Author: Susi
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Alaska Bound – Day 48 – Caravan Day 31
July 18 – Valdez, AK Today we travel from Palmer, AK to Valdez, AK – 260 miles. Our drive included steep downgrades with tight curves. We drove past Matanuska Glacier, Wrangell – St. Elias National Park, the pipeline, Bridal Veil Falls, and Horsetail Falls. Image this, Valdez is the northern most point of the Pacific… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 45 – Caravan Day 28
July 15 – Homer, AK We have a free day to explore however we choose. One of our friends shared that they have a low tide day to explore for sea creatures. The three of us ventured to the beach, not the one we are overlooking from the RV. We walked for what seemed like… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 44 – Caravan Day 27
July 14 – Homer, AK The day started a bit rainy, that however did not stop people from walking the beach in front of us looking for sea creatures during low tide. Later when it dried up, we went exploring in Homer to various places. This included looking at the hardware store for the perfect… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 43 – Caravan Day 26
July 13 – Homer, AK This is a travel day from Seward, AK to Homer, AK. We are traveling 170 miles in 5.5 hours. We have to leave between 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM, and we may not check into our campsite until after 1:00 PM. Along the way we made a couple of stops,… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 42 – Caravan Day 25
July 12 – Seward, AK This day is a day to remember. We had time to go to explore on our own. We teamed up with our new friends Diane, Mike, Jennifer, and Kevin to go on the Kenai Fjords Glacier National Park & Wildlife Cruise. We boarded a double decker boat, we were provided… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 41 – Caravan Day 24
Seward, AK – July 11 Alaska Sea Life Center & Puffin Experience Today, we are touring the Alaska Sea Life Center when they are doing a private presentation on their facilities, the care they provide to wild sea life in need of assistance and introducing us to Puffins. The center is located in Seward’s waterfront… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 40 – Caravan Day 23
Seward, AK – July 10 Seward KOA Today is a travel day, but we also explored stops on the way to Seward. 127 Miles, our travel log calls this a 7 hour drive. Do the math on that one… Well it can be 7 hours if you stop and explore. What is important is you… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 39 – Caravan Day 22
Anchorage, AK – Golden Nugget RV Park – July 9 Let me tell you about Anchorage, I don’t care to return to this city, nor campground. We have stayed at some interesting campgrounds, but this one takes the cake! First we are warned by our wagonmasters to not leave things that can be detached as they… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 38 – Caravan Day 20
Day 38 on our adventures is a travel day, also known as day 20 of our 48 day Alaska caravan. On this day, we travel from Denali to Anchorage, AK. The weather is very dreary as it is raining. You will see our photos taken by Judi as we go down the road have raindrops… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 37 – Caravan Day 19
Our trip did not disappoint. We drove up to Healy, AK which is a small town outside of Denali. I chose to drive down Stampede Road because of its name. We wound around, turned on some side roads every now and then, while always returning to Stampede. We had not seen anything until we decided… Read more