We took a ride Saturday January 29th to Willow, a town approximately 90 miles north of our house in Anchorage. There was a winter festival going on complete with craft fair, snowshoe races, cross country ski races, and of course, dog sled races.
Since Christy and Mike were off Monday and Tuesday we decided to make the little over 200 mile drive to Homer to spend the night. Homer is at the end of the highway going down the Kenai Peninsula. It is a bit of an artsy town in addition to being what is touted as the best fishing destination in Alaska. There was winter King Salmon charters and fishing going on but we decided it was just too cold to go out on a boat.
The drive was down the Seward Highway which at any time of the year is one of the prettiest drives in the state.
During the winter it is breathtaking.
Of course I had to take some pictures of the inside of the house which is an ongoing work in progress. We do what we can when we travel down to Anchorage. The china cabinet was Patty's Christmas present. We also got to set a nice dinner table one night.
Here are a few pictures of things of interest in Anchorage.
The wait at the Anchorage Airport and Cathy scarf's up a treat of McDonalds hamburgers.
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.jpg "Patty standing on a frozen lake in Willow, approximately 90 miles north of the house.")
.jpg "Trucks out on the lake setting up for a dog sled race.")
.jpg "Some of the mushers trappings laid out awaiting the race.")
.jpg "Dogs eager to run and waiting for the harness.")
.jpg "Gassing up in Girdwood 30 miles from the house. That is Turnagain Arm with mountains beyond along with a dog sled truck in the foreground.")
.jpg "Pretty lady.")
.jpg "Turnagain Arm in winter.")
.jpg "The bore tide still comes in each day which causes the ice to form into jagged blocks on top of the mud flats.")
.jpg "Cruising down the road.")
.jpg "Homer Spit where the eagles, fishermen, and artsy folk all congregate.")
.jpg "Christy and Mike.")
.jpg "Patty and Carlo.")
.jpg "Patty with her everpresent smile.")
.jpg "A bald eagle cruising by.")
.jpg "Christy trying to climb into Patty's coat just because the temp was close to zero.")
.jpg "Welcome to Homer.")
.jpg "Christy in the hot tub where we stayed. She said their wet hair froze in the below zero temps but the water was great.")
.jpg "Morning and the view outside of our cabin.")
.jpg "A volcano visible in the distance.")
.jpg "Patty with her warm parky and a hot cup of coffee.")
.jpg "Another bald eagle cruising.")
.jpg "Patty by a museum in Homer dedicated to the migratory birds.")
.jpg "Christy posing with a friend. No, thats not mike-this friend has more hair!")
.jpg "The view of a volcano along the road from Homer.")
.jpg "Patty cruising.")
.jpg "Another beautiful view. Almost the whole 200 plus miles were this beautiful.")
.jpg "The table and hutch.")
.jpg "The stairway as viewed from the entry.")
.jpg "Patty is happy about finally getting to display her china.")
.jpg "What else can I say?")
.jpg "The front entry.")
.jpg "The house in winter-again.")
.jpg "Seared steak with a burgundy cream and fresh herb sauce, fresh mushrooms sauteed in butter, a Greek salad, and homemade polenta.")
.jpg "A typical Sammartino ready to eat.")
.jpg "Only in Alaska!")
.jpg "A boat show in the snow.")
.jpg "Yes, there were boats on dislpay inside too.")
.jpg "It was below zero at the time but a nice warm hot tub soak sounded good.")
.jpg "Not a bad view from an airport waiting area.")
.jpg "Patty patiently awaits the as usual late Alaska Air jet.")
.jpg "Caty scarf's up cold Mickey D's burgers.")