June 21, 2015

Sunday - our last full day in Alaska. The time has gone too quickly.

Our first destination Lake Hood Seaplane Base, the largest seaplane base in the world. There are approximately 1000 seaplane based at Lake Hood with an average of 200 float planes taking off and landing every day. It was non-stop action as they lined up to take off and land on the "runway". It was worth the visit. In fact when we realized it was just a few blocks from the hotel we also ended our day by walking back down to it.

Then we headed down to see the Anchorage History Museum. This also had been highly recommended to us, and we did enjoy it very much. We had seen many things during our trip which we did not completely understand, and going through the ehibits answered those questions. After four hours, we left not even seeing the whole place, but having taken in about all we could.  https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/

Another item on our list was to find some good Alaskan seafood to eat. Walking by the restaurants in the downtown area, we felt the prices were on the higher side with it easily costing $30.00 a person, so we asked a few where the locals went, and picked one of the recommendations we had. It was an interesting place, named the Sea Galley. It was largely a bar, with the restaurant seeming to be a part of the bar. They had a dining area with large glass windows up and over it, so it was pleasant to sit there and dine. We still ended up paying about $25.00 a person, and the atmosphere was not exactly our first choice, but the food was good and the service was friendly and accomodating.  http://seagalleyanchorage.com/

Our last item was to grab a few souveniers, so we headed back into the downtown district, found the items we wanted and headed out of town. On the way to the hotel, we passed the "City Diner" and decided we had to stop for a milkshake. Bob also had the bread pudding. Liking the place so much, we decided to go there for breakfast before heading to the airport for our flight out.  http://citydineranchorage.com/

While this ends the dialog of the trip, there are a few more "blogs posts" in my head that might be interesting or helpful if you are planning a trip to Alaska yourself. I will work on those once we are home and caught up with things there.

We had an incredible time and will remember our trip to Alaska fondly.