MONDAY, JUNE 17

MONDAY, JUNE 17:  

     Today was a catch-up day.  Did laundry here at the campsite, caught up on some e-mail’s, posting the blog, etc., and went into town for groceries and to the Visitors Center.  Also, Bill found out that there was a bike shop here, and so he dropped off the recumbents to have the tires replaced.  He tried to do it himself, but was having trouble.  The bike guy said that it was very difficult to get that size tires on without a special tool.

     The gal at the Visitors Center was really helpful in guiding us toward what should be some good hikes and bike rides.  We really weren’t sure how we’d spend a week here . ..  given our choice, we’d have only stayed 3 or 4 days, probably, enough to take our Glacier Kayaking tour and a couple of other days.  But because of the ferry schedule, we were “stuck” here for a week.  After getting advice from the Visitors Center, however, we feel that we will have a good week here.  Of course, that’s always somewhat dependent on the weather.  It started off overcast and then light rain off and on til mid-afternoon; then the clouds broke, and blue sky and sunshine. Was perfectly lovely then – considerably cooler than the last couple of days. 

     Hope it stays clear through tomorrow – we have our Kayak Adventure tour.  The guide takes us out on his boat for 2 or 3 hours, then we get into kayaks for a couple of hours to paddle around LeConte Bay, where there’s a big tidewater glacier.  This excursion was the biggest draw for us stopping at Petersburg.

      Bill grilled spareribs and glazed corn-on-the-cob for dinner.  Tasted yummy, even though we had to eat inside – there’s no room for picnic tables here.