Spent Monday, Tuesday and until 2:00pm Wenesday in Anchorage at TrailerCraft having both axles replaced, bearings packed and a new tire installed. This was the result of a bent front axle, that I'm pretty sure was that way when we bought the trailer. The original axles were 84" which I was told is an uncommon size. TrailerCraft had 85" in stock, but they would have to replace both, so that's what we did. Now we should be all set for the summer and our trip home in the fall.
While in Anchorage we visited all the places we wanted and drove south on the Seward Highway along the Turnagain Arm Tuesday night to view the bore tide. It wasn't the show we anticipated, but still a sight to see that much water moving so fast. (The picture shows the tide as it moved from right to left) There were a couple of surfers ready to catch a wave that didn't materialize along with 100's of people in cars parked everywhere to watch. Traffic was backed up for miles southbound, luckily we parked facing north and could get back on the road easily. I also stopped at Sportsmans Warehouse and got loaded for bear (literally) with the purchase of some 00 buckshot and slugs, I also got a canister of pepper spray that Rosalie can easily carry. During our travels in Anchorage we found a couple of nice secluded spots to exercise the dogs and saw numerous moose right in town. People drive past them like we do cows, even though they are feet from the roadway. One day we ate lunch at Qdoba, they have three of them in town. Diesel fuel is around 4.35 a gallon, so a bit more expensive than the lower 48.
Yesterday we pulled out of Anchorage in the rain heading south on the Seward Hwy, one of my favorite drives, the scenery is spectactular and the roads are good. There was plenty of evidence of the record snows still around as there were several feet of snow in the spruce/pines in the passes even at lower elevations. We pulled into Stoney Creek RV Park about 6 miles northwest of Seward around 4:30pm. It is a bigger RV park, but well maintained and well cared for. We paid for 5 nights, but may stay more, since it is such a nice park, I would guess there were 25 campers total last night , many of them Great Alaskan Holiday RVer's. There is a nice "Stoney Creek" not to far from the camper where we can walk the dogs and dream about finding gold. I wish I had bought a gold pan at Sportsmans Warehouse as I just know there is "Gold in dem dare hills".
Today our plan is to do laundry, take showers and do some housekeeping around our house (Trailer) and then maybe do some scouting around the area. We are still fighting an electrical problem with three outlets, I got the number of a local guy I may call to see if he will check it out.
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| Bore tide along Turnagain Arm |
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| Our campsite at Stoney Creek RV Park - Seward |
