We arrived at our campsite late afternoon (altho it looked like mid morning) and man was it windy! It was quite a challenge getting the campsite set up, everyone had to chip in! Once that was sorted we all huddled up the pebbled shore with beer in hand and discussed our week long adventure amongst other things! As usual Marla (the Irish gal) had us in stitches! Whilst we were all chillaxing, Mike our trusty guide was cooking up a storm.... fresh Halibut (caught by some of the people on your trek in Homer), potatoes and salad... it was a great last meal and we worked out had cost $900 (9 people went fishing and $100 a head)! :)
The rest of the evening was spent around the bonfire, drinking, chatting, laughing... get way to end a very long, tiring but absolutely amazing week! At about 2am, the frisbee made an appearance (bear in mind it's still light at this time), so the lot of us stumbled around the camp catching and throwing this frisbee whilst trying not to make to much noise... hehe (didn't succeed very well)! Most of us were in bed by 3am!
The final morning dawned and we all packed up our tents for the last time, most of us with heavy hearts... i was very sad at the thought of leaving this beautiful part of the world! Everyone loaded into the van and made our way North toward Anchorage (a 4 hour drive). We stopped at Portage Glacier for lunch (sandwiches again). Glaciers are amazing things... they are so big. We then made a quick stop in a small ski resort called Alyeska, which was dead due to the fact it was summer!
On our final stretch towards Anchorage, a damn State Trooper spoils our fun and pulls the van over! Mike was going 11 miles over the speed limit and he got a fine... that put a dampener on the day!!! Once we arrived back in Anchorage, everyone dispersed to their hotels or hostels and no doubt the first item on the agenda was SHOWER! I think in those 7 days i showered 3 times... up to the nose, smells like a rose! We then all met up in downtown Anchorage for a final dinner... most people had King crab, not me... ribs all the way! :)
After a few goodbyes, a few of us headed to a local pub and we spent the night drinking, laughing and playing darts! It was a fantastic way to end the tour and i want to thank all the people in the group for contributing to an amazing experience and of course to Alaska for being so damn amazing!
Photos are now available on my Flickr page, so check them out! :)
BTW, got my exam results... i kick arse!!!!!
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