Blogs from Anchorage, Alaska, United States, North America - page 12

It has been a while since my last update and so much has happened - I also did not have internet connectivity while cruising on the Inner passage which meant maintaining a blog was always going to be difficult. Since the last blog I have been to : 1) Vancouver Island, Canada - splendid memories of the hotel we stayed in - the Fairmont Empress built some 100 years ago and the famous Butchart Gardens in place for over 103 years. 2) Vancouver - High density city with the special memories being the Capalino suspension bridge and the Lion Gate bridge 3) The Inner passage cruise over 7 days which started in Vancouver and finished in Seward, Alaska - special memories of the the ship which carried 2700 paying passengers and 1300 cruise staff, a sea ... read more

Today while I did laundry and cleaned the inside of the trailer, Joe cleaned the outside. Then it was time to tag team and give the dogs their baths. Since today was our last day in a big camp in Alaska, we all decided having a "goodbye Alaska" BBQ was what we needed to do for dinner. Salmon, steaks, hamburgers, beans, camp potatoes and mixed vegetables were the menu. Of course we had to have dessert so Jon and Joyce provided the banana cream pie. Our goal 3 months ago was to see as much of Alaska as we could in 5 weeks, and we all agreed we did just that. While the 3 months seems to have flown by, all I have to do is talk to the grandkids back home and I am reminded ... read more

We had intended to go up to Mount Aleaska to ride the tram today, but a front came in and there were clouds everywhere most of the day. Instead we went to the local community market and then had lunch at Moose Tooth Pizza and Brewery. It truly was the best pizza of this whole trip. Then it was off to the commissary to do our grocery shopping. We have food in every nook and cranny in our rig. Food prices in Canada are crazy ($8.00 for a gal. of milk). Since we can't do much about the $6.60 a gal. gas prices, at least we hope to not have to buy many groceries during the three weeks we will be traveling down through Canada.... read more

Today was infusion day so I spent most of the day at the base hospital doing my thing. The staff there were great and I even ran into a Captain I worked with at Wilford Hall a couple of years ago. I did get some awesome salmon and halibut recipes from the nurse and another patients also getting an infusion. Tomorrow we go see what Anchorage has to offer.... read more

25.7.13, Donnerstag Heute waren die Strassen nass beim Aufwachen und der Geruch von Regen war so anders als sonst. Besonders, weil wir ja auch daheim schon ewig keinen Regen mehr hatten. Und wie Wolfgang auf Skype sagte – es hat immer noch nicht geregnet und soll zum Wochenende noch heisser werden. Kann ich mir kaum vorstellen… Es war schon unvorstellbar heiss. Zuerst kaufte ich Obst und erfuhr dabei im wahrsten Sinn des Wortes, wie’s mit der Einkaufssituation in den amerikanischen Staedten bestellt ist: in der ganzen Innenstadt gibt’s keinen Supermarkt, die sind alle draussen in den suburbs – und dann brauchst Du natuerlich ein Auto, denn die Vorstaedte sind wirklich weit ausgedehnt. Ein besonders aufregender Fund war ein Gebraucht-Buecherladen, ich verbrachte geraume Zeit da drin, kaufte aber doch nur zwei Buecher (es gibt ein kleines Platzproblem). ... read more