John set up the camera to take 30 second exposures out the window in Steven's room, as his room faced North. The Aurora Borealis can just be seen in these two shots - the green colour.
The camera picked up reflections of the curtain & the glass wasn't very clean so the shots are quite distorted. The other nights we could have seen the Aurora were cloudy. From the times of the pictures .. the aurora occurred approximately 1:30am for about 6 minutes (12 x 30 second frames).
This morning went to the Baptist church in Anchorage - the service started at 11am & finished about 12:05. Lots of singing and we knew most of the songs.
An example of the type of trolley car that we went on to have a tour around Anchorage for just under an hour with full amusing commentary.
Float planes are plentiful in Anchorage, like having a boat at a mooring.
A fixed wheel plane car (whoops plane) park as well.
A mural on one of the walls.
An open air market. A bit overwhelming, which way should I go?
Architecture again.
Captain Cook is well respected in Alaska.
Most people on the tour were surprised by their lack of knowledge about where else Cook went - we Aussies tend to think of his major achievement being discovering our land.
The view from Resolution Park.
Totems & 4th Avenue theatre.
A sculpture at the visitor's centre.
A fountain with the mural in the background.
We went to Benihana Teppanyaki Japanese Steakhouse for dinner with most of the people from the tour and were set up at two tables. One of the chef's tricks, was to make a "pyramid" out of onion rings and pour a liquid inside the tower to simulate a volcano. A very enjoyable evening.
Tonight Dawn has decided to try and stay awake and see if we can see the Aurora Borealis.
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