We've been watching a ton of college basketball lately, with two basketball tournaments in Alaska, the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks and the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage. We went to both of them. Spent Thanksgiving in Anchorage with
Jeff and Heather doing some shopping, eating of good food, and watching college ball. We had a great thanksgiving dinner at Simon and Seafort's Saloon and Grill, one of the few restaurants open on Thanksgiving, which is located in downtown Anchorage overlooking Cook Inlet. We were impressed, it was not like Fairbanks' restaurants! Their turkey dinner plate included: Slow-roasted, free-range turkey, apple-sausage stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet glazed vegetables, fresh cranberry relish, and housemade turkey jus.
We've been out skiing a few times so far, we just have enough snow to ski, however, last week the chinook winds came in and temperatures warmed up to the 30's and 40's causing some melting of snow and making conditions not so great, especially when we were in Anchorage, where they shut down the ski resorts and most trails.There is
still snow in Fairbanks, but it's a bit icy. Hopefully we'll get more snow soon. Luke almost has everything he needs to start doing some winter biking, a friend gave him some winter studded bike tires, he purchased some new bike pants, a tail-light, and a fancy new headlight, so he is almost set to go. As you can see from the photo it is dark and snowy in our front yard. The photo was taken at night, not during the day, but I'll try to get some day shots for the next blog.We've been spending some time indoors on the couch with movies and the fireplace going to stay
warm! Luke also went to see the band Iron Maidens (all-female band who does covers of iron maiden songs!) with Bob, Jessie, Johnny, and John Johnson, let's just say it was an interesting experience... (photo courtesy Bob & Jessie). Oh the wonderful bands we get up here in Fairbanks.Wow - we are definitely looking forward to San Francisco in a few weeks.
3 comments:
I love your blog about the daily life in Fairbanks, just hanging out on the couch in the cold dark winter. It is always fun to see Bob's smiley face.
Just checked the Arctic cam in Fairbanks and the sun is hardly up at 11 AM! I too enjoy reading/seeing about your routine up there. Winter biking with spikes sounds fun. Have a great time in California. Big question: do you have additional heat besides wood stove?
Aunt Joanne
Yes, we have our main heater, the monitor stove, ours is powered by diesel fuel. The wood stove is back up, but when we are at home, it is pretty much primary now, due to the fuel costs being so high. For a description visit http://www.monitorheaters.com/monitor_stoves.htm
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