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On Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:38:19 -0400, Poco Loco
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On Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:50:24 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:05:19 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:



You have to like driving long distances, which I don't, and unless you
have a motorized RV, you're towing a huge windcatcher. No thanks. I'll
drive from here to Baltimore or Charlottesville or even to Virginia
Beach or the Outer Banks. I'll take a train to Philly, NYC, New Haven,
or even Boston.

Perhaps it is because the main North/South interstate hereabouts is
I-95, and I-95 just plain sucks a lot of the way.

On the other hand, I've driven long distances on the PCH a few times,
and we always enjoyed it, probably because of the terrific vistas and
interesting towns.

Motor homes and travel trailers are pretty popular in Alaska because
there are miles and miles of nothing. Unless you are in a big town or
at a Carnival resort, the pickings are pretty slim in the hotel
business.
BTW do not trust Carnival if you are not on the boat. They can take a
reservation but they can't keep one. We had confirmed reservations at
Denali and Cooper Landing but they did not honor either one.
They book the whole resort and bump everyone displaced by a ship
passenger who signs up for the bus ride.

There are lots of places like this
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/Fine%20Dining.jpg

In Cooper Landing we ended up staying at this B&B. It really wasn't
that bad. They were fairly spartan private cabins but it was clean and
the people were great. Willie even married us again in a fairly
authentic Eskimo ceremony

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/lovi...d%20willie.jpg

Love it. I'll bet the food was pretty damn good. I wouldn't trust
Carnival lines for anything.

I'd have to buy a generator if we took the trip. I understand, from
others who've done it, that spending the night by the side of the road
is pretty common. Although, now that I've got most of my bulbs
replaced with LED's (Thanks, Harold!) the drain on the batteries is
much less.

If you get down to Homer, be sure to go get a beer at the Salty Dawg

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/salty%20dawg.jpg

The food at the Best Western was pretty good. They had an all you can
eat halibut night while we were there and it was the best fish I think
I have ever had. This was fresh off the boat stuff.

That was also where we took the water taxi over to Kachemak state park
for a real wilderness hike to a glacier fed lake.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/Glacier%20lake.jpg

Best halibut we had was fish and chips at "the bus" in Hyder, AK. Her
husband is a commercial fisherman, and the fish is fresh daily.
http://www.hyderalaska.com/thebus.html
Also a great glacier to drive to. Day we were there the helicopter was
delivering supplies to remote camps, and bringing out the garbage.