we made it. we are currently staying at arctic adventure hostel in anchorage, alaska. we flew in at about 11:15pm local time (2:15am central) and the sun was still around. the flight was so crazy because we left chicago around 7:30 as the sun was going down and the entire way we chased the sun as it tried to set. it finally went down around 1:30am local time and rises two hours later at around 3:30am. crazy. eating breakfast this morning we have already met some amazing people. a couple from chicago, via romania and toronto, and a young women from north carolina. very interesting and down to earth people, all with something similar about them. i’ll come back to that when i have a better idea of what i’m talking about.
anyway, today we are unpacking our gear (which thankfully made it with us as it was checked into our flight) and getting ready to leave early tomorrow morning for denali. we are going to find our bus stop, visit a local market, eat some seafood, and visit an REI. anchorage seems to be a very dull dull place. hopefully we’re wrong about that assumption.
i’ll try and post once more before we take off tomorrow, if not, it will be about a week from now. stay tuned for pictures and stories. i’m sure we will have a few to share.
a little test of the new digs
spoon&fork
happy 29th deeann!
a recent weekend
not wanting to give in.
summer so far
deeann is here to stay
Yeah, I’ve heard before that Anchorage isn’t exactly a happenin’ place. Seems a bit odd, given its location and position as the only real ‘city’ in Alaska. You’d think it’d take advantage of being a tourist destination. It is the gateway to some pretty amazing places, for sure. Hope you enjoy!