Chelsea Inn Hotel Anchorage

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

... to adventure and trouble. I mean you can encounter wild animals, get lost, find complete quiet, and get yourself into trouble if you get dumb. I find in my travels, that no matter how fascinating the art, the history, the beauty of the rural areas, the congeniality of the people, I need to get home to be where I can't control everything, people are few, and the land is wild and clean. <br><br>Visitors tell me that we're still friendly people here. I notice it when I return ...

... to be totaled. Thank God they are not any worse.<br><br>We had a travel meeting at 6 p.m. since we'll be loading up and heading to Seward tomorrow. At 7, the campground sponsored a potluck cookout in the pavilion. We didn't include ourselves in the potluck, but joined the crowd for the charity auction held during the meal. There wasn't anything we were interested in bidding on. In our opinion, it was mostly junk.<br>

... the water made for some great pictures. This was Fred's inaugural run and we had nice conversation about Alaska and other topics of interest. He was born in Nome and resided in Fairbanks. We made a coffee and treat stop at Girdwood at the bakery right off the highway. The coffee was good and the cinnamon roll was tasty. Girdwood Station Mall is a gas station/bakery/gift strip center at ...

From where it is located on the calendar, July should be smack in the middle of summer - traditionally the warmest time of year in Anchorage. Instead the temps of 08 are producing the fewest days ever recorded that manage to reach 65 degrees. The other night when we trekked out to Potter Marsh after dinner, we all agreed we needed an extra layer, gloves and a hat! It felt a lot like early winter. I've seen a couple of partially sunny days but for the most ...

... and it was suggested she do a "red Bus" tour of LA to fill in the day. The Three travellers then walked to a free shuttle bus to take us into town, it was a short pleasant walk and we were in town from the bus within half an hour. Found a lunch spot and had a nice lunch then picked up an hour trolley bus of the city. A rundown of a bit of the history as well as about the earthquake that hit here in 1964, a run past the float plane capitol of the ...

... representing the U.S. and Alaska - pulls up to a pump to get some gas. The pump itself, representing the oil and gas industry, is available for use. However, this is not a self-service station. The gas attendants are the indigenous people and environmental groups, and they decide whether it is in their interest to fill the car with gas. Meanwhile, the master power switch to the pumps is controlled by the federal legislative branch, which also ...

On our last day, back in Anchorage, we took a tour around the city,<br>rented a car and drove along the seward scenic hwy, visiting the Alaska<br>Wildlife Conservation Center. This is a wildlife refuge for the animals<br>native to alaska that for one reason or another cannot be returned to<br>the wild, so they make this their home. I have to say this ...

... but discovered instead (with some degree of horror) that we were to spend the next two days on a guided bus tour. Apart from stopping at every hole in the hedge along the way, we were forced to endure constant "entertainment" from the guides, the highlight of which was the "I'm a beaver, you're a beaver, we're a beaver all" song - no need to say more. Although the public bus would have got us there in half the time, we did actually have a good stop over ...

... She loves me like a mother should like a daughter, and I love her the same way. But I still know that my real mom is in my heart somewhere.<br>I found this out a few days ago, actually. I always thought my step-mom was my real mom until I asked on my 15th birthday.<br><br>Write again tomorrow.<br><br>Lovegossip909<br>