Day 32

We woke up to clouds and rain – what a surprise. We packed up the trailer and headed up the Seward Highway toward Anchorage. The truck needs an oil change so Jan is going to take it to a shop in Wasilla. Maybe we’ll have dinner at the Palin’s house. As we were motoring down the road, Jan said “Oh no!” and quickly pulled off to the side. Our sewer hose had been drying (in all this rain) in the back of the truck and decided to make a break for it. It’s a miracle that Jan even saw it! He ran back down the road to retrieve it and, thankfully, it wasn’t damaged. Those things are expensive!

Our plan was to stop at Portage Glacier but it was raining so hard at that point that we decided not to do it. We wouldn’t have been able to see the glacier anyway because of all the clouds. The closer we got to Anchorage, though, the sunnier it got. There wasn’t any rain by the time we got there!

We made our way through the traffic in Anchorage and stayed at Fox Run RV Park in Palmer. It’s a real pain to drive around in Anchorage when you’re pulling a trailer. Jan read somewhere that the population of Anchorage is 46% of the total population of Alaska. And, I might add, they’re all out on the roads driving somewhere.

Once we got the trailer set up, we went to Wasilla to get the oil changed and fill one of our propane tanks. The young lady at the lube shop has a friend who lives in Prescott and even knew our area code was 928. We’ve really been surprised at how many people know of Prescott and quite a few tell us they’ve been there. We figured people would know Phoenix but no one would be familiar with Prescott.

By the way, the Palins did not invite us over for dinner – my feelings are hurt.