Chena (historical)

We finished our day of sightseeing with the Riverboat Discovery tour. That would be us and maybe 5 tour buses of other sightseers! This paddle wheeler had 4 decks and it was almost full. But what a beautiful day to go.... warm, skies are still blue, even the staff was excited to see blue! This is one of the top things to do in Fairbanks as a tourist.

We really did enjoy it, actually a second visit for Tom and I since we did this 4 or 5 years ago with the Princess Land and Sea cruise. The trip includes several interesting experiences as you move down river. They have a float plane take off and land on the river near the boat, lots of informational talks about living in Fairbanks, a view of a sled dog training camp, a stop at a reproduction of a Chena Indian village with more talks, and some time with the sled dogs and trainer. Lots of house viewing as the boat travels the river...and they provide FREE (?) blueberry donuts and coffee in the beginning and a salmon spread and crackers on the way back. Both were delicious!

Back to the RV to enjoy early evening on the river....and then another surprisingly heavy rain storm! Yay, more blue skies tomorrow!Read more