The first chore for the day was to sort out the tires. We had both researched tires looking for a good tire with the maximum load rating. We both had decided on BF Goodrich TA KO2’s as it had a load rating of 3400lbs per tire (our current tires are rated at 2400ibs). Luckily for us one of the Costco’s in Anchorage had 4 on hand and the price for 4 new tires was pretty close to the price for 2 Nitto’s which we currently have on the truck. So after some pleading from Ron and pulling the Oregon card (the tire center guy in Anchorage was originally from Roseburg OR) we convinced them to hold the tires for us until Tuesday. So Monday as soon as the heater is fixed we will be doing the 6-8 hour drive to Anchorage.
The rest of the day was spent getting the oil changed on the truck, shopping at a huge Fred Meyer grocery, visiting the Commissary and PX (grocery store and variety store for non-military folks) at Fort Wainwright we were pretty well stocked. We would have bought more but now we are going to be at a Costco on Tuesday.
After that we were able to relax a little. We visited Wendys for Chili (Ton’s favorite), Hoodoo Brewery, and Santa’s Village in North Pole, Alaska. Hoodoo is the best brewery we have been to on this trip. We did a tour led by one of the owners and brewers and his passion and knowledge was obvious. Unfortunately they don’t distribute outside of Fairbanks so we bought a few cans for future consumption.
