Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Rubber Duckie




Day Two in Valdez and a time to relax and revitalize. In the morning I walkd around the small town and took care of some things. Jeff and I drove over to the fish hatchery area which was deserted and kind of depressing. Last year this area was so full of salmon you couldn't see the water. This year the salmon haven't arrived yet so the tourists don't come and the gulls and sea otters patiently wait.

We took out our lawn chairs and sat by the water watching a few sea otters float on their backs. They are Jeff's favorite animal and pretty darn cute. Also spotted a couple of harlequin ducks and the male is just gorgeous. It is exciting to see them in the wild and not captive as we had in the Sea Life Center.

The rest of the day was spent relaxing and nothing as strenuous as last year's kayak and hiking trip to Valdez Glacier. We had dinner in a great restaurant overlooking the docks. Very good crab stuffed halibut with a cream sauce on top for me. There is no shortge of good food here.

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