Awoke to
light rain and overcast skies. Drive to
the Great Alaskan Adventure RV business to pick up the RV. We three watch the orientation video and
finish the paperwork. We are getting a
25 foot new Minnie Winnie but there is an issue with one of the drawers, it
appears to be broken. Minde and Pat
return to the apartment while Chuck stays to get it fixed. We’re not crazy about the new design but
we’ll make it work. We have to clear
everything out of the apartment for the next renters. After several trips up
and down the stairs we have the RV packed.
Luckily we have an eighteen year old with energy and young joints who
can help. We stop off at Brenna’s to
drop off the car. We get to visit with
Dean one last time before we go. He is
in a good mood and insists on pulling himself forward from a semi-reclining
position. He’s pretty proud of himself
with a big grin and a little gurgle.
It’s hard to leave him for the next eight days. He is 8 weeks old
tomorrow. He is changing fast.
We three set
off the road down Turnagain Arm. We stop
for views along the way and also see where the fire burned up the
mountain. We turn into Girdwood Valley
and drive directly back to the Alyeska Ski Resort. We hop on the tram and rise to 3900 feet
above the valley floor for views of the valley and its glaciers and the vista
of Turnagain Arm. Turnagain Arm is in
negative tide, someone has let the water out of the tub. It lays open bare swaths of tidal mud where
the water has drained. From the mountain
view and with the sun, it looks like some kind of strange mosaic puzzle,
spectacular. We visit the round house
gift shop and stop to see what the fancy Seven Glaciers Restaurant is
like. It’s very beautiful and fancy but
we have more to do. Down the tram and onto
the Double Musky Inn, a longtime local favorite as well as a must do for
distant travelers. It’s a Cajun theme.
Minde has linguini with garlic sauce and shrimp (fresh Alaska Shrimp), Chuck
has large pepper steak and Pat has fresh caught Copper River Salmon. We each get a softball sized homemade
jalapeno roll. Minde gets famous Double
Musky pie and Chuck gets Chocolate pudding cake for dessert. Pat has a Musky Mule. The restaurant is very eclectically
decorated, old Alaska bar meets Cajun.
We eat in the solarium surrounded by stained glass and glass décor. As we finish the sky clears and we have
sunshine. Up the dirt road to Crow Creek
Mine. Brenna and Zach were married on
this site and it is just as beautiful as we remember it. A conservation village, tiny old gold mining
town where people can pay to pan gold. We
have beautiful views of the mountains and glaciers. And we have bugs. We have to get out the bug nets and put them
over our heads. They are really
annoying. There is only one other camper
near-by and by the time we settle in there is dead silence. We are high up in the valley off the beaten
track. The only thing we hear is a jet
high in the sky overhead. We arrived
safe and sound after a very busy and eventful day. Night!
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