We have arrived safely in Anchorage! Linda, our couchsurfing host is giving us a ton of useful information on roads, driving and wild life over here! I dare say she scared us a little bit... you gotta know we're sleeping in our tent nearly the whole time, except for a shower now and then :-)
But after we got our bear spray (pepper spray actually), our bear bells, lots of water, food and camping gear at Safeway and REI, we are actually all set for our next adventures!!
Today and yesterday we spent in Anchorage. The weather is sooo nice! The sun's out, it's 24°C not too much wind... wonderful! But as alaskan towns own their oldest buildings, built in 1915... :-) well it took us about 1 hour and a half to visit downtown :-)
As we didn't wanna go shopping in Anchorage's "fanciest mall" right away, we found a nice little pub and before that we took three hours and rented a bike. That way we biked along the coastal trail with wonderful views of Mt. Mc Kinley and snowy mountains.
Plus we were so lucky as to encounter our first wildlife! Moose! :-) Huuuuge animals! Enormous! I had to stop, get down my bike and take pictures of the two animals :-) Davy was just like, "come on... get on your bike again please... let's go before they hit us"... I got like 4 pictures before the animal started to look at me in a fancy way, and .... zoooooom!! we biked off :) a little bit scared I admit!
So tomorrow: change of scenery, we'll take the Seward Highway (scenic byway) down to Kenai on the Peninsula. From there we'll do a four-day canoe trip (yes I know I said kayak before... but I tend to mix up those two... so it's canoeing :) ) Let's hope for the best, wich means litteraly: let's hope it doesn't rain too much :-)
We'll keep you posted after that. Only after?? Yes sadly... because, where would there be internet on some lost island in a huge lake? :-)
AnD
love reading your blog during my study breaks! :)
ReplyDeletep.s. don't lose your canoe! ;)
I'm living your adventures vicariously on-line!
ReplyDeleteYour encounter with the moose (believe it or not the plural of moose is meese!) reminds me of the time that Davy was so nervous crossing the cow pastures with the scouts. He was afraid they were going to have to run the bulls as in Pamplona! ;-))
I also had to think of the "cow scene" ;)
ReplyDeleteInfo from the continent: Andy won at Galibier and Frank 2.
Here general:
Voeckler 1.
Andy at 15''
Frank 1'08''
Evans 1'12''
and the rest waay to far off... even Contador who had a "defaillaince" today :)
take care!
I can tell you guys, meese (!) are a lot scarier than cows, now that I think about it!
ReplyDeleteWow, we seem to BE the best at the TdF, I like! :)
Keep me posted 'bro!
Glad your encounter with the 2 moose was uneventful. They are probably used to humans anyway. I am enjoying your blog. Have a great time.
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