Spent the night at the local Walmart downtown Fairbanks. There were about 15 other RV's in the carpark so we definetly weren't alone. This morning we headed out to the home of a local lady named Mary Shields. Mary is 68 years old and has lived in Alaska since 1969. Her cabin is On a 20 acre boreal forest - Mostly white barked birch trees and stately old birch trees. For the price of $30 per person Mary invites people into her cabin to talk about her life as a dog musher. Mary still does dog mushing on a regular basis. During winter she goes out camping along the trail and also visits her other cabin in the woods. This amazing lady was one of two women to first ride in the iditarod race in 1974 ... read more

Geoff cooked up a great hot breakfast this morning - maple flavoured bacon, eggs, tomato and toast. It was a much needed change from the regular cereal, yoghurt and bagels we have been having each morning. Drove to Mile 15 and hiked the 2 mile savage river loop trail. It was a good hike but very windy. At one section of the trail we veered off up the mountain to get a better view of the river and the wind was blowing so strong it was difficult to keep standing upright. The air is so fresh out here. You fill your lungs up with nothing but pure fresh air. There is no pollution - and the scenery is something else too. The leaves are quickly changing into autumn colours - just an awesome sight to see. ... read more

Had a sleep in this morning till 7.30am....yes that's a sleep in when your in Alaska. We have so much too fit in and the days are long so we don't want to waste any of it! This morning we were off to the visitors centre to catch the bus to go see the parks dog sledding team and then the afternoon doing a river raft down the Nenano river. Today we will be making use of the parks laundry and hot showers. Even though the RV has good hot water in the shower, the pressure is not good enough to wash my hair. There are lots of places around Alaska that offer pay showers which usually include use of a towel as well. Generally they cost around $5 per shower. I guess back packers and ... read more

This morning we were booked in for a scenic flight over the Alaskan Mountain ranges. Arrived at k2 aviation at 8am ready for our 8.30 flight only to be told that the fog was too thick for the flight to happen at that time. Organised to go back at 10am.Fingers crossed the fog would lift by then. Visited Stubb the cat again who was still asleep in the same place as last night. Looked like he hadn't moved an inch! Coffee at the Roadhouse seemed like a good idea. $1.50 buys you bottomless cups of brewed coffee. The place was packed but we managed to find a seat and filled in time finishing off yesterday's blog and posting photos on Facebook. Some info about Talkneeta: population is 600. It is a mountaineering town built by miners, ... read more

Camped overnight by the side of the river which is fed from Exit Glacier. Had our first bit of rain during the night. Woke up to another beautiful morning. With having the gen set, shower and toilet on board it makes us free to camp virtually anywhere for the night. Also gives us the freedom to be totally alone with nature. Wish you could all experience this - waking up in the morning to nothing but the sound of the running water from the river and maybe a bird or two. Totally bliss! There are lots of RVs travelling in Alaska. Many of the locals own RVs as well as tourists. We are glad we chose this form of transport/accommodation - it ticks all the boxes. Off to Safeway this morning to stock up on groceries ... read more