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Seward & Post Tours (continued)

Two Australians joined 24 from the USA on IFYE Post Conference Tour #2. After leaving the ms Noordam, the
group immediately joined others from the World Conference to board a small ship for a tour of the Kenai Fjords.

The scenery was beautiful, and wildlife was spotted (eagles, whales, sea otters, porpoises). However, the sea
was quite choppy at times!
The following day the group headed to Talkeetna, at the foot of Denali. Unfortunately, the clouds didn’t clear
enough to see Denali or the Northern lights. However, along the way, stops at some beautiful scenery and the
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center made the trip worthwhile. Bears, wolves, moose, sitka deer, elk, and rein-
deer were admired at the conservation center.

The Talkeetna Lodge was a good place to spend two days on dry land with no requirement to “move
along”. The town of Talkeetna was a good place to walk, browse, shop, and take yet one more boat
tour. On the last day of the tour, the group stopped at the Musk Ox Project and enjoyed watch-
ing and learning about the animals and feeling the softness of their wonderful wool, called quivet .
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1 The musk ox has a two-layered coat. Quivet is the inner wool of the musk ox and is the layer which the animal
sheds each spring.

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