Yesterday we drove into town from Fairbanks. It was 8 hours of winding beauitful road. We passed 2 Air Force Bases, numerous lakes, rivers and mountains. We also followed the Trans Alaskan Pipeline all the way down the road. This was an amazing site to see. Millions of gallons of oil was being transported next to us as we drove. We also saw numerous pumping stations which push the oil up hills, under rivers and across the state. All in all it was goregous drive. We arrived in in Anchorage about 7:30pm and after calling and visiting a few hotels finally found vacancy at the Days Inn. It was amazing to sleep in the darkness after seeing the sun for 5 days straight. After settling in we walked to the Sleeping Lady Brewery and had dinner. Matt tried a salmon pizza, which after the first bite decided that it might not of been the best choice. I had the ribs which were excellent. They brew their own beers on site and we had 2 of the best. After dinner we went up to the 3rd story roof which looks out onto the harbor, it was goregous. After visiting another local pub, we came back to the hotel and had our first good sleep in days. Today we are headed downtown to eat some food, get some postcards, then off to the Peanut Farm sports bar to watch the USA take on Argentina in international soccer, go USA. There are 70+ tvs which will be a good time. We will be in Anchorage until Saturday.
We hope everyone is enjoying the site.
Bryan and Matt
Thursday, June 28, 2007
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hey guys congrats on reaching your destination... i can't believe you actually did it. you must have sore bums from constant driving... but it sounds incredible. i'm dumbfounded by the amount of daylight here vs. costa rica and it sounds a billion times more cool there hahaha.
enjoy your time in alaska!
martha
I am from Canandaigua!
I am guilty of vicarious imaginings and I am enjoying this adventure as if I were part of your team! thank you, your friend in Canandaigua!
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