Alaska Parts 3 and 4

Ok so week 2 was just as busy and interesting as the first week. We went from Denali up to Fairbanks and took a dip at the chena hot springs and had a late dinner. this was the hottest weather we had all of our trip... 90 ish. We then headed overnight to Homer and got there a bit late and very tired. The over night trips are called miracles when we stay on the bus all stuffed in. Homer was like valdez, rainy and cool until the last day and a half when it was sunny and warmer. Did my fishing here as 4 of us did a small charter and caught our limit of Halibut and some salmon. I caught more fish in one hour than my entire life before hand. I will def fish again when I go back. camped on the spit which is a long rocky penesula between town and the docks. After some late nights with local riff raff crashing our parties, we headed to seward. We arrived too late to find a viable camp spot so we were homeless in the bus crashing in the safeway parking lot... they got more business at 4 am than usual that night. So the next day we all split up and did various things. I choose to chill in town and met up with some former tortoise folks whom played music down by the pier where the cruise ships sail into. It was nice to do nothing for the day! Next we packed up and headed to Hope where we invaded this cute semi rustic town of 200. It was the nicest friendly town we went to. They loved us and the pub was open late for us. I signed up for the six mile creek raft trip the next day so I went to bed early... 1:30 am! The next day we hit the river which required a swim test and some crash tests prior to the big water. The creek was all class 4/5 rapids. The weather was wet ands cloudy so it was a cold day on the river even in our dry suits. They treated us to hot chocolate and a hot tub at the end of the trip. I bought some photos and some funky cloths they were selling. That night was the last night in hope and the official last night of the trip. we had a big bon fire and savored the moment of our new friendship and all that sappy stuff. Got back to anchorage and camped in the hostel backyard for 2 days. They were the longest two days stuck in a dim sea city that offered almost nothing interesting to do. many folks caught earlier flights and others got stuck because they missed check in times etc. Got back to Seattle safe and recovered for a day or so before I was heading to Vancouver, BC.