Well, today was a really good day.  We took the public bus to downtown Anchorage this morning (only cost $1.50/per person because we are over 59 - and they did check).  It was a quick ride down and we only had to wait a little bit for the bus.  We walked to the Ulu Factory first - in case you don't know an Ulu is an Alaska knife - and saw them make some.  The salmon derby started today so we walked around to the back of the factory and tried to see some salmon in the river but did not.  We did talk to a guy that was going fishing and he said they were waiting for the tide to go out as the water was shallower then and you would be more likely to see and catch fish.  We took "Lolley the Trolley" from there back downtown and just walked around some more.  We did have lunch at the Glacier Brewhouse (a tip from the guy who was fishing) and the food was great.  We tried wood-fired salmon and it was great.  Didn't taste anything like fish - maybe I do like salmon after all.

We have made reservations for the next two nights in Seward at a campground called Millers Landing.  Our site is oceanfront and should be on the beach!!  We may stay there longer depending on what we decide to do.

Some pictures from today.

Historic Courthouse in Anchorage

Statehood monument to Eisenhower

The Ulu Factory

River where we tried to find Salmon