We packed up and had breakfast at The Catch Restaurant this morning before getting on the road heading to Glenallen, Alaska.

We had a little over 300 miles to travel today.

A part of us is sad to have missed taking the cruise in Valdez because it would have included glaciers, the possibility of closer views of puffins, and another chance to see a whale. Sometimes these things can’t be helped. We are so thankful for all that we have been able to see in Alaska.

It’s a beautiful day for traveling at least. While stopped briefly in a traffic slow—down, I saw these trumpeter swans and used the iPhone to grab a shot of them.

I quickly grabbed my camera, rolled down the window, and got this shot. They were so far away, and it was an awkward angle to shoot at behind me, but you get the idea.

We rolled on until we got to Glacier View. There was a beautiful pull-out viewing area of the Matanuska Glacier, so we stopped and had a late lunch/early dinner at around 4:00 o’clock.

Yes! We got to see a glacier finally!

We were only about an hour from the campground, so we headed there, got checked in, and hooked up.

Next up was to go to the lodge to have some of their chili because we were told it was really good. Great salespeople at this campground, huh, or are we just pushovers? Anyway, the chili really was super good!

We had a couple of small ice cream desserts and hung out talking to one of the owners for a while. This couple has an interesting story on how they ended up here.

And then it was time for some R&R.