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  • Samantha says:
    July 15, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    I live in Alaska now. I?｢どｨび｢ve live here for about 10 years total. I?｢どｨび｢ve done both the drive and the ferry! Driving through Canada is fun if you haven?｢どｨび｢t don?｢どｨび｢t it before. They have a hot spring you can stop at and a lady that makes the most amazing cinnamon rolls! We always stop at both when driving threw. The drive if just very long esp. if you?｢どｨび｢re doing it in a car full or with animals. I?｢どｨび｢ve done the ferry once. I would love to do it again! When you go to the restroom and flush the toilet the toilet lights up from the plankton in the water! it?｢どｨび｢s kind of neat to see in the dark. We saw whales and dolphins, along with amazing views! And about getting your weather gear, if you?｢どｨび｢re here before winter get it all then! everything will more then likely be on sale. but once winter comes all the prices will shoot back up. I hope that helped you a little! Alaska is beautiful, even after 10 years i find views that still take my breath away!
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  • Adrienne says:
    July 18, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    Jessica,
    I haven?｢どｨび｢t driven that route in several years, but it is a beautiful drive, regardless if you drive straight through or take the ferry. The ferry is awesome, you get to see so much wildlife, when I was on the ferry there was a whale that swam alongside the ship for a while! It all depends on what time of year you will be driving, any later than september/october and the roads get pretty slick, you need to be careful and make sure your vehicles have snow tires/all weather tires. It is truly one of my favorite drives to take.

    Buy what you can here in the states, it is cheaper to do it here if you can find the stuff. You?｢どｨび｢ll want warm hats, coats, gloves, scarves, boots etc. A lot of thrift stores may bring some of that stuff out of storage if you call ahead and let them know you?｢どｨび｢re military and pcs?｢どｨび｢ing to AK. Whoever said it was cheaper to buy in AK is mistaken. Search out Craigslist, yardsales etc for cold weather clothing also, long sleeve shirts, sweaters etc. . .Or when you?｢どｨび｢re driving through some cooler weather states (colorado, montana, idaho etc stop off in some stores/thrift stores and see what they have a little further north)Trust me. EVERYTHING is more expensive in AK, thus the COLA. I lived in AK for 10 years, my dad and husband we?｢どｨび｢re stationed at Eielson AFB(about 20 minutes from Ft. WW) It?｢どｨび｢s such a beautiful part of the world, and I sincerely hope my husband gets re-stationed there someday, however, we do plan on retiring there either way! If you have anymore questions or want to know about good hair stylists, dentists, places to eat etc let me know! I?｢どｨび｢m on FB under Adrienne Conant. Just reference this page so I add you :)
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