Lazy Day in Fairbanks

Day 27: July 27, 2017: Fairbanks, AK

Opa was waiting at the dealership to open, I slept in and enjoyed a lazy morning. I got up for breakfast and went to Sam's Sourdough Cafe, must have been good food, I found a lot of motorcycles in the parking lot. I got ready to leave and found 2 guys looking at the bike. We talked for a few minutes before I left to meet up with Opa at the dealership. We ran into a Ural driver, Buster, who loved our setup. Buster told us all about Denali National Park, since he works there.
We finally found a touch-free car wash, but it was an absolute mess- Opa ended up demanding a refund and storming back to Walmart for a new headlight and ice cream. He paid for his ice cream and we sat in the Walmart's Subway while he ate his buttered pecan ice cream. Opa said that the dealership wouldn't get the part for the bike until tomorrow, sometime after noon. "That leaves the whole morning open to go to the museum!"
Opa also added that the weather may be just right to go to the Arctic Circle in a few days.





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