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Day 8 - Karen had friends that owned Dancing
Eagles, a B&B in Seldovia that we were going to visit for the next
two days. There are only two ways to get to Seldovia, by air or by water
ferry. We chose the scenic 1 ½ hour ferry ride down the bay to
get there. We spent our day in Seldovia walking about the downtown area
and also checking out their local beach. We also rented bikes and rode
out of town along a dirt road that passed by large thickets of wild blueberry
bushes. The bushes were calling out our names begging us to pick them,
so we obliged the bushes and gorged ourselves on fresh, Alaska, wild blueberries.
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Here's a wide angle shot of the Seldovia boat harbor during
low tide. This is where the local ferry services drop you off.
The state marine ferry has its own special dock further to the
right.
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This is Seldovia's Outer Beach. The beach was primarily gravel.
The tidal pools make for great exploring during low tide.
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This is the Seldovia Slough which runs thru the backside of
the town.
You can see the town's historic boardwalk and two of the town's
B&B's from here.
Click on the image for a larger view (112k)
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Day 9 - After a slow leisurely morning
and breakfast, we went to the local airport and arranged a flight
back in a small charter plane. We paid extra and the pilot went
out of his way to give us a scenic flightseeing ride home. The best
part was flying over Kachemak Bay State Park where we had been backpacking
just a few days ago. We saw Emerald and Grewingk Glacier Lakes.
We spent the rest of the day driving north towards Seward to Stoney
Creek Inn, another B&B owned by another set of Karen's friends.
(I'd swear that woman knows every man, woman, and child in Alaska!)
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An aerial view of Emerald Lake.
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This is an aerial view of Halibut Cove Lagoon and the exit
delta of Halibut Creek.
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