Keystone Hotel Valdez

... So Jeff Smith went to the dealership and bought the part and then went to Fedex and did all the paperwork and was assured that the part would be in Valdez the next morning at 10:30. It cost us $196 to have it shipped overnight priority and of course it did not make it to Valdez until Wednesday instead of Tuesday as promised. Glen and Lois asked us to go salmon fishing with them on Wednesday so we decided to go. It was the most beautiful day and we ...

Thursday, August 20 - Valdez, AK - Day 2 of 2<br><br>On our agenda today was a cruise on the Lu-Lu Belle, "the limousine of Prince William Sound," to the Columbia Glacier to rub noses with icebergs and see lots of wildlife.<br><br>We were told that the Lu-Lu Belle is Alaska's most plush tour vessel and considered a "luxury yacht." We were expecting much more opulence than we encountered when we stepped aboard. Yes ...

It doesn't feel like summer here anymore. It pretty much stays in the 50's. It has been rainy and foggy most days. Yesterday we went fishing and caught our limit of halibut and 3 salmon. The limit on halibut is 2 per person. We just about have our little freezer full of halibut now and are hoping to get some more salmon. The limit on salmon is 3 per person if you are way out and 6 per person if you catch them further in, but chances of catching them are greater further out. When we ...

... drove us up to a crevice in the mountain alongside the water, I guess we were about 60 miles away from Valdez by now, (we were in Prince William Sound). He got closer and closer to this crevice and would you believe that he manuvered that big boat into the crevice, you could almost touch the mountain. The water was dripping on us as we stood on the bow of the boat. Then he said to look up and see the puffins. We took pictures and he ...

... out on the deck and I decided to enjoy the ride mostly from the inside, going out only for a few minutes at a time. Woody enjoyed riding on the bow for about 10 minutes!! <br>We learned about glaciers....there are 30,000 square miles of glacier ice covering 5% of Alaska. Glacier ice is blue because the physical propeties of the water molecule absorbs all of the colors in the spectrum except the blue ...

... As a result of the Good Friday earthquake in 1964, and the psunami that followed , a massive underwater landslide swept over and engulfed the Valdez wharf, taking 33 people with it. The waterfront of Valdez was destroyed and much damage was sustained by the rest of the town. It was not safe to rebuild the town in the same location so the town was relocated 4 miles away. We saw movies at the museum on this.

... the harbor, unloading their "sea food catch" of the day. After checking in with Emily, the person at the front desk, we asked where we could see some bear. We can't leave Alaska without a bear sighting - that's for sure. She gave us a map, and showed us where the best possible viewing would be, which was near a place where the salmon spawn and run. We found it, and we saw hundreds of salmon swimming down this stream - some would ...

... so). First we had to get the adequate outfit for such a kind of trip, including hiking boots, crampons, gloves, helmets, ropes etc. After about a 45 minutes drive we got to the parking lot near the Worthington glacier, where we wore our crampons and the helmets and started climbing up. WOW! This was AMAZING! Hiking on the steep glacier was completely different from hiking on rocks. The views of the ...

... he sets off at 5:15am to ensure he doesn't miss the boat due to leave at 6am. The walk to the jetty took all of five minutes, oh well sit and enjoy the lovely crisp morning air overlooking the jetty and boat harbour of Valdez and simply "be" He is good at that! A group of 6 people turn up at around 5:40am and hang at the top of the walk way, Rick takes the walk down to the end of the Pontoons and locates the Charter boat, takes a seat beside it and waits. The other 6 People ...

Day 51 Alaska - Valdez Who can believe it our holiday/ trip/ journey is into the 51st day of 201 days, gee ¼ of the way through. We guess if we look at the map of our travels thus far, we have done the 1St leg of the trip, up the West Coast of USA, so that makes a little sense with 3 legs to go and incursions into the middle of the square. We are sitting in an RV park called Eagles Rest in the Famed town of Valdez, (made headlines when the oil ...