Driving to Portage

When we left Anchorage, the weather was partly sunny with threats of possible rain.  Not too long after we got close to the Turnagain Arm, however, we began to see a change.  The wind was picking up.

By the time we got to the turnout to view the Beluga Whales, the bore tides, and the Dall Sheep, the winds were whipping so badly I became concerned.  It reminded me of some days in Kansas when the wind blows so hard, it tips over trucks.

We decided to eat lunch there, and Chris could barely walk against the wind.  Don had to hold onto the door with all of his strength, and the RV, even on jacks, was bouncing around.  We watched the tide going out as the wind was whipping the water into whitecaps.  

Interestingly, even the wet sand was blowing as if it was the dust bowl days.  We had never experienced anything like it!

The wet sand blowing in the wind

Don chose to continue on down the coast, and within ten or fifteen miles, we got to an area where the winds were not as strong.  Driving was easier, and we were both able to relax.  Scary driving, but we made it!