Anchorage, day 2.

Paul and I took a shuttle bus into the city centre and hired a tandem bicycle. It was a retro style bicycle but did the job. I was stuck behind Paul's back, admiring the close-up view of it. Otherwise, it had to look on either side of him to have an idea of where we were and where we were going.

We cycled along a costal path and got as far as the airport's airfield before turning around. Just before we headed back, an aeroplane flew low as it came in for a landing on the nearby runway. It was very noisy but quite a sight.

We headed back along the coastal path and then anticlockwise lake, which we had walked past yesterday. The first half of the lake was residential, so we had to cycle along roads until we crossed a bridge over the lake and down the other side that we had been on yesterday.

We dropped the bicycle off at the rental place and walked around the city and bit. Near the convention centre is a shopping mall which, unfortunately, is in decline with many shops boaded up. We also took a walk past an indoor market it was closed. There were a few shops outside but nothing of real interest. I guess it is another building that has passed its glory days.

We took the shuttle bus back to the ship and had to wait to board. The ship's gangway was in the process of being moved due to the lowering tide. Unfortunately, the first time it was moved, it was in an awkward position as it was being situated underneath a lifeboat. So it had to be moved a bit further along, to a space between the elevators and the lifeboat.

We had a late lunch/early dinner. The aft hot tubs by the outdoor pool looked tempting, so we put on our swimming togs and soaked for a while, watching our surroundings as the ship left the dock and headed out to sea. As we sailed parallel to the coastline, we were in time for an aeroplane's decent to the airport runway. The aeroplane passed right above us as it came in to land. What a fitting end to our time in Anchorage. Czytaj więcej