Monday 8 July
We spent the morning packing our bags to head away on an overnight trip down to Hatcher’s Pass but after some discussion, we decided that we would go further and spend a few days away from Talkeetna on a road trip. We cleared out the camper and truck and packed up gear in case we needed to tent and supplies to camp.
We stopped into the Hick’s to discuss options of flying to Brooks Falls and to outline more of a plan of our trip. Peggy contacted her sister who lives in Anchorage and said that she was happy for us to stay with her on our way down.
We had dinner at Royal Thai in Anchorage and then continued on our way to Pam’s house in Anchorage. It was only her and her black Labrador, Lupin, home as her husband is a firefighter and was at work. Her three daughters have all moved out of home but her youngest daughter Hannah (21) stopped into the house after work to say hello. She had baked some cookies which we enjoyed with ice cream and mango for supper before heading off to bed. Mum and Dad slept in the camper while Tayla, Dani, and Josh slept upstairs in the house.
