Robert, Sunday, August 3
Need I describe the weather again? We decided to spend one more day here so we won’t leave until Tuesday. We want to go to see a wildlife refuge where they have some hiking trails. We finally got going and went to Soldotna which is about 8 miles away. We wanted to see the town a little bit and we were meeting a couple for dinner. The couple, Fred and Jo, are full-timers who also have a blog. Leslie has been reading their blog and Jo has been reading ours. The two have also been exchanging emails. This is a good way to get first hand experience on campgrounds and things to see when one couple has been some place first. As they were camped in Soldotna, we met them for dinner. Two and a half years ago they sold or gave away almost everything, bought an RV, and hit the road. They had never camped (tent, pop-up, travel trailer, etc.) before just jumping in and doing it. They had been in Homer (the direction we are heading) and so gave us some tips about the local campgrounds. Homer is a very popular spot for RVers and at least one RV park charges $75 per night. As they say, "I don’t think so!" The place they stayed sounded fine and a lot less then $75 per night. After dinner we returned to the trailer and called it a night.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Meeting New Friends
Leslie Sunday, August 3, 2008
For those of you who asked, no, we did not buy the fur mittens we showed you yesterday. Exactly where do you think we would ever wear them? I bought some sheep skin slippers to replace a very shaggy pair that I’ve had for many years. As Robert commented the other day, it’s okay if we snow in Alaska, as long as we only see it out the rear window not the windshield.
Chilly, chilly, chilly. I’ve taken to wearing my lightweight down jacket (zipped up) around town. (I could wear this jacket for most of the winter in Colorado.) I didn’t bring a parka along, I’m beginning to wonder if I will regret that.
Because we are staying on a bluff overlooking Cook Inlet, the cold wind blows constantly. We weren’t too ambitious today and stayed inside until we left to meet some new friends for dinner.
There is an interesting community of RV people who meet and develop friendships on-line. Many of us have on-line blogs that the others read daily. Alaska seems to be a prime place for meeting in person. That’s because there are so few roads and everyone seems to visit the same places, so we all eventually cross paths. On-line we exchange valuable information about our travels, our rigs, and general problem solving – just like neighbors in a small town. It’s great fun to actually meet. I’ve followed Jo’s blog for more than a year and began corresponding via email several months ago. We had tried to get together in Anchorage but the timing didn’t work out. Luckily we are staying just 6 miles apart now. Jo and Fred invited us for drinks at their place before we went out for dinner. We had a wonderful time getting to know this very interesting couple (and their dog). Their cat was more illusive and refused to be sociable. The next time we’ll have them meet Cody and Molly - never shy cats!
Here are Jo & Fred with their very friendly dog, Boo Boo.
For those of you who asked, no, we did not buy the fur mittens we showed you yesterday. Exactly where do you think we would ever wear them? I bought some sheep skin slippers to replace a very shaggy pair that I’ve had for many years. As Robert commented the other day, it’s okay if we snow in Alaska, as long as we only see it out the rear window not the windshield.
Chilly, chilly, chilly. I’ve taken to wearing my lightweight down jacket (zipped up) around town. (I could wear this jacket for most of the winter in Colorado.) I didn’t bring a parka along, I’m beginning to wonder if I will regret that.
Because we are staying on a bluff overlooking Cook Inlet, the cold wind blows constantly. We weren’t too ambitious today and stayed inside until we left to meet some new friends for dinner.
There is an interesting community of RV people who meet and develop friendships on-line. Many of us have on-line blogs that the others read daily. Alaska seems to be a prime place for meeting in person. That’s because there are so few roads and everyone seems to visit the same places, so we all eventually cross paths. On-line we exchange valuable information about our travels, our rigs, and general problem solving – just like neighbors in a small town. It’s great fun to actually meet. I’ve followed Jo’s blog for more than a year and began corresponding via email several months ago. We had tried to get together in Anchorage but the timing didn’t work out. Luckily we are staying just 6 miles apart now. Jo and Fred invited us for drinks at their place before we went out for dinner. We had a wonderful time getting to know this very interesting couple (and their dog). Their cat was more illusive and refused to be sociable. The next time we’ll have them meet Cody and Molly - never shy cats!
Here are Jo & Fred with their very friendly dog, Boo Boo.
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