July 24, 2009 Talkeetna and the 3 River Boat Ride

What a beautiful day today! Weather forecast was for cool, mostly cloudy and a good chance of rain. We got mostly sun and a high near 70!

Late this morning we rode a bus 50 miles down to Talkeetna, the starting point for a 3 hour boat ride on 3 local rivers.

Talkeetna? Pictures speak more loudly than words:
But we found a great place for lunch:
The blue table cloth to MMG's right is hiding the pool table! The food was really great; the best restaurant experience of the trip!

The, after a little shopping it was on to the boat ride. Here's our ride and, no, it is not a former gun runner:
With three Cummins Diesels driving three water jets, this baby would hit 40 mph with 38 people aboard! And in about 18 inches of water.

The idea of the trip was to see the sights and wildlife. The sights were so-so, and the wildlife was limited to Eagles, not too bad from MMG and DDG's perspective:
Also, during a shore sightseeing session, MMG found the downsized house we've been looking for:
After three hours of loud diesel music, we weren't too sorry for our boat ride to end.

Tomorrow is another travel day, this time a bus ride to the Denali Princess Lodge.

Love to all,

MMG and DDG