North to Alaska!!!!!! (days 1 & 2)

On June 12th, Jed & I, Jeff & Carol and Mark & Tam departed from the Salt Lake International Airport and flew to Anchorage Alaska. Our week-long adventure has begun. The next few posts will show where we went, what we saw and what we did there. WARNING: There will be a lot of pictures!!!

This first picture is of Anchorage.

After landing and being picked up at the airport by a shuttle, we left our luggage at the motel and then went to a museum. It was pretty interesting to learn about the Mommoths and Mastodons that were here on the earth many, many years ago.


This was our only activity planned for our first day in Alaska. We were tired and ready to return to the motel for the night. But, since it is Summer in Alaska, there is around 23 hours of daylight. We went to bed at night in the bright daylight and woke up in the morning in bright daylight. Crazy!!!
The next morning, at 5:30, we went to the train station and caught a train headed to Seward. The train ride was beautiful and we loved it.
(Obviously, this isn't the train we traveled on since it is only an engine!)

This is a picture of some airplanes and an airstrip (grass) right along the coast line.

These are Dall's sheep on the cliffs along the way. We also saw a moose from a distance and some of the people on the train saw a bear. There was also an eagle's nest (with the eagle perched in it watching us go by).


We were greeted in Seward, by this cute Puffin!!! We eventually saw a lot of "real" Puffins. They are so cute!!!!

Cory, Crystal and their kids (Javen, Navy & Paisley) met us in Seward with our rented van. Our first activity, after they got there, was to visit the Alaska Sea Life Center. Very cool!
We got to touch anemones and starfish.

This is an eel kind of fish thing. Creepy!!!!

There were several huge aquariums with some very cool exotic fish.
And there were a lot of puffins (this one is real), ducks, sea lions and other sea life. It was a fun place to visit. We enjoyed our afternoon and evening in Seward. After eating, we went to our Bed and Breakfast and tried to get some sleep. (remember that it is bright daylight most of the night).