American Bald Eagle Foundation

This morning I went grocery shopping at Howser's IGA here in Haines. A lot of items were priced about the same as what I've paid in the lower 48 states, but a number of items were a lot higher. For example, Ranch Wheat Thins are $4.49 a box ($1 higher) and Weight Watchers Ice Cream Bars are $6.59 ($1 higher), but the REAL surprise was the price of Pepsi or Coke 12-packs of cans - $9.99. I'm really glad I stocked up on our root beer sodas at the commissary at Elmendorf and don't need to buy any here.

After lunch we drove over to the American Bald Eagle Foundation to view the displays there.

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We had hoped to see a live demonstration, but we did see this Barred Owl who stood so still we thought he was one of the displays until he moved!.

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We enjoyed looking at the displays and were surprised to see the museum had so many displays of other animals besides the ones of bald eagles.

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From American Bald Eagle Foundation

We even saw this black bear which is the same size as the black bear that walked through our campsite at Valdez Glacier Campground.

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After leaving the Bald Eagle Foundation, we stopped by the Haines Visitor Center for some brochures.

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We then drove out to the Alaska Ferry Terminal to check on the best way to drive there and to see what it looked like. Mike went in to the Terminal to check on the procedure when we come here on Tuesday to board the Ferry. He was able to get our tickets today and Tinker even has a ticket - it just says "pet", but it is his "boarding pass".

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We drove back into town and drove past the Oceanside RV Park and are so glad that we're staying at the Hitch-Up. We had called the Oceanside about staying there, but they were full for the days that we were going to be in Haines. Their campsites are soooo close together - we much prefer where we are!

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We stopped by the Hammer Museum because the sign said "open", but the museum was closed. Their brochure said the museum was closed on the weekends, but we thought today could be an exception. Here is Mike standing by this really HUGE hammer.

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We drove back through town and took a few more photos before going back to the RV.

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We went to dinner at Mosey's Cantina - we had seen the restaurant yesterday when we were driving around Haines after we had eaten at the Lighthouse.

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Mike ordered the Smothered Burrito with shredded beef and both the red and green chile sauce. I ordered the Quesadilla with grilled chicken and rice and beans. The servings were so big that we just ate half of our dinners and brought the other half home to have tomorrow. We both had iced tea and the waitress also brought a carafe of ice water to the table. Our dinner came to $45.89 (before tip). Again we have found great Mexican food in Alaska.