So today we headed into the cute little town of Talkeetna, which was brushing itself off after weeks of rains and the worst flooding it had had since 1986. (Yes, we are here in Alaska on the tail end of the 2006 Alaska flood!)
We took the Princess shuttle bus into town and then had lunch at the West Rib Pub and Grill. We sat out on the patio and enjoyed a nice lunch. I had a crab cake burget again, Grant had halibut burger, Donna had a regular hamburger, Bobby and Gary had Buffalo burgers and mom had a fish sampler that had a crab cake, halibut and Salmon, which was good becasue she got a little taste of these to see what she really liked (and she liked them all!) Now she knows what Alaskan dishes to order.
After lunch we went to check in to our excursion (although it was running really late.) We took a two hour boar tide on the Susitna and talkeetna rivers, up to a place where salmon spawn. Thanks to mom's good eye, we got to see a grizzly bear! It was so cool - a mom and her cubs...the mom stood right up and stared at us for a moment.
We also saw a bald eagle and an eagle's nest. We took a short nature walk and saw an Indian camp recreation which was quite cool. Our tour guide, Angela, was very knowledgable becasue she was an Eskimo and she had lived in a small village at one time. Also, there was a trapper's cabin, which was somethihng to see - it was small and dark!
After our boat trip we haded back to the lodge and viewed Mt. McKinley from our hotel. It is very cloudy, so we're not actually sure if we can see mt. McKinley or just the mountain range in front of it, but it is beautiful, none the less.
We went back to 20-3 -20 for dinner - (Gary ordered the crab cakes, although I didn't three in a row would be a bit much - Donna had a club Croissant, Mom had chicken manicotti, grant had the salmon, and Bobbi and I went halvsies on a pepperoni pizza and a chicken quesedilla. Now we're just hanging out...
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