To Valdez aug 29

Ted up at 4am to go to Kirsten’s and then take ivory to school. Me up at 5:30. Packed, did Ted's dishes, fed dogs, threw balls, worked on painting. Marie picked me up at 9:30 and off we went to Valdez. We is Marie, her mom Terry, and her husband Darren.

At Fred Meyer, went to get fishing license and the guy misspelled my name TWICE. Once the usual way Shermann and the next time Shcermann (what the hell?) and it took forever to fix.

On the way we stopped a bunch of times to look at stuff, use rest areas, eat picnic lunch. Smoke still in the sky so vistas aren’t quite as magnificent as they might be but what do I know? Still magnificent in a shades of grey way.

Looked at Worthington glacier and walked around the outflow of it. Looked at some waterfalls. Wished I had brought my gouache instead of watercolor but I’ll accept that challenge.

Arrived Valdez 7:30ish and ate terrible pizza that was too cheesy but it was food.

Lots of rabbits in Valdez (Valdeez) and it doesn’t smell as bad as Marie has suggested it would.

Went to where we were going to fish tomorrow and that is where it was a bit stinkier but only of dead fish. There are people everywhere in campers and rvs. You can camp anywhere even on the side of the road or at a pullout. Tenting would be maybe dangerous because of bears. Bear warnings everywhere.