Yesterday when we got to our camp site there was a large Class A bus parked right next to us. It was still there this morning and I was wondering why anyone would spend any time in this place. I wouldn’t stay in this campground again by choice. I did notice that there were two things on the ground just outside the front door that looked like air bags–not the kind to keep you from smashing your face on the windshield but rather the kind that are for a suspension. If you have never seen one, they are round and about 10 inches in diameter and about 12 inches tall. They are pleated on the sides and except for the fact that they are rubber, they look a little like a concertina. They sit between the axle and frame rather than a spring. As I was unhooking the water and electric lines, a gut came out of the Class A and asked how I like his air bags. He said that on the way here, both front suspension air bags had ruptured. He explained that they had been there since Sunday (today was Friday) and that they hoped to get repair parts flown to Tok (about 80 miles) today. One of the air bags was torn so that he could pick up the top and leave the bottom on the ground.
As we were driving on the extremely rough road yesterday we were passed many times by fools going at least 60 miles per hour as we were going 10 mph. We were going 10 mph because the road was so rough. I thought at the time that this was a good way to break an axle or suspension. The Class A was not one that passed us the day before as he had been here for days but I’ll bet he was one of those fools who thought nothing could stop him.
We got packed up and headed for Tok. Within a few miles we hit the first road construction. We had to stop and wait for a pilot car. About a mile beyond where we stopped we wanted to stop at a wildlife center. We had stopped there two years ago and they had some interesting displays. We asked the flagger (flag person??, flag woman??) If we could stop and were they open. She said yes and yes and so we stopped. After that we preceded on to Tok.
The campground was one we had stayed in on the last trip. It is sooo much better than where we stayed last night. We desperately wanted to get our rigs washed and this campground had an RV wash. It was $15 for unlimited washing. Although it was about 1:30 when we got here and none of us had had lunch, We jumped at the chance. We dug out the brushes, buckets, and car wash soap and fired up the RV wash. It was a pressure washer. We would pressure wash as much as possible and then hit it with brushes and soapy water. It took more than 3 hours but the results looked like new rigs. Snowflake was named for her color (or lack thereof) and I would have hated to name her before she got her bath. She was a dirty brown from all of the road grime. After we finished washing, we set up in our campsites. By now we were starving as it was after 5:00 o’clock so we headed to town to get something to eat.
When we got back to our campground, we picked up our laptops and headed for the campground office. They do have free WiFi but the signal is so weak that it is only available in the office. They have tables and chairs set up so it is pretty convenient. After checking email and doing a little web surfing, it was time to call it a day. We will be here for 3 nights before we set out again.
Here are a couple of pictures of our campsite in Tok.
We like the trees and how the sites are spread out. We did have to move back and forth a few times so the the slides would come out without hitting a tree.
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