We left the Fred Meyers in Wasilla about 10am and drove to the Fred Meyers in Eagle River, Alaska to fuel up the vehicles. I had driven 346 miles since leaving Fairbanks. I put in 47.4 gallons at $3.529 a gallon but with a discount of 10 cents a gallon on the first 36.138 gallons the total was $164.75. The discount came from having a Fred Meyers Card and spending a minimum of $100 in their stores. I got 7.3 mpg this fill up and that includes running the motor home generator several hours.
The trip down the Cook Inlet south of Anchorage was really pretty and would have been even prettier if it hadn’t been so rainy and foggy. Twila took several pictures through the front windshield.
The Chugach/Williwaw Campground is in the Chugach National Forest. With our Golden Age Passport we were able to camp for half price which is really good since it is normally $18 a night with no water, no electric, and no sewer but what it is is beautiful. This is the view from the motor home.
After we had settled in we drove down the road about a mile to the Portage Glacier Visitor Center. There are several glaciers that drain into a lake at the center.
We then came back to camp and had a cookout. Salmon and sausages cooked over a wood fire. I know it’s roughing it but we’re tough and we can do it.
After supper we just had to make some “S’mores” using some strawberry flavored marshmallows we found at Fred Meyers. Life is good. We then played cards till bedtime.
We haven’t found the name of this flower but thought you might enjoy it.
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