This was to be our last day on the Kenai Peninsula as we were due to sail from Whittier to Valdez across the Prince William Sound.Apart from needing to make the ferry we had to time it right to get through the Anderson Memorial Tunnel, a single lane toll tunnel that is (obviously) open each way only at certain times - we had to be there by 11:30. The scenery on our journey north was glorious and we made good time as we headed past fast flowing glacial rivers, shi...

Back on the road again, we retraced our journey up the Sterling Highway and stopped off again at Soldotna. We'd already had a couple of Kaladi Brothers coffees (fresh roasted in Alaska) and decided to buy a French press (known to us as a cafetiere) and a bag of their freshly ground best coffee. An added bonus was that for the price of the French press, the Kaladi's filled up the pot for free. Another interesting point was a painting hanging up in the Kaladi Broth...

We awoke to a lovely morning, a combination of bright and sunny but cool, and set off on the long drive to Homer in very pleasant driving weather. The scenery was lovely on the way to Soldotna but improved significantly after the quaintly named village of Clam Gulch when the snow covered peaks and volcanos of the Katmai Peninsula came into view across the Cook Inlet. Heading south on the highway we were pleased to have our first sighting of Moose, one of them run...

After a good night's sleep, it was up at the crack of dawn and we were packed ready to set off to pick up Vannie - or as she is now to be called (because of her registration number) - Fanny. It was a bit of a way out of town and the rental company kindly picked up the tab for the cab. After a quick viewing of the instruction video and a physical check of the vehicle we were on our way - as far as the nearby Fred Meyer supermarket. While Margaret did the unpacking...

Well, here we are again on the road albeit on a very much reduced scale in terms of time and load. But we are now here in Anchorage, Alaska. After a hectic time back home with family visiting from Australia, we survived our 27 hour journey to Anchorage. We must say that we were impressed with Virgin Atlantic right from Heathrow check-in to landing in Chicago. Also, it is worth noting that from being disgorged from the Virgin flight at Chicago we managed to get t...