We made it!!!
We awoke about 100 miles from Elmendorf A.F.B. We opened the blinds and ate breakfast over looking a beautiful mountain range with a gorgeous lake and trees and even ice glaciers in the distance. After we cleaned up from breakfast we began heading towards the base. The excitement is building. The drive is amazing, trees and lakes just along the side of the road.
We pull on base and drive around looking for FamCamp (in our book it says follow the signs, right by the hospital). It was slow driving as it was lunch time and traffic was heavy. It didn’t help we are on a new base and pulling a 32’ trailer. I call base info to ask for directions which was a waste of time. They say to call the visitor center. We found the fitness center first so showers here we come. It was nice to take a long shower after being on the road. We found FamCamp and pulled in. We found out the water is turned off so the lines won’t freeze. It’s all good. We can handle boon docking we just need to dump our tanks.
They have a dump station but no water to flush our tanks. So we begin looking for the dump station on Lambert Street. The camp host gives us directions and we are off. We circle around for another ½ hour before calling the information again to ask for Lambert as we can not find it. They don’t know where that is either and tell me to call the visitor center again. I call the visitor center and get an airmen whom when I ask for the location of Lambert Street tells me she doesn’t know where that is. I ask her to look on the base map to see if she can locate it as we are still circling with our 32’ trailer. She informs me that it is NOT her job. She tells me to call the information desk, which is the place that referred me to her. So to the visitor center we go to get a base map. We make it off base, through the zig-zag barricades to meet her and get a base map and then back through the barricades to find it ourselves. We looked a little longer and said forget it and headed back to famcamp. The host asked how it went and we filled him in with the details of our excursion. The only thing we could think was with all the construction going on, they removed the signs.
I take Thor out for a walk and start talking to a fellow RVer. He and his wife are PCSing to Travis and will RV fulltime there too. We begin swapping tips for the trip down and RVing here. He even gives Brad some fresh Halibut fish.
We drop the house and go to get our 1st Starbucks in Alaska at the BX on base. Then we head over to see our long time friends Kari and Lawrence. They are stationed at FT. Richardson and said next time they see us they want Brad to do his famous Sprinkler dance. We pulled up to the back of their house and Brad hopped out and rang the doorbell. As soon as Kari comes to the door Brad breaks into his dance. She was surprised because she didn’t think we would be there that soon.
We had a great time hanging out, as if we had never been apart. They barbequed quite a spread and we didn’t leave until 12:30pm because they work in the morning. We are home and loving it.
We awoke about 100 miles from Elmendorf A.F.B. We opened the blinds and ate breakfast over looking a beautiful mountain range with a gorgeous lake and trees and even ice glaciers in the distance. After we cleaned up from breakfast we began heading towards the base. The excitement is building. The drive is amazing, trees and lakes just along the side of the road.
We pull on base and drive around looking for FamCamp (in our book it says follow the signs, right by the hospital). It was slow driving as it was lunch time and traffic was heavy. It didn’t help we are on a new base and pulling a 32’ trailer. I call base info to ask for directions which was a waste of time. They say to call the visitor center. We found the fitness center first so showers here we come. It was nice to take a long shower after being on the road. We found FamCamp and pulled in. We found out the water is turned off so the lines won’t freeze. It’s all good. We can handle boon docking we just need to dump our tanks.
They have a dump station but no water to flush our tanks. So we begin looking for the dump station on Lambert Street. The camp host gives us directions and we are off. We circle around for another ½ hour before calling the information again to ask for Lambert as we can not find it. They don’t know where that is either and tell me to call the visitor center again. I call the visitor center and get an airmen whom when I ask for the location of Lambert Street tells me she doesn’t know where that is. I ask her to look on the base map to see if she can locate it as we are still circling with our 32’ trailer. She informs me that it is NOT her job. She tells me to call the information desk, which is the place that referred me to her. So to the visitor center we go to get a base map. We make it off base, through the zig-zag barricades to meet her and get a base map and then back through the barricades to find it ourselves. We looked a little longer and said forget it and headed back to famcamp. The host asked how it went and we filled him in with the details of our excursion. The only thing we could think was with all the construction going on, they removed the signs.
I take Thor out for a walk and start talking to a fellow RVer. He and his wife are PCSing to Travis and will RV fulltime there too. We begin swapping tips for the trip down and RVing here. He even gives Brad some fresh Halibut fish.
We drop the house and go to get our 1st Starbucks in Alaska at the BX on base. Then we head over to see our long time friends Kari and Lawrence. They are stationed at FT. Richardson and said next time they see us they want Brad to do his famous Sprinkler dance. We pulled up to the back of their house and Brad hopped out and rang the doorbell. As soon as Kari comes to the door Brad breaks into his dance. She was surprised because she didn’t think we would be there that soon.
We had a great time hanging out, as if we had never been apart. They barbequed quite a spread and we didn’t leave until 12:30pm because they work in the morning. We are home and loving it.
1 comment:
Hey Jill, Everyone looks great and happy. Sounds like quite an adventure. It looks gorgeous from the pics. Can't wait to see more. Glad you made it safely. We miss you here.
Donna
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