Picked up car with no trouble and drove back to Colleen's. Couple of emails & phone calls and we packed up the "truck"; a 2006 silver Dodge Durango - left Colleen's and went to Fred Meyers for supplies; left Wasilla at 5pm.
Drive to Fairbanks was spectacular - huge areas of trees. Passed Denali on our right and arrived at Nenana about 10pm. This is a small town, famous for its tripod; A wooden pylon that rests on the river ice. Bets are taken as to when the ice breaks up and the 20ft black & white structure floats downstream.
Arrived in Fairbanks at 11pm with the sun still well up, stopped at another Fred Meyers for mosquito nets & hats. Also bought a cooked chicken and french stick that we scoffed in the car park.
Drove 4 blocks down to car park at Pioneer Park where we are kipping for the night. Bike & petrol are chained to the outside of the car. Should leave early in the morning to travel the 84 miles to the Dalton Highway. Lots of mosquitoes in this car park in the centre of the city of Fairbanks. God knows what the Tundra will be like!
The Nenana Tripod
Parked in Fairbanks 11:30pm
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