Today was a day of errands. We woke up to a light rain. It finally quit raining, but was a very cloudy day.
We went to the post office to pick up mail, stopped by a place called Apria and ordered Jerry a new piece for his CPAP machine (for sleep apnea), and went to Sams club and the Exchange and Commissary. We’re stocking up for our trip north. We really like having use of a Commissary and Exchange and will greatly miss it.
Temps: High 65, low 58.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Day 56, Sun, Jul 29, 2007, Anchorage, AK
Not much to report today. We slept in this morning, then our campground host suggested we change sites since we were having electrical problems at our site. And we spent the afternoon doing laundry. It was a sunny, warm day. We called it a day early.
Temps: High 75, low 57.
Temps: High 75, low 57.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Day 55, Sat, Jul 28, 2007, Knik, AK
We went to another picnic at GB Jones’ kennel in Knik today. There was a good group of people and dogs there and I think everyone had a good time. One of the youngsters gave a dog some pink icing from a birthday cake and the dog had a very pink tongue and a huge smile on his face!
Before we drove up to Knik we stopped to empty the tanks and Barbara took the trash to the dumpster and took Blackie with her on the leash. Unfortunately, Blackie saw another dog being walked and decided they should become friends. It caught Barbara off guard and she ended up with a skinned knee—no big deal except her knees are already sore from knee surgery.
We ate dinner at the Iditarod Dining Hall on base again—two complete dinners for $8.50 including dessert.
Today was mostly sunny with a high temp of 74 and a low of 54 degrees.
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Before we drove up to Knik we stopped to empty the tanks and Barbara took the trash to the dumpster and took Blackie with her on the leash. Unfortunately, Blackie saw another dog being walked and decided they should become friends. It caught Barbara off guard and she ended up with a skinned knee—no big deal except her knees are already sore from knee surgery.
We ate dinner at the Iditarod Dining Hall on base again—two complete dinners for $8.50 including dessert.
Today was mostly sunny with a high temp of 74 and a low of 54 degrees.
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Saturday, July 28, 2007
Day 54, Fri, Jul 27, 2007, Anchorage, AK
Shop, Shop, Shop! Barbara’s been wanting to hit the souvenir shops on 5th Avenue. She finally was able to do so, but the only thing she found was a front license plate for her car. Then we went to Sam’s Club and bought these doggie chicken strips that look like bacon but aren’t. Mary Dillingham had given Blackie a few and he loved them, so we bought him his own bag. Before we leave town we’ll stock up. Spoiled dog that he is!
We got a campsite with hookups but it’s a long haul to the bathhouse and laundry room. Oh well, guess we can’t have everything.
The sun is out! Temperature is 72 degrees.
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We got a campsite with hookups but it’s a long haul to the bathhouse and laundry room. Oh well, guess we can’t have everything.
The sun is out! Temperature is 72 degrees.
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Friday, July 27, 2007
Day 53, Thu, Jul 26, 2007, Seward, AK to Anchorage, AK
This morning we checked out of the Seward Resort campground and went into town and went through the Seward Museum. From there we went to Mile 0 of the Iditarod start which used to be in Seward and then headed north back to Anchorage.
We stopped in Moose Pass for a short break at a beautiful Methodist Church and took some pictures and had a quick lunch. The rest of the trip to Anchorage was uneventful.
Upon arrival at the Black Spruce campground at Ft. Richardson, we found they were still full up and had to settle for a no hookup spot for the night with a promise that we could get an electric and water site tomorrow.
We left the campground and went to the carwash just off base and gave our really filthy RV a good cleaning. It looks and feels so much better when it’s clean.
We then went to the Iditarod Dining Hall on the base at Elmendorf and had a really nice meal. Barbara had stuffed pork chop, green beans and chocolate cake while I had stuffed pork chop, rice with gravy, corn and a coke. The total came to $7.70. What a deal!
Then we stopped by the commissary and replenished some supplies and headed back to the campsite for the night.
The lowest temp I saw was 54 and the highest I saw was 70 degrees today. We did wake up to light rain and had light rain most of the 135 mile trip back, but as we approached Anchorage we did see some sunlight peeking through at times.
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We stopped in Moose Pass for a short break at a beautiful Methodist Church and took some pictures and had a quick lunch. The rest of the trip to Anchorage was uneventful.
Upon arrival at the Black Spruce campground at Ft. Richardson, we found they were still full up and had to settle for a no hookup spot for the night with a promise that we could get an electric and water site tomorrow.
We left the campground and went to the carwash just off base and gave our really filthy RV a good cleaning. It looks and feels so much better when it’s clean.
We then went to the Iditarod Dining Hall on the base at Elmendorf and had a really nice meal. Barbara had stuffed pork chop, green beans and chocolate cake while I had stuffed pork chop, rice with gravy, corn and a coke. The total came to $7.70. What a deal!
Then we stopped by the commissary and replenished some supplies and headed back to the campsite for the night.
The lowest temp I saw was 54 and the highest I saw was 70 degrees today. We did wake up to light rain and had light rain most of the 135 mile trip back, but as we approached Anchorage we did see some sunlight peeking through at times.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
Day 52, Wed, Jul 25, 2007, Seward, AK
Today has been very cloudy, but no rain! The first thing we did today was go to Exit Glacier. There is a nice road that leads almost to the base of the glacier. Once you get to the parking lot, you can walk a trail that is about ½ mile long to get to the base of the glacier. We were afraid that would be too much walking, so we didn’t make the hike. It was neat to be that close to a glacier though.
From there we went back to town and saw that a cruise ship had arrived in town. Then we went to the Alaska SeaLife Center. The center provides a unique Alaskan ocean experience that allows visitors to get closer to Alaska’s marine species. It was a real neat experience. While there we also signed up for the Behind The Scenes tour that showed us a lot of the research and rehabilitation they are doing and taking us through the entire center. What an experience. We spent the entire afternoon and part of the evening there. As we came out of the center, we saw the cruise ship just leaving port. It was neat.
Afterwards we went uptown and found a nice Chinese Restaurant and had a good dinner. Then it was back to the campground to call it a day.
The lowest temperature I saw was 50 degrees and the highest I saw was 62 degrees today. We’re sure enjoying these temperatures.
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From there we went back to town and saw that a cruise ship had arrived in town. Then we went to the Alaska SeaLife Center. The center provides a unique Alaskan ocean experience that allows visitors to get closer to Alaska’s marine species. It was a real neat experience. While there we also signed up for the Behind The Scenes tour that showed us a lot of the research and rehabilitation they are doing and taking us through the entire center. What an experience. We spent the entire afternoon and part of the evening there. As we came out of the center, we saw the cruise ship just leaving port. It was neat.
Afterwards we went uptown and found a nice Chinese Restaurant and had a good dinner. Then it was back to the campground to call it a day.
The lowest temperature I saw was 50 degrees and the highest I saw was 62 degrees today. We’re sure enjoying these temperatures.
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Day 51, Tue, Jul 24, 2007, Anchorage, AK to Seward, AK
This morning we woke up to rain again. We broke down camp and filled up with gasoline at $2.959/gallon on the base and headed south toward Seward.
We drove in light rain most of the day, but it was still a nice drive. We arrived in Seward around 4:00 PM and checked into our campsite at the Seward Resort – US Army Alaska at the north end of Seward.
We drove on down the road we came in on until we could go no further and ended up at Miller’s Landing. While there we ran into a friend of GB Jones (our musher friend) who has one of GB’s dogs, Ida. It was good to meet Jessie Jones (no relation) and to see Ida again. After a short visit we ended up in town, drove around a bit, and then found a nice restaurant with some of the best food we’ve had, but the worst service and the food was not at all hot. Then we headed back to camp and called it a day.
The low this morning in Anchorage was 52 and it was 52 degrees the rest of the day all the way to and including Seward.
Sunrise in Seward is 5:18 AM, sunset is 10:48 PM
Gas in Seward is $3.209/gallon.
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We drove in light rain most of the day, but it was still a nice drive. We arrived in Seward around 4:00 PM and checked into our campsite at the Seward Resort – US Army Alaska at the north end of Seward.
We drove on down the road we came in on until we could go no further and ended up at Miller’s Landing. While there we ran into a friend of GB Jones (our musher friend) who has one of GB’s dogs, Ida. It was good to meet Jessie Jones (no relation) and to see Ida again. After a short visit we ended up in town, drove around a bit, and then found a nice restaurant with some of the best food we’ve had, but the worst service and the food was not at all hot. Then we headed back to camp and called it a day.
The low this morning in Anchorage was 52 and it was 52 degrees the rest of the day all the way to and including Seward.
Sunrise in Seward is 5:18 AM, sunset is 10:48 PM
Gas in Seward is $3.209/gallon.
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