Here we are in the capital of Alaska and the e third largest city behind Anchorage and Fairbanks. We did stop here on our cruise, but it is only for 1 day and being such a large place, popuLation 32,000 , we decided there must be more to discover.
We went on a whale watch today and saw 3 whales. None of them breeched but we did see them flipping up their tails. I learnt something new about these mammals, whales are identified by their tails, every tail is different like our finger prints, isn't that interesting.
We discovered where the locals hang out. There is a Walmart and 2 malls about 30 minutes out of town. We have found out there is a local bus that takes you to these places so we intend hopping on it tomorrow.
Our hotel is very nice and in an excellent location so easy to get around. We found an "out of the way" cafe and had something to eat. I have gone mad on chowder, never had it until I got to Alaska, for some reason it never appealed to me...........does now, I love it.
In our travels today we came across a picture theatre( small one) it has a matinee movie each day. We had a look at what was playing but nothing grabbed our interest so we will just have to watch the Turner Classic Movies in the room.
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