SONORA'S 8th BIRTHDAY

Martin Family celebrating at Saturday Night Pot Luck!

MOOSEJAW  telling Fireside Stories on the viewing deck!

Music by "Diamonds in the Rough"!   Wonderful evening for ALL!

ALASKA RIVER COMPANY

We had a great trip rafting down the Kenai River.  It sprinkled a little so we put on raingear, but it turned out to be a beautiful day!

This is Gabe our guide.  He was fun and we enjoyed learning about the area as we floated down the river!

We floated under the bridge and past the Russian River.

What a relaxing and enjoyable day! 

MAJOR MARINE TOURS

 Prince William Sound Cruise  

from Whittier, Alaska

Workampers from Diamond M are Deb & Rich, Charlie & Mary, and Mark & Trish.

Notice Marty, the llama enjoyed  this trip as well!

SEA OTTERS, such special creatures in this part of the country!

Mother Nature's glorious ice sculptures!!

     The end of the day completes another fantastic adventure!!

SYMBOLS OF OUR COUNTRY

Can you believe the trees behind our trailer have an eagle nest and we see the bald eagle soaring in the wind overhead??

  It's true, Charlie took these pictures to show you!

I am doing a personal blog of our journey in Alaska this summer.

It is called Charlie and Mary's Adventure.

You are welcome to follow:  www.c-m-adventure.blogspot.com/ 

CLAMMING

Digging for clams at Clam Gulch!

Charlie, Rich, and Steve headed out to look for dimples in the sand!

Razor

Clams

must be

cleaned!

We made clam chowder

and fried some clams!

Excellent eating!

Diamond M Ranch Resort will be going to dig clams with a Martin Guide!  

Wednesday, June 15      Come on over!! 

MAJOR MARINE TOURS

Seward Wildlife Cruise in Resurrection Bay 

and into the Gulf of Alaska

Our boat was "Star of the Northwest".

Here's the crew from Diamond M Ranch Resort!  Marty, the llama went along for the ride!

We will boat down a waterway called a fjord.  

A fjord is a glacial valley that has been filled by sea water.

  
Steller Sea Lions sharing the space with the birds!



Below, notice the baby goat behind the momma!

Bear Glacier is above, with an island of trees in front of it.

 We saw more beautiful mountains as we cruised in Resurrection Bay!

How grateful we are for all of the tours and experiences!!

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AT DIAMOND M

A little sports on the lawn of Diamond M.

Charlie got photos of this moose at the end of the deck one morning!

 Saturday Night Pot Luck Dinner on the viewing deck.

Charlie Davis  and Blair Martin have been sharing the cooking of the salmon.  The other specialty is rhubarb crisp which they grow in the garden!

Yummy! Yummy!

These girls are "Diamonds in the Rough"!  Wonderful bluegrass music as well as other types!

Contra Dancing!  Whatever that is, anyway, we all had lots of fun learning!

Monday, end of the day, s'mores around the campfire with Ronna and Blair Martin!  How awesome is that??

Arrivied at DIAMOND M RANCH

OUR DESTINATION! WE MADE IT! YAHOO!!!!

Our campsite next to the fish cleaning station.

Olivia, the potbelly pig liked our campsite too!

The Welcome Mat is out!  Come see us!

ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER

This was one of our stops as we came through Anchorage.   It was fantastic and we learned so very much about the native Alaskans! Here are two of our guides.

The white outline on this native dress is made of  buttons.

The Heritage Center showed the diversity of five different native cultures in the way they lived in different areas of Alaska.

ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER

Seward, Alaska

Terrific Place!

Can you believe the performance of this Sea Lion?? Next 3 photos!

Wonderful place to enjoy wildlife!

ALASKA RAILROAD

Coastal Classic Train - Anchorage to Seward

Station at the

Alaska Railroad

Arrived in Seward
11 am

Departed  6 pm

WE HAD A FUN FILLED DAY!

The Railroad staff were fun and full of information along the way! We saw a momma moose and two very young calves on our train ride.  I just wasn't fast enough with the camera.  It was great to step outside for a few pictures.

Our friends and fellow Workampers, Rich and Deb.  We are getting acquainted and having a great dinner on the train!  The food was fantastic and everyone in the dining car was so friendly!

We had a terrific time in Seward enjoying the shopping and spending time at the Sea Life Center!