12 days in, we’d yet to stay up late enough to see the sun go down. On our last day, we made it as a result of having a pretty easy day, finally acclimating to the time change, and more binge-watching Alone after dinner.
But let me back up. We’d arrived back in Anchorage the night before. By design, this last full day was going to be pretty chill. We had a lazy morning. Brian made pancakes, we did some laundry, and got Linc dialed into his virtual “meet the teacher.”
We then walked over to Pablo’s Bike Rental. It’s hugely popular on Trip Advisor- and for good reason. Pablo, the shop owner, is an engaging, sweetheart of a guy. He and “mini Pablo” (his affectionate term for the younger guy working in the shop) got us set up.
Anchorage has this fantastic run/bike/walk trail, the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail—very much like the W&OD. It’s this relatively flat trail along the Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm. It wasn’t too busy and allowed us to see some of the city and look out over the water.
They have a couple of cool spots along the way to learn about the 1964 earthquake and a spot at the end of the airport runway. (Marin cannot be seen in any of these videos because she’s out in front and won’t risk giving up her lead.)
When we got back, we got hot dogs at Pablo’s twin brother’s stand next door- the International House of Hot Dogs—also apparently winning awards for fantastic-ness.
After lunch, the kids played on the playground with some found friends. To end the day, we had dinner- and my final beer flight- at 49th State Brewing. Linc and Brian got it a couple rounds of corn hole while the girls played giant Connect 4. It was a gorgeous evening.
Catching the sunset around 10:30pm was the perfect way to end the trip.
Things I want to remember:
Baya and Linc so happy to make quick friends on the playground and play hide and seek for more than an hour.
A gorgeous night to eat outside and play games
Catching the sunset over the water
