Then we finally hit Mukluk land.
Wasn't easy indeed.
Mind you the giant cabbage is real! There are >20 hrs of sunshine throughout the summer in parts of Alaska, including Tok. We had to get use to sleeping in the bright nightlight.
Mukluk can also refer to the shoe above us.
We din't stayed very long as we gotta hit Gateway Salmon Bake (ard 2 miles away) before they closes at 7pm. Our much awaited dinner. Finally get to taste Alaska famous Halibut & Riendeer Sausage, along with Salmon. We cant' resist taking picture in front of this adorable mini bus! Reminds me of the one in Little Miss Sunshine. Hee.
For supper, we went to...
Alas, we can be guest n our own hotel bar. Haa. And Shiwy managed to tie her first cherry knot! ^5
We set off next morning early to Fairkbanks. Did some shopping and visited the Tanana State Fair as it was the last day of the annual event. The downside was that it was too hot and we only had an hour to look around. It's relatively short considering that dear April bought a 1-week pass and went down everyday. We then took a hour drive to our accomodation at Chena Hot Spring. Luckily we just managed to make it in time for the last tour to the ice museum at 7pm.
Chena HotSpring Ice Museum
The museum have special lightings to create an aurora effect. Pweetty!
Can you imagine peeing in an ice toilet?
Inside an igloo.
This is the workshop where giant ice blocks are carved into works of art.
We din stay up as planned to look out for the Aurora. But we did wake up next morning around 5am to leave for Westmark Fairbanks to catch the Holland America coach. We were even early enough to stop by Fred Meyers again. Grocery shopping - our favourite hobby in Alaska indeed.
On the way to Westmark Tok, we getta stop by Santa Claus house @ North Pole again! We also stop by Rika's Roadhouse and got all the pies available for our dear housemates.
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