Fairbanks chore day 2

Yes, you guessed it! It was pouring down rain when we woke up. I could hear it and feel it as it dripped in the rooftop vent. I closed it, and we went in our raincoats to take showers and then drove to breakfast at The Cookie Jar. As we were finishing our breakfast, in walked Marty, Misty, and Matt Raney, the stars of the TV show Homestead Rescue on Discovery Channel. They must live around here because everyone acted all casual. I think Marty also used to be a Denali mountain guide. I snapped a photo on the way out.

There was no time to dawdle as we had an appt at Midas for an oil change and tire rotation. They got the car right in, and we sat and read in the waiting area. It was good to get another chore checked off the list.

We spent 2 hours at the Museum of the North, which is on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Great exhibits,

and they are currently rehabbing the "Magic bus" that they airlifted from the wilderness so it can be displayed along with the telling of its sad story.

We had Pad Thai at Mom's Cafe for lunch, which is really just a window inside a sports bar where a Mom is cooking up Thai food goodness for the world. We ate in, but numerous people ordered and picked up meals to go. It was a real Alaskan hangout as we were the only out of state plate in the parking lot.

After lunch, we went to the public library and used their wifi with our VPN to buy our medical insurance for the trip home. Our health insurance does not cover us in Canada, so we bought coverage for our trip up and now again for our trip home.

Late in the afternoon, we ran a load of laundry and talked to a camper from Florida. Last night, we found out our camping neighbor next door is from Mt Home, AR, which is about 30 minutes from where we will be living starting in the fall. Small world.

It is supposed to he good weather tomorrow, so we may take in the Native Alaska Olympics.Lue lisää