The morning started off normal.
Andy went and got an oil change in
town, I went to Starbucks for some
good coffee. I haven't had a cup
since I left Michigan and they had
free Internet (which I couldn't get
to work).
We have arrived in Alaska after 3 long days of driving on the Alaska Hwy...the highway of nothingness. Our drives have lasted between 9 to 11 hours each day. These long hours of looking out the window have given us a greater appreciation of the hard times the earlier settlers must have had: no roads, rough terrain, vast open land. Tok is about 93 miles west of the Canadian/US boarder. Cute little town. Some say the name derives from the native word meaning "peace crossing", others say it was the name of a survey crew's dog. The town claims the title "Dog Capital of Alaska". It is a center for breeding, training and mushing. We haven't seen a dog yet. By the way, the temperature is 84 degrees!
Going to try and stay up late tonight to see the aurora borealis, Northern Lights. A road worker told us they are hard to see since it never gets dark enough. They are always there, but we are in the summer solstice and it stays light until sometimes 2 AM!!! And last night I thought it was light because of the Walmart parking lot lights.
Tomorrow onto Fairbanks, which is only about a 3 hour drive. Andy is hoping to play golf, me just relaxing while he is gone. Being here is his dream. And we probably won't ever get back here again.
Andy went and got an oil change in
town, I went to Starbucks for some
good coffee. I haven't had a cup
since I left Michigan and they had
free Internet (which I couldn't get
to work).
We have arrived in Alaska after 3 long days of driving on the Alaska Hwy...the highway of nothingness. Our drives have lasted between 9 to 11 hours each day. These long hours of looking out the window have given us a greater appreciation of the hard times the earlier settlers must have had: no roads, rough terrain, vast open land. Tok is about 93 miles west of the Canadian/US boarder. Cute little town. Some say the name derives from the native word meaning "peace crossing", others say it was the name of a survey crew's dog. The town claims the title "Dog Capital of Alaska". It is a center for breeding, training and mushing. We haven't seen a dog yet. By the way, the temperature is 84 degrees!
Going to try and stay up late tonight to see the aurora borealis, Northern Lights. A road worker told us they are hard to see since it never gets dark enough. They are always there, but we are in the summer solstice and it stays light until sometimes 2 AM!!! And last night I thought it was light because of the Walmart parking lot lights.
Tomorrow onto Fairbanks, which is only about a 3 hour drive. Andy is hoping to play golf, me just relaxing while he is gone. Being here is his dream. And we probably won't ever get back here again.
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