Fairbanks chore day

We got up to sunshine for the first time in a week and don't need our winter coats and hats. We set up our bug hooch in the driveway so it could finally dry.

Today, we had chores and appointments. First, we went to the bank for some more US cash as we'll we starting our way back to the lower 49 soon.

Second, we went in search of ice for the cooler. We went 3 different places before we finally found ice at Fred Meyer! One lady told us they were waiting on ice from Anchorage! Seems odd to run out of ice this far north.

We had an early lunch at The Blueroof Bistro. It was a good thing we arrived early as the place was packed and people were waiting on our table to clear as we left!

We went back to the AirBNB and retrieved the bug hooch and camper and moved to a very nice KOA on the Chena River. After setting up, we had an appointment with a "mobile" RV technician. Aparrently there are only 3 trained technicians in town. This guy works in Fairbanks in the summer and is a full-time RVer himself. He has a place for his camper about 30 minutes outside of town.

We had him repack our wheel bearings as the manufacturer says it should be done about every 10, 000 miles. We called him a week ago and made the appointment and he says that many people arrive in Fairbanks without an appointment and are disappointed when he can't make time to fix their rig or that he can't get the parts. He also showed Phil how to check the brake controller every morning before we take off.

Tonight, we are having steaks and corn on the cob. I am using my new portable gas grill for the first time. My old one was too hard to control the temperature on so we bought this one. There's no firepits at this KOA.

This is a quieter KOA. The RV repairman said he was surprised that it was only half full.

Tomorrow we have to take the car for an oil change. I'd like to go to a museum or maybe go see some of the Native Alaskan Olympics that are on the 10th to 13th.Read more