September 2, 2013 Monday Day 58 Another on and off rainy morning, luckily there was a break in the rain during the time Michael was outside hooking up the camper. Today we leave Palmer and drive 166 miles to Seward. Michael lived in Seward from 1984-1988 when he was the Assistant District Ranger in charge of recreation, lands, minerals, and special uses for the Chugach National Forest. Drove along Turnagain Arm, an eastern extension of Cook Inlet. Turnagain ...

September 1, 2013 Sunday Day 57 R and R day today, plus we needed to do some routine maintenance things on the camper. Very relaxing day, it is in the 50s and raining, raining, raining. After lunch we took a drive, several scenic loop drives that were featured in a pamphlet we had picked up at the Visitors Center. We saw several old historic Colony houses and barns. Stopping at the Musk Ox Farm, we took their guided tour, learning about these animals which ar...

August 31, 2013 Saturday Day 56 Michael's iPhone was totally black, dead this morning, aaaccckk!! We were going to Anchorage for a day trip, anyway, so we looked up Apple Store in Anchorage, and luckily they have one. It is 45 degrees and cloudy / rainy outside. Our drive took us along the Knik River, then onto Glen Highway a divided highway with 4 lanes. Boy that looks weird, haven't been on a big highway in awhile. The Apple Store was in a huge, 3 story ma...

August 30, 2013 Friday Day 55 Headed to the Palmer Farmers Market this morning. I just love Farmers Markets! This one was very small, but sweet. We bought some fireweed honey. It was raining / drizzling / cloudy, temps in the 50s. Then we went to the Visitors Center, and there was the girl who had helped us yesterday, recommending things to do and where to get lunch. (She had recommended Humdinger Pizza). Well, when she saw us walk in, she smiled and said "Tha...

August 29, 2013 Thursday Day 54 We stayed at the camper till 1, then went into Palmer to run some errands and check out the Visitors Center. Had delicious pizza at Humdingers, drove around town and surrounding countryside, then back to camp. We were taking a walk around the campground when four little girls on bikes came circling around us, screeching to a halt right in front of us, saying "Stop!, fashion police, you are being given a fashion citation". "Wait...