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Out to Dinner
Mostly I go out to dinner so I won’t have to cook and wash up. It’s nice to be waited on for a change. I care about the food, of course; I don’t like it to be terrible. With age … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Day to day, Island life
Tagged Alaska, bears, Canada, Fairbanks, Haines Junction, Lummi Island, Manley Road House, The Pump House, The Willows Inn
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A sadly neglected blog
A long time has passed since I posted here. I have been blogging for 6 years — or more — I lose track. After a while I wonder whether I have anything more to say. For a time I was … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Day to day, Island life, Travel
Tagged AK, Alaska Ferry, Fairbanks, Haines, Manley Hot Springs
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When things don’t go according to plan
We have been here for 2 weeks. We had planned to stay until the end of October and take the ferry from Haines to Bellingham. Things have changed. Jerry’s brother Bert is in the hospital because he had a heart … Continue reading
From Lummi to Manley
We left Bellingham on the MV Columbia, the flagship vessel of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system. The Columbia aspires to a degree of elegance. At the stern of the ship there’s a formal dining room which has soft lighting, … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Day to day
Tagged Alaska Marine Highway, Fairbanks, Inside Passage, Manley Hot Springs, The Pump House
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The way we live now (in Alaska)
We have been here for 3 weeks now. I love it here. I love the isolation, the quiet (except for the occasional singing of the dogs across the street). It is beautiful in an austere way. Peaceful. I spend my … Continue reading
A shopping trip to Fairbanks
On Friday we went to Fairbanks. We left at 9 in the morning, after putting together what we needed for an overnight stay. We didn’t have a fire in the wood stove that morning, and Jerry turned off the well … Continue reading
