Blogs from Anchorage, Alaska, United States, North America - page 10

Het is zover, we gaan Alaska verlaten. Als ik dit schrijf zitten we op de luchthaven van Anchorage, veel te vroeg voor onze vlucht midden in de nacht naar Long Beach. We hebben dan eigenlijk meer dan 2 volle dagen in Anchorage doorgebracht. Op maandagmiddag zijn we aangekomen uit Seward, eigenlijk omdat het niet zo interessant was en het vrij hard waaide. De oorspronkelijk bedachte campground aan het Waterfront Park van Seward was niet alleen heel kaal en dus winderig maar ook behoorlijk primitief. We zijn daarom uitgeweken naar een meer beschut RV park 6 mijl voor Seward. Hier zijn we plotseling weer in een stad, wel heel Amerikaans, met andere gezichten dan in de lower 48, indiaans en eskimo dus, maar typisch (?) Amerikaans met een kleine downtown, uitgestrekte buitenwijken met woningen, bedrijventerreinen en zo ... read more

Arrived in Anchorage late last night. Had difficulty finding a free camp in town...we were real tired so we ended up parking next to some parked trucks outside of Sams Club. Our usual "in town" spots all had large signs saying overnight parking not allowed and vehicles would be towed away. Spent the morning packing our bags for our Canadian flight tomorrow. It's a sad feeling to be leaving this beautiful place but we are also excited about our next destination - Canada. Visited the Alaska Zoo today. $12 admission per adult and we used our toursaver coupon here. The zoo is close to downtown Anchorage and the exhibits were mostly from North America. The zoo was in a forested area, plenty of shade and room to move for all the captive animals. Our favourite today ... read more

We decided to take a different route from North Pole to Anchorage. Driving along the Richardson Highway we drove past the Aleyska Pipeline through Delta Junction and then to Paxson. For 35 years, Alyeska has operated the 800-mile Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), safely moving oil from Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska south to the Port of Valdez, the northernmost ice-free port in the United States. The pipeline traverses three mountain ranges, permafrost regions and 34 major rivers and streams. Alyeska personnel work in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Valdez and at pump stations and response facilities along the way. Alyeska personnel work in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Valdez and at pump stations and response facilities all along the pipeline. They also operate the Ship Escort/Response Vessel System (SERVS) for Prince William Sound. We stopped at ... read more

Nice flight up from Seattle to Anchorage. A bit bumpy descending, but not terrible. Sat next to a nice couple from Scotland. Cloudy and cool here, but not too bad. The globus book said it was 45 minutes from the airport to the hotel, but it was more like 15. All checked in and off to figure out what i'm doing the rest of the day and tomorrow.... read more

Only caught a couple of hours sleep last night after we checked into hotel, did the washing/ drying, caught up on emails etc. Up at 5am, got a taxi to the train station to check in for the 4 hour scenic journey. Train left Anchorage station at 6.45am. We bought adventure class tickets for the journey which meant we got to sit in the upper level glass dome carriages. It certainly was a treat - the scenery was amazing..words can't describe how spectacular and large this place is..we saw hundreds of glaciers on this train journey. If this is a sign of the scenery we are going to experience of the next few weeks - it is certainly going to great some fantastic memories for our photo albums. Learnt some interesting facts about Alaska today - ... read more