When we look out our window we can see Mount Marathon. Seward's annual Fourth of July endurance race to the top of Mount Marathon(elev. 3,022 feet) and back down is a grueling test for athletes. The descent is so steep that it's part run, part jump, and part slide. The race is said to have begun in 1909 with a wager between 2 sourdoughs as to how long it would take to run up and down Mount Marathon. The first year of the official race is uncertain. In 2013, a record was set at 42 minutes, 55 seconds. The finish line is marked by medics standing by to bandage cuts, scrapes, bruises, and often broken bones.
We woke up this morning to rain so slept in a little later than usual. I went to the Alaska SeaLife Center with Jeff and Marcella. Gary chose to stay and rest. Funding for this center was made possible through the Exon Valdez Oil Spill Settlement. As a result of this oil spill, 250,000 seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 Harbor Seals, up to 27 Orca whales, and billions of salmon, herring eggs and other intertidal plants and animals were lost. There were lots of kids there today since it was Sat. and raining but it was very interesting and informational.
Gary and I tried to do laundry in the towns only laundry mat. It has 5 washers and 4 dryers and when we parked there, there were about 5 RVs sitting there. Needless to say we did not get the laundry done. It will wait until another day. We are not to the point of having to turn our underwear inside out yet. ha
Jeff made soup and we sat by the fire and ate tonight. Glen and his group moved on to Homer. Gary had bought the wood for the fire and it was either green or wet so we didn't get much warmth from it.
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