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On Thursday the third we turned the RV in Anchorage. It was a busy morning getting the RV emptied out and our stuff all packed.Judy and Nancy gave lawn chairs and some paper goods to a group that was from Holland, They were traveling in a RV caravan touring Alaska and Canada. Nan and Judy were given little wooden shoes by the leader of the group. All the while Jim and I were frantically cleaning the RV and packing our stuff. A person from Great Alaska [the people we rented from] stopped by to check out the camp ground we were staying at. She told us to not clean just leave everything [even stuff in the refrigerator]in the RV and they would take care of it when we turned in the RV. They donate unopened food to some charity. Our whole checking out process took about 20 minutes. Then they gave us a ride to the airport--and we flew home. Arrived in Lansing at 9:30 am on Friday Alan and Dawn were there to meet us.
Altogether we drove 4412 miles and used 544 gallons of gas, an average of just over 8 miles to the gallon. Gas was a bit more expensive in Alaska [3.89] and in Canada it was well over $4 and a high of $1.60 a liter [$6.08 a gallon] in the more remote places. All in all it was a wonderful trip. Our days of fresh Halibut and Fresh Salmon are at an end for now.
PS This note is being added by Judy. After I read ken's blog, I objected to one of the items. As you know Ken nor Jim usually do not move at a frantic pace. And about the frantically cleaning, uhhhhhh I think he meant to put Judy and Nancy had frantically cleaned all the cupboards etc, before we took stuff to the other campers. (: Ken did wash the RV at a car wash a couple days before.. And that looked really good. (: Great time.... You all should try it sometime. You'll love it.