Sorry for the delay in blogging - we have had some technical difficulties but seem to be corrected now at least for the moment. We think the last time we blogged we were at the North Pole (home to Santa Claus who was vacationing).In Fairbanks We saw the University of Alaska museum which was very good and had lunch at a nice italian place called Geraldo's - service was very slow which allow more time to quench our thirst with Alaskan pale ale. Then headed to Pioneer Park which was a collection of houses built in the early 1900s. Thursday morning we cleaned house (washed the motor home at the rv park - it was filthy but of course it's dirty again now. )We headed for Denali and saw Mt. McKinley from the road - pretty clear and massive- easy to pick out on a clear day. After settling into our spot at the RV park, we headed to Denali - can only drive in 15 miles so we did - still didn't see any wildlife - saw a few seagulls which we figured were misplaced from the Gulf Shores area. stopped at the visitors center - saw a movie about the park. It was a beautiful day - about 77 degrees and sunny. On Friday we got up to a gorgeous sunny clear day which is unusual for Alaska - so decided to head to Denali State Park rather than the National park. The State Park is about 100 miles south of where we are living (this is BIG BIG country). Saw Mt. McKi nley several times from the road -
many people make this trip and never see the mountain because of the clouds. But we were very fortunate and there was not a cloud in the sky. Mt. McKinley is 4 miles high - the highest mountain in North America and according to the park ranger the largest object on earth (by land mass). We had lunch at the state park and took lots of pictures and stayed there for a while just to enjoy the beauty. So now we're up to yesterday - packed up yesterday morning and headed for Anchorage - about 225 miles - not many RV parks in Anchorage and what we found were
sh________. But we stayed there anyway. The Walmart parking lot was looking pretty good right now. Walmart allows RVs to park overnight on their lots and we have seen a lot of that up here. We drove around Anchorage for a bit, went to Church and had dinner at the Sourdough Mining Company - back to motor home for our nightly card game (liverpool, canasta, etc.) It's cooler and cloudy here in Anchorage. Heading for the Kenai peninsula today - hoping for some sun. The weather has been gorgeous up until Anchorage. Our campground has an airport on one side and the railroad tracks on the other so the sound of trains and planes lulled us to sleep last night. We've met people who have been motoring since Jan. 15 and another couple since May 15th. They're gypsies or nomads but we are missing our families and friends and homes (John's missing Butler). So long for this morning - will try to keep you updated on a more current basis in the future. Carol's buns are beginning to get cold so she has to go eat breakfast. The four of us haven't had this much time together since we spent a weekend at Jeffrey's cottages many years ago.