WEATHER: Nice. Highs in 60s
We had a 2-hour drive through mountain passes on our way to Valdez. This glacier was right in front of us, as we headed down the mountain.
Valdez is a port town. We are staying in a campground in town. After setting up, we strolled around the harbor. A few cute restaurants, lots of charter boat shops, and fish processing plants. We plan to stay here 3-4 days, especially if the sun continues to shine.
As we were driving along, looking for a good place to fish, I saw something big in the water. It was a group of gigantic sea lions. They were swimming along, gobbling up salmon.
As each one surfaced, it had a salmon in its mouth. The sea lions crunch off the head, and apparently the roe go flying, and the seagulls chase after the roe. It was mesmerizing to watch.
Later we visited the salmon hatchery. Millions of salmon were churning up the water.
Back at the campground,, we had some salmon sashimi as an appetizer.
We bought a small hibachi grill to cook the salmon. This campground, as most commercial ones, does not have a campfire ring. It will be nice to have it on hand. I marinated the fillets in some Asian salad dressing, oil, and soy sauce.
DINNER: Grilled salmon, sautéed broccoli, and a barley side dish, using up some I had bought ages ago at Whole Foods. As I feared, we only ate one of the fillets, so I will have to figure out what to do with the second one.
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