"Did you say rain forest in Alaska?" Yes. Alaska has a lot of trees and rain which equals rain forest. Apparently they also have really shy bears cause we never saw one despite all of the recent sightings of a mama and her cubs. Nevertheless, we got to see a lot of small wildlife include banana slugs and some other mean looking slugs that like to attack the banana slugs. I was going to eat one then I remembered I'm not starring on Man vs Wild so I passed.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sitka - Is that the sun?
Apparently, Sitka, Alaska gets about 5 days of sunshine per year. Fortunately, we got one of them. Shelley and I signed up to do a hike in the rain forest and were told to expect a grueling and soaking day. Lo and behold, when we arrive on land, the clouds part and we're in for a beautiful day.
"Did you say rain forest in Alaska?" Yes. Alaska has a lot of trees and rain which equals rain forest. Apparently they also have really shy bears cause we never saw one despite all of the recent sightings of a mama and her cubs. Nevertheless, we got to see a lot of small wildlife include banana slugs and some other mean looking slugs that like to attack the banana slugs. I was going to eat one then I remembered I'm not starring on Man vs Wild so I passed.
This is Shelley and I in front of a large body of water with jumping salmon. You can't tell in this picture, but there's a lot of salmon getting ready to jump... trust me. We also found some really tiny crabs hiding under the rocks on the shore. Our guide said that to prove you are a real Alaskan, you have to eat one. Thankfully, since I'm neither Alaskan, nor do I star on Man vs Wild, I didn't have to eat one. I'm getting enough calories on the ship, thank you very much.
"Did you say rain forest in Alaska?" Yes. Alaska has a lot of trees and rain which equals rain forest. Apparently they also have really shy bears cause we never saw one despite all of the recent sightings of a mama and her cubs. Nevertheless, we got to see a lot of small wildlife include banana slugs and some other mean looking slugs that like to attack the banana slugs. I was going to eat one then I remembered I'm not starring on Man vs Wild so I passed.