Anchorage to Homer

WiFi has been challenging the last few days. Wednesday I filled with fuel, got the oil changed, bought groceries. Wednesday night we went to a dinner saw a film and listened to "Dusty Sourdough" for an hour. It was OK. Thursday cwas a great day. We took the train to Whittier ( the only place a train and autos share the road) and then got on a glacier cruise for four hours. It was a highligt of the trip. We saw a raft of sea otters, eagles, moose, and several glaciers including some big chunks falling into the water (calving). We left a 8:30 AM and didn't return until 9:15 PM. Friday we left for Homer where we were scheduled for halibut fishing (another highlight). As we approached Homer Spike had us all stop at a pullout above the city to point out some landmarks. As he was talking one of the tour members (Jack who is almost deaf) was running and yelling "There is a burgler in the coaches". A bunch of guys took off after the burgler who started running down the highway and tried to jump into a car driven by his wife(with his small child in the back). As he ran down the highway he was throwing stuff in the bushes. Back Packs, a camera case, and a purse (with $2000 in cash in it). As he dove into the car Marv grabbed his legs and was pulling him out. He started fighting with Marv and Harv (one of the smallest in the group but a former pilot and hockey player) threw him to the ground and sat on him. The guys wife took off and we held the guy for the police. The policeman said the guy was a local petty crook and they had been after him for awhile. (Don't mess with the yellowjackets).
We got up at 3:30 AM to get ready for the halibut fishing trip on the "Jackpot". We left around 6 AM . The weather was great, the trip was great, and Pat caught the biggest fish (25 to 30 pounds). Now we have to get it frozen and keep it that way until we get home.