Hi there! (19.08.08)
I did it I’m on the road, rode about 72km today and I’m really done for today! I found my way out of Anchorage onto the Glenn Highway without getting lost, not bad, hihi. All I had to do was to follow the Glenn Highway but that wasn’t too easy, because it’s big and there’s a lot of traffic you can compare it to the Autobahn. There were signs saying that bicycles and pedestrians were prohibited, but often there was no option. The Highway Patrol didn’t stop me, so I guess it was ok.
Sometimes there was a bike path along the Highway and for a few km I could take roads that were parallel to it. Now I’m staying at The Homestead RV Park (17$ including hot showers), it’s about 10km to Palmer from here. I already pitched my new tent (for the first time), ate tuna sandwiches and bananas for dinner and took a long, hot shower. Now I’m laying in my tent while outside the mosquitoes are waiting for me. When I was resting at the Thunderbird Falls a french-american couple gave me their bear-spray since they luckily didn‘ t need it and are flying home tomorrow. Thanks guys I’m just hoping I won’t need it either!
I didn’t take any pictures today since there was no possibility to stop on the Highway and when I got off the view wasn’t as good. It‘ s really a nice scenery I’m riding through. I’m sure I’ll take more than enough pictures the next days. I just hope the weather stays as nice as it was today: almost no wind and about 20° C.
That’s it so far, I‘ ll just pack my things together, read a bit and hopefully fall asleep right away then, although the Highway isn‘ t too far away and there‘ s still a lot of traffic.