Land of the Midnight sun...

Land of the Midnight Sun…

Into Anchorage at midnight. Sun shining as we drop thru the clouds gliding over moss like tundra until wheels surprisingly strikes concrete. Deposit luggage in the basement bedroom we join Sarah’s parents for a nightcap at 1am as we watch the mist drift across the Chugach range in the distance.

Saturday spent “visiting”. With the in-laws. I took 2 naps and poached internet access from the neighbors. Damn Microsoft! Lost the spellchecker for Works. Have to reinstall a program I don’t have an instillation for! That would never happen with a Mac. Bedtime at 10 with blinds closed to block the light.

Jet lag resolved, we’re up at 7. Breakfast of eggs, sausage, pancakes and fruit then, after multiple phone calls and “accomodation of over accomodating pathology (I forgot my mantra: “Yes dear. Whatever you want to do, dear.”), Sarah and I head into downtown to meet Nichole, Sarah’s daughter, at the Sunday‘s, “Saturday” Market. Sarah and Nichole wander in and out of booths selling everything from Husky dog puppets to oolisks (Walrus penises). I drink coffee and watch the tourists. Later, while Nichole meets up with a friend from out of town, Sarah and I split a lovely breaded salmon, tender thick slices of calamari with spicy mayo and a rich fish chowder for lunch at Glacier Brewhouse. Sarah pays---Happy Father’s Day to me!

Now at the Sleeping Lady Brewing Co. a short walk down the hill overlooking the container port of Anchorage. Yep, I do intend to drink my way across southern Alaska! The 49er Amber Ale here has more body than the amber at Glacier but Glacier’s is more drinkable. The salmon are reported to be running. The banks of the ship canal are lined with fishermen. Dark ceiling of overcast is breaking up to reveal robin’s egg blue sky.

Continuing on….Sarah and Nichole are at the Far North Yarn Co. while I sit and type and drink yet another amber at the Bear Tooth Grill across the street. You thought I was joking about drinking my way across southern Alaska?? The amber, a compromise between the two previous samples. Quite drinkable. Nichole’s driving!