Day 34, Tuesday, 7/21: Left Chicken about 7:30 this morning and discovered the road suddenly turned to pavement about 10 miles out but still 25 mph most of the way to the junction with Hwy. 2 (the Alaska Hwy). Beautiful scenery and we did see two linx cross the road and a couple of rabbits. A bit of road construction along the way. Arrived in Tok around 10:30 and fueled. There are several really nice RV parks here which we will keep in mind when we pass back through. On to Delta Junction which is the end of the Alaska Highway. Nice visitor’s center here. There was an add in the Milepost for the Buffalo Center Drive-in saying they had the best burgers north of the Yukon so we decided to go there for lunch. Guess what? Closed on Tuesdays!!!!! So on down the road a piece we found the Buffalo Center Diner and they were open. First fountain drink (diet Coke) we have had in about 3 weeks and boy did it taste good! Decided to continue on to North Pole since it is only 80 miles. The wide rivers here are very muddy and you can understand why they call it the delta.
Stopped in at the Knotty Store just before North Pole and bought some things there. It is quite impressive and they were busy! Mostly Alaska souvenir stuff and they sell ice cream too but we were still full from lunch.
Arrived at Santaland RV Park about 3:30 this afternoon. It is quite large and very nice. Supposed to be where Santa spends his off season…. It is really warm here too (81) so nice to have hook-ups so we can run the air conditioner. Guess we are wimps after all the cold, wet weather we have had. Will tour the town tomorrow.
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