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#304 Nomad Diary. 15-21 August 2026. Alaska Summer Week #15. Palmer Airbnb. Trade Rental Car. Drive to Homer for 3 Night Stay.

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Thunderbird Falls with Partial View from Platform   Reagan, at Palmer Church, Showing Her Pendant with Russian Word for Sugarpie. Her Mom is an Air Force Linguist Specializing in Russian Nice View of the Mountains Near Palmer, Alaska Saturday. 15. Called my sister, Annette. We drove 40 minutes to Anchorage to exchange our rental car. The car we had was a Rav4 Hybrid and got great gas mileage. We would have liked to keep it for the rest of our stay here, but it needed service and this is how the company deals with our uninterrupted service. They did give us another Rav4, but not a Hybrid this time. We went out for lunch at Texas Roadhouse. On our drive back to Palmer we stopped at a forest walk to a waterfall. I made later plans with Susie, a friend from the church here. Sunday. 16. There is cloud cover around the mountains that we can see from our place. Today I look forward to worshiping with others. I think of last Sunday in Valdez and I want to send a text of thanks to the two w...

#303 Nomad Diary. 8-14 August 2026. Summer in Alaska Week 14! Valdez, the Switzerland of Alaska. Small Town B&B. Move to Palmer for Our Second Time and a Different Airbnb.

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  Walking Around Valdez, Alaska and Loving the Cool Mountain and Sea Air Colorful Bunnies Abound in Early Morning Quiet at Valdez, Alaska Saturday. 8. Our B&B house in Valdez was full of guests last night. Most went out for dinner. We fixed ourselves an early dinner, read for the evening and went to bed just before 11pm. We are upstairs in this large house and it’s quiet. The town is quiet. We left our window open for the fresh, cool air. We woke up and decided to quietly leave the house. We walked about 3 blocks to the earliest breakfast restaurant with seating called Sam’s Spot. It’s located inside the Eagle’s club. Breakfast was reasonable and regular.  Sunday. 9. Worship at the church of Christ in Valdez. There were just a few of us in attendance. Darrell preached and led some songs for the group. A man visiting from Florida led our prayers.  Salmon Hatchery Near Valdez, Alaska Water Teeming with Salmon Near the Hatchery Seagulls and a Gigantic Sea Lion Feasting ...