vegging out......

We haven’t been doing much of anything the past few days…Don and Sharron, Bill and Bar bara left on Monday heading South toward Anchorage.  We’re hanging around here waiting until Wednesday to go down to Denali to meet Lisa and Wayne, Linda and Chase.  I thought about moving down closer, but there is a shortage of CG’s on the Parks Highway. Made sense to just stay here, sit by the river, read a book……

I finally got the kayak off the car yesterday, and took it out for a spin.  Things were kind of quiet on the river, none of the crazies on their SkiDoos.  Don’t know why there aren’t more accidents with those things, especially  in the hands of those with death wishes.  They have no consideration for the people on the river in canoes, kayaks, and sloboats.

The current in the river is swifter than I thought.  I wore myself out paddling upstream for about 1/2 mile, but it was a treat to just lie back and drift back down.  I discovered a stream off to the side of the river, and paddled quite  a ways up it.  Several cabins with the ever present gaggle of dogs lined the bank.

I had this all typed last night, hadn’t saved it, and River’s Edge WIFI suddenly went dead, lost everything, and I mean to tell you, there were some deep and thoughtful thoughts contained therein, none of which I can remember.

However, I won’t make that mistake again….right now I am going to SAVE!!!

There, I feel better.

We’ve been eating in for about a week, and decided to go out to dinner tonight to celebrate our last night here.  We went to an Italian place we spotted the other day, up on the side of one of the mountains.  Sadly disappointed….chicken parmigian was way overcooked, and the sauce was bitter, with way too much garlic….and, I love garlic…. 

On the way home, I told Shelby that it’s sad when you appreciate crock pot beef stew (had for lunch) more than an expensive restaurant meal.  When I am King, I will make a rule that you will never have to pay for a bad meal.

It’s almost 10:00 p.m. and the sun is still shining brightly.

Looking forward to travelling down to the Kenai Peninsula after Denali.  Been reading about it, and it looks like maybe the highlight of the trip.  Can’t wait to see the “combat fishing” that takes place when the salmon start to run.

Signing off now before I get cut off…..probably will be without internet for at least a week.