The Adventure Continues!

                                                            Saturday 8/23/14

Spent the night at the Roadside Inn just north of Wasilla. Restaurant, Bar and Motel, it wasn't much to look at from the outside but was busy with a lot of locals and there was an amazing garden! Seemed out of character for the rest of the place. We had dinner  and a couple drinks in the bar. It was fun talking with the locals. It seems like everyone we meet is from somewhere  in the lower 48 originally.  The barmaid Kaitlyn was originally from Washington State and came to Talkeetna with her boyfriend, he ditched her and she moved down the Parks Highway to Meadow Lake which is a Census Designated Place (CDP) in the Mat- Su Borough. (Seems like it's a suburb of Wasilla)  So further research shows that  Boroughs are made up of Cities, CDPs and unincorporated communities. Joe was a young man, maybe late 30's, early 40's who was originally from Lockport, NY. He had not heard of  Old Forge but did mention Long Lake and Newcomb.  He pointed out that this place was the first in the area to ban smoking in the bar. Seems one of the waitresses was pregnant with twins a few years back and that's why they made  a nice patio outside by the garden for smoking. 

                                         

Lobby at the Roadside Inn