In line to drive through the tunnel
Getting closer
Around 2 miles in, you can see the light at the end of the tunnel ;)
Made it! Time to find our B&B...
...uh- is this right?
Did we just step into an Alfred Hitchcock movie??
Oh- you just have to go to the 15th floor to check in with
the B&B owner...
Security cam in the elevator...
Almost there... Vince & I finally found June (the owner) who
(thankfully!!!) was super nice and very welcoming. Whew- it was nice to put our
minds at ease after the creepy trip to find the office!!!
Yay- our room
Much warmer on the inside!
The kitchen
Our room
Nice glacier and waterfall views from our living room :)
Time to hit the town...
Whittier is pretty small, so Vince & I decided to walk to the
harbor/downtown area
Which entailed taking the pedestrian walkway through a
culvert tunnel underneath the railroad tracks... was a little eerie
to walk by a solitary guy sitting there reading "Beowulf"...
Found the charter check-in :)
...and a little Coast Guard Auxiliary station
Now for some food! We stopped into Swiftwater Seafood
for some warming clam chowder and fresh caught halibut fish
& chips. Great local atmosphere and friendly service!
Our next stop was the local "museum" (located in a wing of
a hotel/grocery store haha); it was definitely eclectic, but we learned
some really interesting things about the town's history
Very intriguing
Like the Begich Towers (where we stayed), the Buckner Building
was another establishment built for war-related housing- neat! Unfortunately,
the Buckner Building is now in ruins (not to mention foreboding!)
Just about time to get ready for our early-morning fishing trip- after
we got a closer look at one of the gorgeous waterfalls behind our building :)
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