Today is Wednesday, May 28th, and I am finally caught up with this blog and not writing from memory. Our campground in Fairbanks has good internet service and I am able to upload pictures and get e-mail. Delightful!
Today is kind of gloomy with small periods of sunshine. We got to sleep late and our group left to sightsee at 9:30am. (I add the am because you can often go out late because it never gets really dark here). Our first stop was the botanical garden at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. This school is situated on a hill overlooking the city and is the northernmost university in the US. The campus is impressive, but the gardens are just being planted so not much to see. That didn't stop our ladies from buying up a storm in the gift shop.
We continued on to the Museum of the North which is located on the campus. The gleaming white building is a few years old and made of dramatic shapes set on the highest point of the campus. They have excellent exhibits on the settling of Alaska, native life, gold mining, wildlife and interesting art galleries with classic and modern art. The photo shows me sitting in an elaborately decorated outhouse.
The best thing about the museum was that Jeff left early to do our laundry while I enjoyed looking around. Our laundry room at the campground had been under repair and just reopened this morning and not a moment too soon. It takes a real, macho man to not be afraid of a little housework. He cooks too!
After the museum we visited the Farmer's Market which is run here two days a week and features plants, produce (in season), Alaskan made crafts, and FOOD! In addition to a falafel stand they had popcorn, breads, pies, strudels, candy and more... I got Jeff a new heating pad since he has been using my flowered one with the pretty scent and also a large knish type pastry with a sweet dough and mashed potatoes inside. He deserves some treats since he is my laundry man.
This afternoon we'll relax and tonight we are having a pot luck dinner in the campground meeting room. Jeff is busily cooking a pot roast and it smells good.
Now I am back from dinner and it was a success. The folks in our group are lovely and they all pitch in and have a good time. Lots of food and good conversation makes for a nice evening. Everyone brings a dish to share and you supply your own plate, fork, napkin and drink. At the end we throw everything away and take home the leftovers. Works real well for me. Tonight it is raining and I plan to concentrate on Sudoku and nothing more.
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