Changed campsite & explored Elmendorf AFB

When Charlie (one of the camp hosts) came by this morning, Mike talked with him about us changing to a campsite that had either 50-amp or 30-amp electric. Charlie took Mike around the campground in his golf cart and found a campsite with 50-amp electric that we could move into this morning.

Mike drove the car back down to the site and placed a “campsite occupied” sign there so no one else would take it before we moved the RV. We are now in site #44 with 50 amp electric and water hook-ups.

We were planning on staying here for 2 weeks, but we’ve decided to spend 3 weeks here. After lunch we drove over to the Outdoor Recreation building to pay for our campsite with a credit card. The campsites here cost $18 a day.

We drove over to the Iditarod Dining Facility for lunch. We tried the Adobo Chicken (very good) and with our salads, vegetables and desserts it cost us $11.40.

Afterwards we drove around the base and discovered the Elmendorf Eagles – One-eyed Jack & Notch Wing. They are 2 adult Bald Eagles that were rescued and are unable to fly or survive in the wild.

From Elmendorf AFB

Across from the eagles several aircraft are on display that have been in service in Alaska.

From Elmendorf AFB

From Elmendorf AFB

Across from the Third Wing Headquarters we saw the Yukla 27 Memorial Park dedicated to the crew of a Boeing E-3B Sentry AWACS that crashed in 1995 at Elmendorf AFB.

From Elmendorf AFB

Next we saw the POW/MIA Memorial.

From Elmendorf AFB

After driving around the base we stopped at the Shoppette/Gas Station to fill one of our portable propane tanks and paid $3.59 a gallon. We then drove over to the PX/Commissary complex. We walked around the PX and checked out the different vendors in the mall area before we went to the Commissary to get some groceries.