Got up at 4:45 a.m. to get an early start. However, 5 miles from where we camped, we came to a road construction site where they close the road between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. We sat in a string of cars and trucks from 5:30 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. We listened to some of the Harry Potter book on CD and napped in the truck. At 7 a.m. we were on the way again. The Glen Highway through the mountains is very scenic.
At noon, we stopped at a roadside turnout and were approached by a feature writer from the Seattle Times for an interview about traveling in Alaska. He, also, photographed us and promised to send us a copy of the article and/or picture and sure enough, when we got back to Appleton on July 12, there in the mail was a copy of the picture that he had taken. At Glenallen, we turned onto the Richardson Highway, which leads to Valdez; we were gobsmacked by its beauty, the deep valleys and the cloud-covered mountains. At Valdez, we checked into the last available full service site. Teddy did laundry and also washed the truck and Scamp while I checked the e-mail and downloaded the days pictures into the I-book. Later in the afternoon, we visited some shops and then walked around the marina looking at all the boats.
220 miles today; 5542 total
