May 19 & 20

Coastal Classic Train  -  Anchorage to Seward

May 19
Station at the 
Alaska Railroad
Train left 6:45 am
Return 10:15 pm
WE HAD A FULL DAY!

This early in the year the train was not crowded. Our seats were on the lower level, but we were able to move to the upper dome car which made our viewing so much better.  The Railroad staff were fun and full of information along the way!

There was a light rain all the way on the train ride to Seward, so you can see that with most of my pictures.
Below is a glacier we could see from the train.

We did see a moose with two very young babies!  Sorry, I was on the wrong 

side of the train and simply was not fast enough to get a picture!

The railroad track is divided into blocks.  There was a sign to begin and another to end each block.  Only one train can be traveling within a block at one time.  This is for safety purposes!

Alaska Sealife Center
Seward, Alaska
Terrific Place!

Can you believe the performance of this Sea Lion??  Next 3 photos!

Our friends and fellow Workampers, Rich and Deb. 

We are getting acquainted and having a great dinner on the train!  

The food was fantastic and everyone in the dining car was so friendly!

Highline poles are still there for part of this trip.  Many still have the glass insulators on them.  The wire has all been taken down and sold - copper wire worth a lot.  You can see by the insulators, there were a lot of strings of wire!  Plans were to take the poles down, but seems there is no money in them.

This building houses a cannon to shoot into the snow and to create a controlled  avalanche.

These trees are dead because of the 1964 earthquate in Alaska.  Sea water came into this area and killed the trees.
The locals say the ground shook  for a full 15 minutes!

May 20                     We are now finally headed, with our RV, to Kenai, Alaska!

OUR DESTINATION!        WE MADE IT!           YAHOO!!!!

Then the next part of our adventure!  

Charlie backed us in and forgot that he was not in that Chevy truck with the long wheel base.  This short wheel base Ford just can not do a 90 degree turn from the fifth wheel.  The trailer hit the back window and it shattered with the sound of a gun shot!  We all jumped, but no one was hurt!  Will get a new window next week.

Our campsite next to the fish cleaning station.
Notice the crash wrap on the back window.  Feels like we are driving with saran wrap on the back!

THE WELCOME MAT IS OUT!  COME ON OVER!  

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU!