We thought our stay in Anchorage would be a transition phase between Denali and Seward. As with many of our pre-conceived notions about Alaska: we were wrong. The previous post shows how much fun we had climbing Table Top mountains. Today, we added a 22 miles / 37 kms bike ride along the coast to our bank of memories.
We were tired for the 2 hour drive to Seward – but the scenery was so spectacular along Turnagain Arm Bay it took twice the time!
No way we could end the day with more smiles, yet that’s exactly what happened when we visited the camp of Iditarod champion Mitch Seavey. The Iditarod is a 1,000 miles (1,600 kms) dog sled race. Seavey has the world record: a bit more than 8 days, during which he slept a grand total of 15 hours.
Our sled-on-wheels was pulled by a dog team.
And then they let us pet the puppies 🙂

On croyait que notre arrêt à Anchorage ne serait que pour casser la distance de 600 kilomètres séparant Denali de Seward, notre port d’embarquement. Comme bien d’autres aspects de ce voyage fascinant, on se sera trompé: Anchorage nous aura offert une escalade palpitante hier, et ce matin, une balade à vélo longeant le Pacifique. Beaucoup de paysages majestueux pendant cette quarantaine de kilomètres.
La dernière portion automobile nous a mené jusqu’à Seward via la baie Turnagain Arm. On prévoyait le faire en 2 heures! ça nous a pris le double tellement on s’est arrêté pour admirer les paysages!
Pour couronner le tout, visite d’un camp où sont entraînés les chiens de compétition.
Une journée riche en sourires!