Greetings from Alaska!



View from Jane's living room!

I arrived in Juneau on November 10 about 2 p.m. My good friend Jane (way back from Jr. High!) picked my up at the airport. It was cloudy and cold, about 29 degrees, and snowing lightly!!! Quite a switch from the unseasonably hot weather in San Diego.

In addition to visiting with Jane, I am here to attend the Bald Eagle Festival in Haines, where thousands of Eagles gather to eat fish during the winter. We take the ferry to Haines on Wednesday morning. In the meantime, Jane and I are catching up and having a great time. Last night we went to the Island Pub for pizza and then to an excellent local production of Oklahoma at the Perseverance Theatre. Lots of fun! This morning I went church with Jane. This afternoon we are going to the University to hear a lecture on China. Tomorrow one of Jane's friends is taking us birding. Although he says there isn't much to see right now, almost anything we see will be new to me, so I am looking forward to that!