We are in Anchorage for a full day of sightseeing and a surprise for Barb.
Ed first went up to the Lounge for his free breakfast and
the quantity and quality of the food was very good for a US Marriott.
After breakfast we left to go the Visitors Center and took the
Anchorage Trolly at 10:00am.
The trolly took us on a 1-hour sightseeing ride around the city and it was fun.
One of the major facts about Anchorage was the earthquake that occurred on March 27, 1964 which was the largest in US history (magnitude 9.2 on the Richter scale) and the second largest ever recorded in the world. Only 115 people died because it was a holiday.The main road downtown in Anchorage was split right down the middle with one side dropping 14 feet!
The driver showed us an area out by the airport that and
entire section of houses were destroyed when the earth also dropped there by 14
feet!!
The other amazing site was the airport for private
planes. There were hundreds of them and
there were several lakes actually at the airport where the small float planes
were docked and could take off and land from.
After the tour, we went around the corner to have an
early lunch at the F Street Station because Rick Snow had recommended it
and it was very good.
Then it was time to go to the Anchorage Center for the Performing
Arts where we received a private tour by the Stage Manager (who had been there
30 years) of an amazing facility. They
have multiple auditoriums for different sizes of performances. Back stage we walked down an isle that had
posters and signatures of all the performers and staff that had appeared there,
including Jan Leno who was the initial performer.
Then Ed stalled until it was 3:00pm and went to Sullivans
Steakhouse to meet Lil and Bob Crow who we had met in Puerto Rico a number of
years ago way out in the countryside when we were driving about the island. Barb was really surprised. There are now living 2 hours north of
Anchorage and living on several hundred acres off the grid. They had amazing stories and we had a fun
couple of hours talking about their life in Alaska.
We then went back to the Performing Arts Center to see a
movie about the Aurora Borealis and it was very interesting.
Finally, after 13,000 steps we made it back to the hotel and
our busy day was finished.
Tomorrow we are still in Anchorage and have some wonderful
things to do.
Stay tuned for tomorrow.
Night - Night
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