Day 36: Hope, AKSunny and warm. We haven’t seen rain in a week and hardly any mosquitoes. Hope We had to check out Hope because it was on the map but there was nothing about it in the 70-page Kenai Adventures booklet. Hope is bigger than Chicken. They have internet, four cafes, an RV Park... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – August 3, 2019
Day 35: Anchorage, AKSunny and warm First thing in the morning we headed to the Botanical Gardens to look around some more. I would fit in living in Alaska. CHECK OUT THIS AWESOME VAN for sale we saw in the Sportsman’s Warehouse. 1990, 65000 miles for $7500. We could take this on any road Alaska... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – August 2, 2019
Day 34: Seward, AKCloudy and cool. We left Seward for Anchorage. In Anchorage we went to the Sportsman’s Warehouse and looked for shoes for Tom. No luck with his size. Found a little park for lunch and watched a very long train go by. We found the Alaska Botanical Gardens, where we reserved an overnight... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – August 1, 2019
Day 33: Seward, AKCloudy and cool. We bit the bullet and forked over $400 to go on a Kenai Fjords National Park tour by boat, with salmon and prime rib dinner. We were so lucky today, even the boat workers told us that. We saw four types of whales: fin whales, humpback whales, resident (fish... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – July 31, 2019
Day 32: Seward, AK Cloudy, windy and cold. We went to the Seward library and worked on the website and travel plans. We have been planning on taking the Alaska Marine Highway to Bellingham, Washington (Seattle) in late August, and seeing some of Alaska’s towns during ferry stops. The ferry system has been shut down... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – July 30, 2019
Day 31: Whittier, AK Sunny, pleasant and warm. Whittier is a large storage lot with a few tourist holes. I really liked the informality. We checked out a few places in the Chugach National Forest and went to Seward. Here in the Kenai Fjords National Park we did a hike to Exit Glacier. I was... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – July 29, 2019
Day 30: Whittier, AK Sunny, windy and cold. First thing in the morning we took the Portage Pass trail hike. The hike began with finding an abundance of salmonberries. It was pretty steep and a mile to the top of the pass. We stopped there and chatted with a woman from Hawaii whose family went... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – July 28, 2019
Day 29: Outside Denali National Park Rainy. We drove South toward Anchorage and stopped at two view points for Denali. Too rainy and cloudy to see The Mountain. In Anchorage we spent an hour at the library and I finished my compliance training. We drove on toward Seward and Whittier and all of a sudden... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – July 28, 2019
Day 29: Outside Denali National Park Rainy. We drove South toward Anchorage and stopped at two view points for Denali. Too rainy and cloudy to see The Mountain. In Anchorage we spent an hour at the library and I finished my compliance training. We drove on toward Seward and Whittier and all of a sudden... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – July 27, 2019
Day 28: Anderson, AK Rainy. I made BLUEBERRY SCONES from the wild blueberries we picked Thursday. I had to try a couple tricks and they came out dee-licious. We also did a couple modifications to Arvi. We installed a paper towel holder, toothbrush and toothpaste cup, and put snaps on the blackout curtains. Tom figured... Continue Reading →