Exhaustion

7/29/2013
Lynn:  Today was an exercise in endurance.  After 22 days on the road, 10 of those spent in campgrounds, we have just about hit our limit.  In order to get on the ferry from Valdez to Whittier this morning (you have to be there in line by 6:00 a.m.) we had to get up at 4:45 and take down the camp, pack everything back up and get ourselves cleaned up and ready to go.  We actually did it.  We took this same ferry trip many years ago when we came to Alaska and it was a lovely trip, with the captain doing tour-guide-type commentary along the way, pointing out wildlife and such.  This year, though, the weather was foggy almost all the way to Whittier and there was no commentary at all.  We tried to sleep on board, but to no avail.

Port of Valdez

They do grow lush, beautiful flowers in Alaska

In case you ever wanted to know, this is what Valdez looks like at 6:00 a.m.

This is the view when you come out of the tunnel at Whittier

Anyway, once we got to Whittier we then had to drive to Homer, where we have rented a cabin for two nights.  It was really hard to find, but it was worth it, and we are going to see if we can rent it for a third night.  When we got here, we immediately took naps; we were too tired to do anything else.

Part of the cabin.  If the pillows don't match the coverlet it's because we brought our own.  This place looks like it was built yesterday.

You can't see it here, but we have a mountain view