We cant escape!!! You could call this a lazy day as we really didnt do anything very phisical, however we did spend most of it trying in vain to work out an escape from Alaska!! So we looked at a few car rental sites but being the height of the tourist season there were none to be had :( Then the brainwave hit...why not buy a car cheaply and drive all across America for 3 months then sell it and be on our way?!! Ok, you try and find out via the internet if this ...

Goat tacos and bocce!! Another late start to the day after a much needed lie in lol! When we eventually got up and sorted we took a walk into town to once again try and find a way to escape Alaska!! The tourist information centre is huge and has an array of the usual gift shop type trinkets for sale as well as some really helpful staff...not what we're used to at all!! The guy who dealt with us found a number of options from buses, to trains and even a boat ride...

Sightseeing in AlaskaAlaskan salsa people are amazing! Once the organisers of the festival, Michelle and Chris, found out we were from England they invited us to go sightseeing with them on Monday after the congress. They had organised a day for the instructors and performers who had flown in from all over America to visit various places of interest in the local area and we got to join them!! We walked into town for midday and met at the hotel most people were st...

Ok, for all of you salsa folk waiting to hear what salsa in Alaska is like...here goes!! The festival certainly wasn't as hardcore as what we're used to in the uk, lessons on the friday and sunday started at 4 in the afternoon and it was only saturday that had a full day of workshops. Probably a good thing for us really as we were still quite tired from travelling! We were so lucky to be staying with Sheli who dropped us off when we needed and then picked us up ...

Hiking in Alaska!!Have I mentioned yet how lovely Sheli is?!! Most sunday mornings she meets with a few friends and they go off hiking, this Sunday we were invited along! :)There were 6 of us which was a nice sized group that would make enough noise to keep the bears away...yes there are bears in the woods and they do .... in the woods, we know as we came across several piles of 'scat' on the trail we walked along, it seemed like bear highway!! Anyway, we were dr...