After the rainy finish on the freeway for the last 100 miles yesterday we decided to take the day off in Anchorage. Bought some fresh wild Salmon at the market today to BBQ. And picked some fresh veggies out of the garden for the salad. Apparently things grow really well up here during the summer because of the long sunlight. Looks like we are going to hang here another day and do some touristy stuff and photography. Kenai is looking bad for a side trip. Not recommended by the locals because of the storms down there.
Doug had some bike issues which we think are sorted out. Although he did burn through more than a quart of oil so far on this trip. Seems a little much to me. Took it to the "Motorcycle Shop" in Anchorage and they gave it the thumbs up so I think we are good. When riding together on a trip like this, your buddies bike problem is your bike problem as well...so a lot of incentive to make sure it gets sorted out.
Day after tomorrow we will head East towards Haines to catch the Ferry to Bellingham on August 10th. Going to take it slow and enjoy the scenery and take pictures. No desire to ride through the Yukon and BC again. A lot of boring and hot miles. The ferry will give us a chance to relax. And we are going to need it because we are planning to iron butt it back to SF from Bellingham (just to say we did it). 1000 miles with a little side trip in under 24 hours.
trying to get a handle on calibrating the national weather forcast vs what is actually going on up there (for a future trip of my own) Forcast has it with showers etc for Anchorage, homer, valdez etc for today and clouds only in the next few days. From your reports you are talking rain. Maybe any precip is called rain for those from Cali. haha just checking to get a sense for what is really going on up there relative to what the national says. thanks for your help.
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