Located at the bottom of the Kenai Peninsular (pronounced Keen eye) the town of Homer is said to be, claims to be, the Halibut fishing capital of the world. by…
Continue ReadingA flight from Anchorage to King Salmon airport on the Katmai Peninsular, then a short 30 minute De Havalland Otter Float Plane circa 1950 to Brookes Falls, the world famous…
Continue ReadingAlthough the weather is cloudy, sometimes very cloudy, we have managed a boat trip to see the glaciers and the local wild life, and this morning we went to a…
Continue ReadingThe trip is going very well except for one thing – poor wifi. So sadly that means I can’t upload pictures. We are now at Valdez, Alaska, the scene of…
Continue ReadingWell as you can now see I have wifi. Also we are suffering from major smoke from a huge number of wildfires so photography is not good. However i will…
Continue ReadingA day trip to Edmonton on a bad weather day reaped rewards. One of the best museums in Canada, The Royalm Alberta, calls Edmonton home and depicts the local natural…
Continue ReadingThis are, population 17,000, is rich with interesting things to see. The town is part of a Canadian mural program, where towns all over Canada encourage artists to paint murals…
Continue ReadingFurther north we go – despite the weather and a log cabin being moved that took the whole road!. A farmyard was so captivating that I had to go back,…
Continue ReadinglI had never been to a real Rodeo, you know, real cowboys, bulls, steers etc. Well I have to say it was an experience. About 4,000 people packed into the…
Continue ReadingYesterday we travelled the east side of the Rockies between Banff and Calgary in 33 degF temperatures, snow storm included, that added to the mystery of these great mountains. Along…
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