Remember the Exon Valdez disaster when a tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound in 1989? The captain was reportedly to have been known to have the odd drink. Nothing ever conclusive though.
Fellette and I were up here in our Travel Trailer 10 years later in 1999. It marked the extreme end of the road for us on that trip, we stayed here a few days and started the journey home from here. We made a visit to the Valdez Hospital to have a dressing removed when Fellette cut herself badly in Dawson City a week earlier. Interesting times... we were 20 years younger then, but it seems like half a lifetime ago!
Today we did a Town Walkabout. It was really quite nice, just the two of us strolling the wide and clean streets with the sun streaming down and very little traffic, the town is about 1/4 mile long along the waterfront and three blocks deep. Three out of four cars are pick-up trucks, the locals are friendly and super relaxed. It is a tough life up her in the winter but not as bad as it was thanks to Global Warming.
We were back on board at exactly noon with some 8800 steps under our belt. We had a lunch up top and then a two hour nap! [Or Doug did, Fellette read.] I do not sleep well right now, the shoulder pain is a bit of a curse and does not seem to abate with the absence of physical work.
I remarked to Fellette today that "I am waiting for the cruise to start!" It has been a week and I cannot believe how laid back this ship and passengers are.
In the afternoon we learned all about Orcas from the resident lecturer. We learned more in 45 minutes than all of my accumulated information on the subject. We the had Tea in 'The Wintergarden', very relaxed and casual again of course.
An interesting comment on Viking Ocean Cruises: as every ship is absolutely identical, they can market the 'Cruise' location rather than the combination of the 'Cruise and a Ship' like most other companies do, A small point but it is very effective it appears.
A Public Fish Cleaning Station on the front street in town where the remnants are slid down the trough and taken out to sea and dumped. Crab food!
Yup! Doing a landslide business.
This is the road we came down from up north 20 years ago.
Now that is a carving! 85,000 pounds worth.
Flowers attract us!
Photo taken by a man from Singapore!
Where we stayed when here.
Brilliant day.
Viking allows wine etc., to be bought on board, no Corkage either.
Our laundry comes back very nicely done up.
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