Sunday, June 29, 2008
Woke up late and had a lazy morning. Didn't get on the road until 10am. Course by that time here it was 1pm back home. So, we turned on the Tiger Ballgame on the XM Radio and listened to them beat the Rockies. Still get to follow our Tigers while we're out here, just a little earlier in the morning. Today we finally made it to Alaska for good. We arrived at about 4:30pm. We have been in and out of Alaska 2 other times. We've passed through Canadian and US Customs each time. We've never had a problem any of the times. The only problem today was Connie and Leo had to prove they had "safe" oranges. Apparently, there is a problem with oranges from Mexico, so the ones they had needed to be inspected. Not too much on the road today, just alot of frost heaves and lots and lots of dust. So much dust it made me feel like we were in the middle of a white out from a snow storm. 28 miles into Alaska we found a great campsite. It is rustic (no electric), but guess what? It's FREE. After paying $6.02 a gallon for gas in Canada, free sounded great. The campground is beautiful. It's on a lake in a wild life refuge and the sites are well maintained and lots of space between each. Not much else going on here. We are now 4 hours behind everybody, so as I'm writing this at 10pm, its 2am where you are. I can also still see the sun shining. It's hard to get used to. Tomorrow we will be in Fairbanks at some friends of Connie and Leo's. We'll have a bed and a shower for at least one night. That should feel great. We'll post some pics and write again when we can. Until then hope everyone is well and Hey, Melissa, how did you do on your last test? Still no phone service here.
Woke up late and had a lazy morning. Didn't get on the road until 10am. Course by that time here it was 1pm back home. So, we turned on the Tiger Ballgame on the XM Radio and listened to them beat the Rockies. Still get to follow our Tigers while we're out here, just a little earlier in the morning. Today we finally made it to Alaska for good. We arrived at about 4:30pm. We have been in and out of Alaska 2 other times. We've passed through Canadian and US Customs each time. We've never had a problem any of the times. The only problem today was Connie and Leo had to prove they had "safe" oranges. Apparently, there is a problem with oranges from Mexico, so the ones they had needed to be inspected. Not too much on the road today, just alot of frost heaves and lots and lots of dust. So much dust it made me feel like we were in the middle of a white out from a snow storm. 28 miles into Alaska we found a great campsite. It is rustic (no electric), but guess what? It's FREE. After paying $6.02 a gallon for gas in Canada, free sounded great. The campground is beautiful. It's on a lake in a wild life refuge and the sites are well maintained and lots of space between each. Not much else going on here. We are now 4 hours behind everybody, so as I'm writing this at 10pm, its 2am where you are. I can also still see the sun shining. It's hard to get used to. Tomorrow we will be in Fairbanks at some friends of Connie and Leo's. We'll have a bed and a shower for at least one night. That should feel great. We'll post some pics and write again when we can. Until then hope everyone is well and Hey, Melissa, how did you do on your last test? Still no phone service here.
2 comments:
YEAH!!! ALASKA!!! I aced my test. Actually I aced three out of five of my tests. But let's not brag. Sounds like you guys are having a good time. Keep the pics and comments coming! It all sounds wonderful.
We would gladly change places with you but we are to busy spoiling the granddaughters! :-)
Enjoyed "riding" along on your trip to Alaska so far. Continue having a safe trip and we look forward to hearing more about your trip.
The In-Laws
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