This ten day trip deserves several posts.  We loved both Alaskan towns and definitely want to go back.  However,  packing isn’t leaving me much time to write. With snow arriving in Healy, we want to head south soon! 

On day three, we left Whittier on the M/V Aurora (Alaska Ferry), for a 12 hour boat trip to Cordova via Valdez.

On days four, five, and six we went to the Cordova Fungus Festival.   We also found some time to fish and explore the area each day.

On September 15 (day six), we headed east for 21 miles on the Copper River Highway,  staying at a public use cabin for 3 nights. 

Early the next morning C caught a huge 11 pound coho.  I had salmon for breakfast,  lunch, and supper on days 7 and 8, plus lunch on day 9.   C ate some as well, and we gave most of one fillet away.

It rained at some point 10 out of 10 days, and much of the time it rained most of the day.  Fortunately we had a clear evening on the 16th.  We drove out the Copper River Highway as far as we could go, seeing beautiful mountains that had been hidden  until now. 

We went out again later that night to enjoy natures light show.  This was our warmest significant Aurora Borealis viewing, with temperatures in the 40’s.

Yesterday was an incredible day with an Aurora viewing from the Alaska Ferry as we left Cordova and the skies cleared.  We had a lovely 7 hour ride to Whittier, then drove to Healy, arriving home by 8 p.m.

Hopefully I will write in more detail about our trip, including many bear sightings,  watching harbor seals successfully hunt salmon, seeing a pod of Orca, and much more.