Thursday July 1st

Tok, Alaska to Anchorage Alaska! The drive to Anchorage was VERY bumpy and windy. Somewhere in between here and there we were behind a car with a license plate from Dekalb County, GA (my old stomping ground) and no I did not know the person driving the car. We also got to use an outhouse, which neither one of us had done in a while! How fun and it wasn't bad either. So Andy continues to drive and I decided to take a nap. I was suddenly awoken to the sound of the tires of our vehicle grinding up gravel. I quickly sat up and wondered what was going on. Andy said he was turning around b/c he saw something. Was it another bear or a moose I asked, "no, just wait" he said. (Patience, patience) All of the sudden appeared a massive glacier in between all the other mountains we had been looking at for hours. Oh my god, this thing is/was amazing. It is in the Prince William Sound. I think I just saw on TV that there are 2 glaciers. I'll have to do more research on this. Anyway, enjoy the pictures! So after many, many stops to look at the amazing scenery we continue on. We thought we were going to be going through Wasilla, where Sarah lives, but you have to take another road and at this point we just want to get to our hotel and stop driving. So no, we didn't see Sarah or Bristol or anyone with the last name of Palin. Remember sticker shock? Well at the gas station where we stopped, gas was cheaper than back in Tok but, a 12 pack of coke was on sale for $6.19 and a thing of window washing fluid for the truck was almost $4. So when we get a permanent address I'll be sure to make a "wish list" and everyone can send me care packages. LOL. I will be shopping on base as much as I can. Upon arriving in Anchorage we see a subdivision, oh boy! It is almost like we have never seen a big city before. I think we were even on a highway and an interchange!!! Anchorage has almost 280,000 people and is Alaska largest city. So we arrive at our hotel and unload and venture off to find a place to eat. We stop at a place in a strip mall the is called MacKenzies Grill or something like that. How bad could it be being in a strip mall and with the word "Grill" attached to it? So we walk in and it is a "White table cloth restaurant" with a very few menu options. I think the cheapest thing on the menu was a caesar salad with salmon for $19! To share an entree cost $9.95 for splitting an entree. Andy and I can not recall ever leaving a restaurant before b/c of the menu prices but, we do now; Thursday July 1st in Anchorage, Alaska. Our 2nd stop was a great choice. It was called Piper's and it is right near the airport and right on a lake with that is totally decicated to Sea Planes or "float planes." Mission accomplished. It is hang to hang up or snowshoes and go to bed. I will have another entry tonight (Friday July 2nd). I am not if we will have on for July 3rd b/c we will be on the Ferry for 12 hours taking us to our new Island home. See you guys in a couple of hours.