Day 120 – July 8 (Alaska Day 29) – Going to Valdez

Rick had noticed the windshield in his motorhome was moving – the rubber around it on the drivers side had slipped back some, exposing the edge of the fiberglass shell around it.  He called a glass shop and set up an appointment at 8 this morning in Eagle River – about 20 miles away.  So they left about 7:30 and we stayed on a little longer to let them get their work done.

About 8:45 Rick called to say they wouldn’t work on the windshield without a replacement on hand and the last one took 8 weeks to get there.  The guy did some work on it and told him it should be okay until he gets back to the lower 48 states.  We filled up with gas (for under $4 per gallon!) and set out to meet up with them and drive towards Valdez.

The drive took us on the Glen Highway as far as Glenallen where we would take the Richardson Highway south to Valdez.  Once again the scenery was indescribable.   The clouds hanging on the mountains, the trees and rivers all combined to make your jaw drop.

This is a glacier and those little dark spot in the right side of middle are 3 people

We are currently stopped at a pullout.  There are 3 other campers parked here for the night.  It got warm today – about 80.  It just started raining lightly and has cooled down for the “night”.  With the cloud cover it might be dark later, say around 2 or 3 o’clock.

One last update on Sadie, she is doing fine now and I think fully recovered.