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Alaska July 08Following Blog is for friends, fellow travellers, people in the UK / Europe looking for inspiration and anyone else bored with life.
Alaska - not sure why, but I like it.
Where to start - Anchorage? Flew out from Glasgow with FlyGlobespan - good value at 312GBP for one way ticket to Vancouver. Alaska Airlines up to Anchorage. Got my US Visa stamped for 6months on leaving Vancouver. Slightly confusing, as part of Vancouver airport is US territory (even though Vancouver is in Canada).
Picked up the new bike Tuesday 15th July. Nice and shiny 2008 model Kawasaki KLR 650, Alaska registered. I think this will prove a good choice as time goes on, rather than the BMW 1200GS which many seem to favour. Many thanks to Keith at 'The Motorcycle Shop' in Anchorage for making it possible. It was remarkably easy for those looking to do something similar, with all equipment and luggage fitted and ready to go.
For bike techies, equipment is SW Motech and came from twistedthrottle.com. Boxes are Zarges, from newworldcase.com. All purchased in the states, but available in the UK (All of German origin). I would fully recommend and I think gives a good setup.
Anchorage is a nice town - fairly typically American low rise and spread out. Not great for walking - definately a car (or rather truck) city. But loads of facilities (Wallmart!!) so a good place to start. Being slightly underprepared, this was good in terms of getting camping gear etc together. Being July, lots of daylight also, which is nice. Stayed in the Alaska Adventure Hostel - very friendly, with private rooms at $45 per night.
