Tuesday, 10 July 2018 – Travel Day to Soldotna

Kenai Lake and River on the way to Soldotna.
Our nice but expensive site in Soldotna.
Road Kill cinnamon roll from the Moose Is Loose bakery and gift shop.
A GIANT doughnut from the Moose is Loose in the background.

 

Last night it really rained a lot. Maverick was up most of the night though we couldn’t figure out why. Today Donna read there was a Magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 2:50AM so that may have been what disturbed Maverick last night. We departed about 10AM and headed 2 hours East to Soldotna and the Diamond M Ranch RV Park. The RV park is by far the most expensive we have stayed at since leaving the lower 48 states at $95 per night. The parks around Soldotna are quite full and hard to get reservations. This is a nice park with full hook-ups. When I checked in at the park I asked about a local fishing tour. Neither Donna nor I really fish but this is THE reason so many people flock to this area. It seems a crime not to participate in such an important part of the area. We ate lunch at the St Elias Brewery. The brewery specializes in Pizza (and beer) and is the number one place to go in the area. The pizza was awesome. I received our confirmation for the tour for tomorrow. It reminded us that we needed a fishing license and King Salmon stamp. It cost $40 each to get a ONE DAY fishing license and King Salmon Stamp. The stamp allows each person to keep one King Salmon. Customers in the store where we got the licenses and stamps said there were not many Salmon, either King or Sockeye. Well, at least we will have a nice float trip.