Day 3 in Alaska

Day 3 in Alaska 

Alaska Culture: today we visited the Alaska Native Culture Center where we observed and participated in native Yupik dance.  Demonstrated by local Alaskan Native high school students.  We walked around assimilated villages to see how the native people of Alaska live in the different regions here.  We were amazed at how much they use the land and sea to survive.  At each dwelling were young students and our youth were able to ask them questions about their lives here in Alaska.  

Alaska Nature: on our way to our next location, Seward we stopped at Beluga Point.  The view here was more beautiiful than words can describe.  We were able to walk down to the beach and Sam was the adventurous one who took off his shoes to feel how cold the water was, "freezing."  We took lots of pictures but mostly enjoyed our time together surrounded by water and the beach on one side and snow capped mountains on the other.  We stopped at the Wildlife Preserve and saw bears, a fox, lynx and bald eagle. 

We are now in Seward and had a great dinner of halibutor burgers in town.  During our bible study last night we all shared our spiritual journey to this point. This journey has been longer for some of us and it was a great bonding moment for our group.  The rest of the night was spent playing a card game that had us laughing together in fellowship until lights out at 11pm.