Blogs from Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, North America - page 15

My planned afternoon of repacking and organizing documents turned into a four hour motorcycle ride out to a place called Murphy Dome. The ride out to Murphy Dome doesn’t take four hours unless a person (or in our case, persons) drives from North Pole and back with frequent stops and off-roading. I imagined spending my time cleaning my little cabin, studying, and living in a quiet and simple manner for the last few weeks until I leave for Peru. However, thanks to adventurous friends, this was not the case, at least for the first two days. It all began when I was sitting on Jason’s only piece of furniture left in the living room, an ornamental carpet of red and black. He was trying to sell his house and had sold or given away most of ... read more

Greetings from Michigan: We are home and internet service is both easier to use and less costly. :) I will begin to "catch you up" on our trip. In a word--fantastic. But I will elaborate. As mentioned earlier, we arrived in Fairbanks. (two weeks ago tonight) Since it was only 5 pm we had plenty of time to check into the hotel, then find someplace to eat. The Princess Cruise Line and Hotels do a terrific job of checking in and transfers, so that went smoothly. We found a restaurant next to the Chena River and had dinner. (about 7:30 which was 11:30 in Michigan. When we finally called it quits and went to bed, we had been up and going about 22 hours. Friday morning came early and we went on a river cruise down ... read more

Greetings from Fairbanks: With all that went wrong before, everything has gone right so far. We have had a day of history and walking around Fairbanks. Shirley is doing well with the arm and Mike and I almost got to play golf. The weather has been about 70, but about 7:30 each evening it has rained and the temps have fallen. The flight here went very well, except for the fact that we were on planes for 8 hours. We left home at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday and arrived here at 9 p.m. EST. (5 pm Alaskan time) So as I type it is 10 p.m. here and 2 a.m. at home. We leave for Denali Park in the morning and are hoping for a site of Mt. McKinley. The trip from here on should get ... read more

Greetings from Michigan: Four days til "lift off". :) Weather has turned cooler here. I suppose in preparation for Alaska. Front page of newspaper entertainment section today was about Mt. McKinley. Even more preparation and excitement. I have added a few more friends and family members to this blog, so let me know if you receive it. As mentioned to the early "beta testers", this is a travel blog that I learned about from a friend as she and her boyfriend traveled around part of the world on scuba diving adventures. Through them, I have been to Costa Rica and Australia, as well as other places I can't remember. Hopefully, I will be able to share some of our trip to Alaska with you. Have a great week and to paraphrase an old time kids tv ... read more

We are 7 days away from leaving for Alaska. This trip has been on my "goal list" (or bucket list as it is now called) for 9 years. We are finally going. :) :) I am testing this blog and hope that you receive it. If all goes well, I will be able to send you pictures and commentary on some of the things we are doing and seeing. You can even respond to my "blogs". Well, let's see how (and if) this works for me. (A response would be good to add to this test.) God bless... Bill... read more