the forty five minute drive back to our campground made for a long day.  Rick got out of the truck about two miles up the road and jogged back to the campground (it is now eleven at night).  Made us remember the long day trip to the Arctic Circle.

Just a quick little tidbit:  We were told that the Anchorage municipality is over 2000 square miles....big enough to put the state of Delaware in !!!  

Rick and I will be leaving the campground to start our journey towards Canada and the states.  I may not have wifi for alot of the Canadian trip as we are planning on doing a little boondocking (staying at remote places and turnouts along the road),  Check back when you can as I never know when I will have the wifi.  Next for sure wifi is at West Yellowstone Campground in a couple weeks.  Until then...........we love you all....