Leaving McGrath after such an awesome week is very hard. We had such a great time with the kids, and many of the faith family at McGrath Community Church. The church is so awesome.
We got all checked in at the airport, and several of the team took the McGrath Museum tour. While some waited at the airport we found out that the scheduled flight out of Anchorage had NO ONE on it but the pilots and the flight attendant! God showed favor to us because usually when this happens they cancel the flight! Thank you Father!
After getting settled back in at the Casey’s, we headed out to dinner at the Sourdough Mining Company and souvenir shopping at the Alaska Wild Berry Shop! Saw some very “unusual” t-shirts with strange saying! You have to have been there.
Everyone really wanted to see a moose in the wild while we were in McGrath. Many of the people told us stories about moose walking down the street and coming into their backyards, but we never saw one. We had even hoped to see one as traveled down the Kuskokwim River on our fishing trip this week…BUT not one sighting…UNTIL…our drive after dinner up to Flat Top. Right there on the side of the road…a mama and her 2 calves! Imagine that, having to wait until we got in town to see moose!
Big day tomorrow! We are headed out for some downtime as we travel by train from Anchorage to Seward. This is a gorgeous ride through some of the most beautiful country in Alaska. The chances of seeing moose, eagles, and possibly a bear are very good. After arriving at Seward we will board a boat for a cruise around Resurrection Bay where last year we saw several hump back whales, and several Orca whales that came right up to the boat!
After getting back to Anchorage later Saturday night we will head to the airport for a very early flight home! Check back early next week for some closing thoughts from a great trip to Alaska. Thanks for all the prayers that you all have offered up for us, they were definitely felt all week!