When I got up this morning & looked out the window, all I could see was blue sky.  At that point I was pretty sure we were going to take the Top of the World Highway on the way home.  We were warned that it was a bad road but I really wanted to see something besides the ALCAN on the way home.  Over breakfast (last night’s lasagna) Ted & Nick once again came to the rescue.  They pointed us to the road called the Tok cutoff, and we were not disappointed with the road or the scenery.  I’m still working on the pictures but hope to have at least some of them up for you to look at very soon.

I spent so much time taking pictures that John and Rich just left me to my hobby and pressed on.  We met up in Glenallen and headed back to Tok.  When we pulled into the parking lot at the Westmark it was like deja vu all over again.  Someone had taken our primo parking spot but we got one right next to it.  Same room as before too, three twin beds.  Rich noticed this little cafe on the way in to town so we went there for dinner vs. another Westmark experience.  The food there was all home made and excellent; we all had the split pea soup.  We were thinking about heading to the local bar but opted instead for a stop at the liquor store and some in room adult beverages.  Rich was able to find his Heineken Dark which brought a big smile to his face, Don Julio Banco for me & wine coolers (I believe) for John.

It was just a short day (under 400 miles) but the combination of a late start and our first day back on the bikes has everyone a little more tired than we expected to be.  Looking forward to a good night’s sleep.