Alaska Adventures

After an afternoon at the Anchorage, AK zoo...This is her new bff, Ivy...she loves her so much and gives her kisses non stop! :)

We saw black bears, brown bears and...

real polar bears! It was amazing! Polar bears won't bother humans, black bears may, but be aggressive and fight back, brown bears, you need to play dead, they will kill you. There are all three types in the wild here in Alaska that they tell you to watch for when hiking, etc.

The tigers were pacing back and forth...they were beautiful...

and here is Rhowan watching them pace. She loved the tigers and the wolves, (I think she thought they were a bunch of Jada's in a pack!)



As you all can see we took a trip to the zoo this week. We have actually done a lot, so stay tuned. The zoo here is very small, but actually a perfect afternoon and day adventure. It wasn't too overwhelming or big, it was just enough to keep you busy and not totally ware you out. Rhowan has been such a good girl, she is a traveler, just like her mommy. She didn't last long in the stroller, so baby bjourn it was, "Little Miss Nose Bud" doesn't like to miss a thing! We took so many pictures of all the animals, but most are on our camera, so I will post those as we get home from our trip. After our trip to the zoo, we dropped daddy off to the field for his games for the evening and spent the rest of the day out and about until game time that evening. Oh and Rhowan's new bff (best friend forever), Ivy, she gives her kisses, and hugs, again, a Jada look alike. lol.

We have had a busy week, we drove into Girdwood, a small ski resort town. Then the next day drove about 2 hours out to a small, small town Seward. We stopped at a Wild Animal Conservation Center on our way, I will post those pics as well, it was weird, kind of like a drive thru zoo, then we saw the Portage Glacier, took a few pics, walked through the visitor center and then continued on our drive to Seward. We did a quick visit to the aquarium because it was closing soon, then walked around the small town, walked to the boat docks where there were some restaurants and had some of the most amazing seafood ever. Yes, I have been venturing out with seafood. I have come to love, love halibut, it is so fresh here and yummy! :) Not a fan of the Alaskan King Crab, I know, I know, just the texture, I can't do it. Nor am I real big on the Salmon, its kind of too fishy for me, the smell or the taste of fish just doesn't do it for me. Halibut taste like chicken so I like the halibut fish and chips and halibut by itself as well.

TJ was over our tourism after the scenic drive to Seward, so Grandma (Teri), Rhowan and myself took a scenic train ride along the coast to Whittier, a small, small, super small town (no single dwelling home, everyone lives in one complex and you have to take a tunnel to get in and out of the town that is shared with the train that goes there), so we took the train ride and did a boat, glacier tour. That was absolutely beautiful and AMAZING. Soooo gorgeous and neat to see up close and personal. Honestly, I never really knew the true definition of a glacier. But we learned it! I will post all the other pics from our adventures this week in a bit.
We have been keeping busy, but took it easy these past two days. Tomorrow we have a double header at the Anchorage Bucs field with a firework show following, then just Monday and Tuesday left to fit in whatever we have not done yet! We hope you all have a safe and fabulous 4th of July and will talk to you all soon!

xoxoxo,

The Bruce's