Downtown B&B Inn Valdez

... lunch we hit the road again and the weather started to turn.<br><br>By the time we got to the Worthington Glacier and Thompson Pass it was overcast but we still got a great view of the pass and down into the valley below. Then we arrived into Valdez and went looking for dinner. The fish market was closed so Betsy and Kenny suggested pizza and beer (to a unanimous agreement!), they ...

... and if we had made any friends while we were there, so we told them that we had been staying at Eagle's Rest Rv Park. So he called Eagle's Rest and our friend's at Eagle's Rest made arrangements for someone there to come with their truck with a 5th wheel hitch to come and hook up to our 5th wheel and pull it back to Valdez and hook us back up in a space there. Well it was just like coming back home. They were so wonderful and we were taken care of ...

Valdez the Switerland of Alaska. Very carefully selected the RV park that advertized you could 18 glaciers from the parking lot and free WiFi. There are 18 glaciers but you can see them from anywhere in town and the WiFi didn't work. <br><br>This posting has some pictures left over from Seward. The clouds went away and there mountains everywhere.<br><br>The trip to Valdez ...

... great at keeping us dry and warm. Sure was fun seeing whether the girls or guys won!<br><br>The Sugar &amp; Spice shop shows movies about "Making of the Pipeline" and &#8220;1964 Earthquake&#8221; that are very informative and good to do on a rainy day. <br><br> There was a great 360 degree view of the area at the top of Overlook Trail; too bad it was such a rainy day. <br><br ...

... the front window (thank goodness for a digital camera!). <br><br>Especially spectacular were: Tonsina River, Worthington Glacier (the views constantly change as you drive), Thompson Pass, Bridal Veil Falls, Horsetail Falls, Keystone Canyon<br><br> <br><br> <br><br>

... we were out there watching them, but with me being sick and we had to be up early to disembark. We did watch them on the closed circuit TV though. It&#8217;s sad that today is our last day because this part of the trip has been AMAZING! Hope you all like the updates, sorry we weren&#8217;t able to update while on the boat but internet was too expensive for two unemployed folk. Hope everyone is doing well!!

... The gas station there had only one pump (not digital) and was selling for $4.50/gallon. Who would think that gas would be sooo.... expensive in the state which produces it. I was told though that they ship the oil to another place to be refined, so that's the reason for the outrageous prices. But everything in Alaska is expensive, i.e. food, clothing, housing. The one thing you don't pay is sales tax, so that's a good thing. We ...

At the risk of repeating myself, the skies once more were gray and threatening. We were scheduled to go out on the LuLu Belle in the afternoon so the morning was free to do some exploring. We used some geocaches to take us various places outside of town. We traveled over what is known to residents as the "bridge to nowhere". Apparently it was built and there was no place to go once you were over it. They are now building houses in that area and there ...

... including the Worthington Glacier, Bridal Veil Fall and Horsetail Falls. We also had to cross Thompson Pass. This mountain pass gets so much snow they used guide poles for the snow plows. By the time we arrived in Valdez the rain had started once again. We can only hope it will let up by Tuesday when we are planning a boat trip on Prince William Sound. We ended the day with dinner at Mike's Palace. Tomorrow is laundry day once again.

... next to Rick hooks one as well, unbeknownst to them both, the fish did an underwater ballet and wrapped the lines up. When the lines came up nicely tangled just above a fishes, head it was assumed we had tangled and both thought we had one fish between us, as it was this was Rick's fish and the other guy let his line drift back into the water, as soon as the slack was gone, he felt the tug of his fish, so both had scored a hit!. Just a lot of fun. Well the five minute call comes ...