Photography-Life in Alaska-Random Thoughts
Photography highlighting Alaska, the most beautiful place on earth.
We went on the 2nd annual Alaska Geographic fundraising cruise out of Seward on Saturday afternoon. Major Marine donates the cruise and there are lots of silent auctions for artwork, merchandise and trips to raise funds that support educational and support programs for the National Parks in Alaska. A dear friend is chairman of the board of Alaska Geographic, so how could we resist? Plus it’s a very fun cruise. Come along.
We had our first boo-boo of the year come through the yard tonight. A very healthy looking boar. Low light, so the photos aren’t the best, but it’s always fun to see the first one.
Woke to an absolutely gorgeous day in Lumes so we took advantage of the weather and did a long bike ride along the river up to Charleville-Mezieres and then back to the boat for one final stretch back to the rental base at Pont-à-Bar. We will turn in the boat in the morning and then hop the train to Paris for a couple of days visiting old haunts. Thanks for coming along with us.
We woke up in Lumes to fog coming off the canal after a chilly night, but the sun is out and there’s no rain in the forecast! It ended up being a beautiful day, only interrupted by a couple of locks that weren’t working correctly, but the canal tech was jumping ahead of us in his car and we didn’t have any major delays. We pulled into the village dock at Lumes around 3pm and took the opportunity for a long bike ride along the canal in the sun and warmth.
It rained all night, and it rained again most of the day as we headed towards Mouzon. We ran into another non-functioning lock and had to call a technician who was there within 20 minutes. Just as we got to Mouzon the rain stopped and it turned into a beautiful late afternoon.
Mouzon was at one time the center of felt production, so of course we had to visit the felt museum, which honestly, was pretty fascinating. We did a walk-about around the village and ended the day with a gorgeous sunset.
