Celebratory burger in Anchorage
Anchorage.
Frankly, if you are coming to Anchorage on some sort of a deal-breaker crazy-nut flying shenanigan just to say you have been to Alaska, ask a friend to slap you (hard) and then go waste your money on something else. The city is not worth the achy airplane buttocks.
But!
It is a great first stop to organize further adventures in the state and beyond.
We spent long hours on Craig”s list, insurance companies calls and websites to make ourselves accommodation and transportation independent. Ordinarily, buying a car, tent, sleeping pads and bags in your bigger American city could take a day or two. Maybe three. But when you want to do it for very little money and not for the shittiest quality it sucks a bit of your sanity for a full week.
To mark the occasion of finishing up with the pricy, for us, purchases, I took Mr.Blab to a local burger joint with excellent reviews (Tommy’s Burger Stop). The little meaty buns come at a price which would usually scare us, but we had left the three childers behind, muahahahahaha, and indulged with some chips (oups, Freeeench fries) and onion rings. Wonderful burgers and crispy fragrant fries in a kitschy, but fun setting.
I am thinking that any burger that leaves you white-nosed is worth the try.
The small print:Â technically we are not finished yet. Part of our tent is still not with us and we are hoping to pick it up on our way back through Anchorage. And then we will have a vestibule with our fridge tent.
Hey, you are on our continent! How long are you going to travel thru Alaska? You better write a lot since that is our next (hopefully) big trip!
Yes we are!
We are back to no real plans traveling, but will try to get out of Alaska definitely before the end of September.
I am making an attempt at starting up my writing again. Really ;)
How is Mongolia treating you? I cant wait to hear the stories, maybe in person?
Will you be travelling through Whitehorse, Yukon?
If so, would love to meet you for tea/coffee/lunch ANYTHING — we are a family looking to downsize and travel the world like you. Any interest in us picking your brains?
Liza
Liza, we most likely will be passing by Whitehorse. If you give us a roof and save us from camping, you can pick our brains as much as you want ;)
I think we would be able to work something out ! :)
Let me know when you plan on passing though and if you need any suggestions on beautiful places to see along the way (get out of anchorage).
You can reach me at my email address (that i think you have) or at Liza Manolis on facebook.
thanks!
I am writing to you now ;)
You must be kidding Рthat was ALL you would show us of Iceland?? Please, please, please take up your writing again and show us at least some pics of your posse camping on the fringes of Vatnaj̦kull ;-)
BTW, what are they eating on that island? None of your famous food posts for an eternity, it seems – I hope you do not have you lost your taste after all …