Still Anchorage

Sorry, but you have to turn your head to the right to see this photo. Went to the Saturday Market today. Here is a photo of the radishes that they sell ... the biggest I've ever seen in my life!! They are the size of potatoes.

This is the vegetable stand (see the radishes on top??) As you can tell, I was impressed. The market was huge. Lots of locally grown food,honey, food stands and lots of crafts and artisans. It was not only impressive, but the prices were all so reasonable. Unexpectedly, we spent more than three hours there. We also wanted to see the artists fair on two blocks of closed streets downtown so had to leave. The artists fair was also fabulous. These Alaskans are so original it was difficult not to buy everything in sight.

We heard that Sarah Palin was holding a bar-b-que in Delaney Park Strip so, in the pouring rain, and after visiting two fairs, several art shops, a quilt shop and of course a stop for food and beer, we headed to the park in the rain. Above is what was left of Sarah Palin's party - the one at which she was retiring from her post as Governor of Alaska. Oh well, you can't be everywhere at once.


This is our favourite restaurant - Phyllis' Salmon Bake. We met Phyllis' daughter-in-law, Sarah Dickinson. She has been our waitress since we arrived (we eat there all the time - the food is soooooooooo good). Phyllis is a First Nation from Champagne Yukon as is her son William Dickson (Sarah's husband) and has relatives living in Whitehorse. She is so cute and looks about 30 years old but when we found she had two children in university found out she was actually 52 years old. She is originally from North Carolina. We know her so well now, she brings us food to eat while we are waiting for the food we ordered. As you can tell, we will be about 50 pounds heavier by the time we leave this city.

We love Anchorage. The people are so friendly, the sales are so great ($134.50 sheet set purchased for $32!!), the art work is so unique, and the mountains are so great to see when it is not raining. Unfortunately, we must bid farwell to the city tomorrow.