Day Nineteen - Fairbanks and the North Pole
I woke about 8am after my lateness getting to bed. Breakfast is between 8am and 10am, so I took a leisurely shower and sorted my rats nest of a bag into some sort of order. We had to bring a duffle to make them easier to pack into the vehicles, which works for stowing bags, but with one big empty space, it becomes a jumble in no time at all and you can't find anything.
Breakfast was good, cheesy scrambled egg with bacon, cereals, a variety of toast and muffins etc. My only complaint was the coffee was lukewarm. I must get their earlier tomorrow.
I pottered about for a bit, washed some essentials, and then headed out. The town of North Pole is a short distance away from Fairbanks, and it has to be done really.
I was amused to see the same toilet paper hoarding is happening in Santa's home too. Maybe he's stockpiling for Christmas!
And in Fairbanks:
I had a quick look at the souvenir shop in Fairbanks (there is only one that I could find) and then headed out to look at the Ice sculptures. It would probably be better at night, but I would have to hang around Fairbanks for a few more hours, and I really can't be bothered to do that. I enjoyed what I saw, and I pretty much had the place to myself, so I could take pictures whatever way I wanted.
Here's some of the ice art.
It was getting on for 6ish and I was hungry, so I swung by the local Macca's for tea. They were serving take-out only, no dine in, because of Coronavirus.
So our little bubble that we have been travelling around in, hearing about it all going on in the outside world became a reality today.
I also got a message from Meena to say that her flight from SFO to AKL had been delayed while they offloaded two sick passengers.
I headed back to my B & B and sat at the table in the kitchen in the sun, catching up on the blog. What a mission, it's a nightmare when you get behind, cos it takes ages to catch up.
Breakfast was good, cheesy scrambled egg with bacon, cereals, a variety of toast and muffins etc. My only complaint was the coffee was lukewarm. I must get their earlier tomorrow.
I pottered about for a bit, washed some essentials, and then headed out. The town of North Pole is a short distance away from Fairbanks, and it has to be done really.
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| I hate selfies, but I had to on this occasion. |
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| Toilet paper shelves empty at the North Pole. What are the elves going to do ?? |
I had a quick look at the souvenir shop in Fairbanks (there is only one that I could find) and then headed out to look at the Ice sculptures. It would probably be better at night, but I would have to hang around Fairbanks for a few more hours, and I really can't be bothered to do that. I enjoyed what I saw, and I pretty much had the place to myself, so I could take pictures whatever way I wanted.
Here's some of the ice art.
It was getting on for 6ish and I was hungry, so I swung by the local Macca's for tea. They were serving take-out only, no dine in, because of Coronavirus.
So our little bubble that we have been travelling around in, hearing about it all going on in the outside world became a reality today.
I also got a message from Meena to say that her flight from SFO to AKL had been delayed while they offloaded two sick passengers.
I headed back to my B & B and sat at the table in the kitchen in the sun, catching up on the blog. What a mission, it's a nightmare when you get behind, cos it takes ages to catch up.
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