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- Sep 15, 2023
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- United States Alaska Anchorage Municipality Downtown Port of Anchorage 61.277812, -149.92114461°16’40” N 149°55’16” W
Day 27
Putz- und Flickstunde
September 15, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Wenn man zu Zonenzeiten eine Fernreise machte, war das Ziel im allgemeinen Ungarn. Und Budapest war gefühlt der Westen. Man erkannte sich an den Jesuslatschen und traf sich zur Nacht auf der Magaretheninsel. Heutzutage ist immer wieder interessant, auf großen Reisen in einem Hostel zu übernachten. Es ist jedes Mal ein Dejavu. Ob in Chile, Südafrika oder Alaska, man meint die Gäste schon zu kennen und sie irgendwie schon mal gesehen zu haben. Und jedes Mal bomben wir den Altersdurchschnitt massiv nach oben.

Zum Frühstück wurde aufgetafelt, was die Resterampe des Pickup noch so hergab. Beim Ausräumen fanden sich Schätze, die nach dem Ersteinkauf in Whitehorse versenkt wurden. So hat ein 3 Liter Ballon Orangensaft, der über alle Gravel Roads Alaska gerüttelt wurde, hat ein besonderes Bouquet.

Außer der Putz- und Flickstunde stand die Rückgabe des Pickup auf dem Plan. Ein paar technische Daten sind überliefert. Es war ein knapp über sechs Meter langer Ford F350 Super Duty. Sein 6,7 Liter V8 Schiffsdiesel-Motor hat 440 PS. Bei der Rückgabe hatte er 65.108 Meilen auf dem Zähler. 3.153 davon gehen auf unser Konto. Ein bißchen Wehmut schwang schon mit und wir hören When i go away von Levon Helm.Read more
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North to Alaska By RV 2021
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- Jul 26, 2021, 10:00am
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- United States Alaska Anchorage Municipality Downtown Port of Anchorage 61.24312, -149.88101461°14’35” N 149°52’52” W
Day 85
Cruiser & Toad Delivered to Tote
July 26, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
It’s done. Our vehicles are now in the care of Tote Maritime. They will be loaded onto the Midnight Sun tomorrow for the cruise back to Tacoma, Washington.

Our appointment for delivering the vehicles was between 10:00-11:00a. We were at the Port of Anchorage by 9:30a.

Familiar with the process, we checked in with the guard at the entry gate; got our vehicle passes from the security office; made our way to the Tote Vehicle Department … sans a security escort this time; completed the paperwork; turned over the keys. And that was it. We were done well before our appointed times.

Neither Uber vehicles nor taxis are allowed past the security building. The Tote people called for a security guard to come and pick us up and while we were en route, the guard called a taxi for us. Minutes later, we were in a cab, heading for the airport. Easy peasy.Read more
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North to Alaska By RV 2021
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- May 17, 2021, 8:30am
- ⛅ 45 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- United States Alaska Anchorage Municipality Downtown Port of Anchorage 61.234756, -149.88690261°14’5” N 149°53’13” W
Day 15
Reunited with the RV & Toad
May 17, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Both vehicles survived the cruise up from Tacoma and arrived in Anchorage on Sunday. No port operations open to the public, so they were unloaded and spent the night at Tote Maritime’s port facility.

We went to the port to pick up the vehicles bright and early this morning ... anytime after 8:00a we were told. We were there a little before that to take care of the security paperwork. Unlike in the Port of Tacoma, here we had to get a car pass and then a security guard led a small convoy to the Tote facilities.

I was first to enter the Tote Vehicle Department offices and caught the guys by surprise. Apparently, they are given a call before people are sent up to them ... but no one called today. They recovered quickly. I was asked to sign a few forms accepting delivery and basically that was it.

The CR-V was parked in front of the office; the RV a little further back. We were hooked up in no time and done with the pick up by 8:30a.

Oh, and we are richer by two camp chairs ... compliments of Tote Maritime for shipping an RV with them!

Our experience with Tote northbound has been excellent. And we would highly recommend them to anyone who wants to get their vehicles up to Anchorage by sea instead of by road.Read more
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