Day 27 - Fairbanks, Alaska (free day)

Jim & Evelyn Northup Rig #9                                                                   Monday, July 05, 2010

We woke up this morning to rain so we took our time as it was a free day. The first thing we had to do was get a new tire for the Jeep as we experienced a blow out from Whitehorse to Dawson City. Jim decided to buy two tires instead of one. That took us about 2 ½ hours. Good thing for Sam’s Club. While we waited we did some shopping. We got back to the campground about 12:30, had lunch, and got back on the road.

Ira and Bev Miller went with us to the town of North Pole. What a place. The roads were lined with candy cane lights and I decided that this was my kind of place. We did some shopping and walked around to see the reindeer. We met some of the group there. Jim and Bill Kern sat and had a cup of coffee while we, the ladies, did what we do best; shop. From there we went to The Great Alaskan Bowl Company. We saw how they made the bowls and how they engraved (with the use of a laser) art designs on them. I am still recuperating from sticker shock. Next stop was the Fred Meyer store. It’s like a Wal-Mart, but has much more stuff in it. So guess what, we did more shopping.

We left Fred Meyer’s and came back home to cook supper. Since it wasn’t much of an activity day, we decided to spend the rest of the evening relaxing.

It was very quiet at the campground as many of the travelers went on a 12 hour bus tour to the Arctic Circle. Ivan and Shirley Yurtin really took advantage of their free day as they flew to Point Barrow and are spending the night.