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Marianne & Chris

We are Chris (50) and Marianne (53), a normal married couple from the UK. We were actually blind dated back in the summer of 1995 and were married in just a year and a week later.

” We Travel Not To Escape Life, But So Life Does Not Escape Us”

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Talkeetna If you google … Has there every been

Talkeetna
If you google … Has there every been a cat that is Mayor in the US?
You will see a plethora of images of Stubbs !! This is a kitten that was voted in as Mayor as the locals did not feel that any of the candidates running were good enough to be mayor !!
There will be many people reading this around the world that are laughing and many thinking about buying a kitten and prepping it to run for president or prime minister !!
** disclaimer - this is a random cat picture I had on my phone from our time in Türkiye 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️🥰
It is a fabulous little town, that has now exploded due to its popularity and the residents are embracing the idea of welcoming hoards of people coming to town - eateries, breweries and picturesque little buildings.
It was a fab place to get a lovely pizza, visit the fast flowing river and dip into Nagleys General Store where Stubbs lived.
If you are in Alaska - you will deffo want to stop here !
We hope you like the pics from our adventure. We love taking you with us
Marianne and Chris xx
#talkneeta #stubbsformayor #catsofinstagram #denali #alaskatravel #alaska #vanlifeadventure

Seward and the Exit Glacier We then continued sou

Seward and the Exit Glacier
We then continued south to see the little town of Seward, where I met a very sweet lady who gave me a hat (in the shape of a fish - so it looks like it is swallowing my head!!) I have to say that I have had the most fun with this hat and love seeing peoples reaction!
We then went on to Exit Glacier - there are lots of glaciers in Alaska, and this one you can either take a short walk to the bottom and look up or you can hike for 8 hours further up to look down on it.
And Park up spots? Yep the rest stops are great with pit toilets and bear bins - and if you can’t find a rest stop (but they are everywhere) you can use iOverlander to find a mix of stop offs - we also use Harvest Host and Boondockers Welcome - There are so many different apps that people use and if you recommend any - comment below to share YOUR favourites
PS - you will also see moose - YES MOOSE standing in the lakes eating the grasses under water ... great way to cool off, avoid mosquitoes 🦟 and get the soft fresh grasses
We hope you like the pics from our adventure. We love taking you with us
Marianne and Chris xx
#alaska #seward #kenaipeninsula #alaskafashion #vanlifealaska #adventurevan #usvan #ukvanlifers #advanture #rvlifestyle #rvlife

Whittier - Alaska There is a fabulous little penin

Whittier - Alaska
There is a fabulous little peninsula under Anchorage and we had decided to visit
Whittier which is one of the most unusual places that we have ever visited. Sharing this drive with our friends in their van Colin has been epic ...
One of the many reasons it so unusual is the only way in or out is either by sea or via a one lane tunnel, that allows cars in and out on either the half or the hour and there is a train that also shares this one lane tunnel !
This tunnel is a small, wet, carved out of the mountain, not very well lit but run like clockwork ... but it triggered a very uncomfortable feeling of claustrophobia in me (Marianne).
Somewhere which I recommend to visit but personally could not live there … oh did I mention there is only one block that everyone lives in … so you would have to get on with your neighbours !! … When you see it let me know if you could live there?
But they have great fudge !!
We hope you like the pics from our adventure. We love taking you with us
Marianne and Chris xx
#whittier #alaska #vanlifeadventures #adventurevantravels #adventurevan

Valdez to Anchorage - Alaska Driving from Valdez

Valdez to Anchorage - Alaska
Driving from Valdez to Anchorage was incredible and the drive ended up being a couple of hours longer as we could not help ourselves and stopped regularly to take photos and film !!
But we it is time to join Alaska Loop - Yes this loop is a thing!
Like most and many countries there is a loop / route that tourists / visitors and adventurers take …
Our friends had already got to Anchorage and found the free park up at Cabela’s (Epic sporting shops where you can get almost everything you need for to go out into the wilderness - not sponsored) and they allow you to park up for free - Thank you Cabela’s
it seemed to be a meeting place for people either starting or finishing the loop. Having our friends with us has been great and we were welcomed with a few decorated stones that had been placed in the parking area next to their home on wheels “Colin’.
We opened a bottle of wine and watched the sun not set and laughed about the adventure we were about to embark on … we still pinch ourselves everyday that we are on this adventure and actually driving to these places so far away from home.
The world really is much bigger than you think without aeroplanes !!
We hope you like the pics from our adventure. We love taking you with us
Marianne and Chris xx
#valdez #anchoragealaska #alaska #rvadventures #vanlife #vanadventures #cabela’s #adventurevehicle #adventurevan #whereistrudy🚐

Valdez - Alaska So we have a list … and it is

Valdez - Alaska
So we have a list … and it is called the ‘redo list’ !! Yep it is the top 10 places we would revisit.
And Valdez has made it to the list !! We absolutely loved this place and our visit went from 1 day to 4 days it is impossible to come, leave and forget !!
We ate at the popular ‘potato’, met Pat from the fish gutting / prepping area where the eagles hang out, visited a gallery ran by a retired teacher ... and enjoyed the cloudy days and sunny days but there is more to do here .... so we will be back !!
Valdez you will be missed !! Bald Eagles, friendly locals, great eateries and making memories with our friends … Plus the most helpful overland garage - Woo hoo
We hope you like the pics from our adventure. We love taking you with us
Marianne and Chris xx
PS always carry bear 🐻 spray !!
#valdez #lovevaldezalaska #alaska #alaskalife #valdezalaska #discovervaldez #alaskaroadtrip #adventurevan

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