We left our beach view and headed back north to Ninilchik, where we saw the boats being launched by tractors last week. We stopped by the beach again, but there were no boats going in or out. As we left, we did spy a moose! We made a few other side stops before landing at …
We can't claim to be full-time RV living people, as we will eventually go home to hot endless showers and excessive numbers of socks, and more pillows than any one person should have. Right now it seems like our daily routine will always be calling out our life numbers first thing in the AM. Nearly …
To begin our treck to Homer, we stopped at the Ninchik River Scenic Overlook. So beautiful. We almost made it to the river, but the mosquitos were intense so we went back to the safety of the RV, careful not to bring any hitch hikers along with us. On a whim, we drove down to …
We were up early and on the road by 6am Alaska time - but not before John came running over with our fish that they had frozen for us in their chest freezer! Priorities, people! We thought we were leaving the smoke behind, but we were about to drive into the thick of it as …
Well last night could have gone better - but could have been worse. The neighbors were loud and kept us up. They were not up late, but we try to get to bed by 8pm at the latest due to running on a different time zone. 3:30am came early for us, but we managed. John …
The next morning John arrived at his usual 4:30am and we walked to his fishing spot. The morning air was brisk and somewhat clear to breath, but there was still smoke haze in the distance. When we got to the river there were already some poeple fishing, but still space for us to fit in. …
Continue reading June 29 – Russian River Day 2 (a.k.a. Fishing and the Art of RV Maintenance)
We got up at our usual 3:30am so Sarah could get to work, and I had breakfast and got dressed. At 4:30am, John showed up with the rods and net and off we went! Some background on salmon and fishing in the Russian River... Salmon are anadromous, which means that they live in the saltwater …
We got up for work, packed the rig, and said goodbye to Whittier. We left the same way we came in... just going the other way. It was super windy in Whittier. Here is a hyper lapse of the wind blowing along the mountain while we waited! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7UB6dl2tV0&feature=youtu.be We made it through the tunnel to …
Continue reading June 27 – Cooper Landing / Russian River Campground – FINALLY!!
3:30am is so early. But things happen at 3:30am. Things like this. In the middle of the night, a Princess cruise ship had docked and dwarfed the town! We were wondering where all those people would fit in such a tiny town! We later found out that some stayed to explore the town, while most …
So far this has been my favorite part of the trip (as of the 27th). We were going to try for the gondola at Alyeska again, but the smoke had gotten thicker and there would be absolutely no views, so we continued south. Our only reservation was at the Russian River in Cooper Landing, which …
Continue reading June 25 – Portage Glacier & Whittier – Part 1
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