Palmer

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Wednesday 6/22/2016

Drove up yesterday from Seward.  The 2 towns could not be more different or apart from each other.   One is a coastal fishing village and the other is the agricultural center of Alaska.

The RV parks are also very different from each other.  In Seward, it was a very hectic hustling RV park.  Activity started by 6am with fishermen getting in their boats.  Staff would fire up the machines to get them into the water.  Kayakers on charters, would be not far behind.  Since the place also has guided trips into the Bay, they too would be going out and coming in all day long.  Finally, the RV travelers themselves.  They too coming and going at all hours.  I guess we did not realize the impact it was having on our sleep or lack off.  In our new RV park, nestled in the mountains, it is very quiet.  So much in fact that we slept until 8am this morning.  That was shocking to us both since that never happens.































The trip up was uneventful.  The ride was identical except in the opposite direction when we traveled from Anchorage to Homer.  We stopped in Anchorage to visit Sam’s and resupply.  The store was identical to all others except for the price.  Things are very expensive in AK.  Probably due to the added shipping costs.






Notice "Moose" sign seen on all AK Hwys.  346 hit on the roads this year



 
Main St.










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  1. UnknownJune 24, 2016 at 6:15 AM

    Busy City! I understand they grow the largest vegtables in the US, mostly cool weather crops.

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