It was so cold that I woke up several times
in mid night. I guess that because my old inflatable mattress doesn’t inflate
well anymore. Spring in Alaska is cold, as cold as winter in Hokkaido, Japan.
When sun went up, I tried to warm my body up, like a mongoose dose. Sunlight is
a blessing to every creature on the earth.
My leg doesn’t go worse. But I don’t want
to take the risk. The couple told me they could not host me this week, but
their neighbor would like to host me. I got to Talkeetna by noon. An old guy (Jon)
came up to me and said: ” you must be the Taiwanese.” Turns out he is the guy
willing to host me.He used to ride a lot before he injured his knee, now he is doing
paragliding. Jon is obviously an outdoor guy.
Jon
brought me to practice paragliding, and showed me around. It’s the best day in
this week. Traveling is full of uncertainty, and it is the uncertainty makes traveling
interesting.
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| Enjoy the peaceful moment. |
飯還沒吃完Jon就跑回來向我介紹許多東西。他因為傷了膝蓋而不騎長途單車，但卻在一年前玩起飛行傘。下午Jon說要去練習飛行傘，問我要不要一起去。老實說我有點累，但是我不想來到這卻繼續窩著，所以決定一道去看看。剛開始Jon自己一個人練習，我則四處看看並到處亂拍。沒多久Jon問我要不要試一試，我當然說好了。不過飛行傘沒有看起來這麼輕鬆，在練習控制傘時還是需要花費不少力氣。練習完後Jon又帶我到是飛機機師與技師的鄰居家中串門子，準備回家時遇到Ralf又說天氣不錯，搞不好可以看到麥金利峰(北美最高峰)，所以Jon又開了幾十公里的路帶我去看一眼。
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| Jon is practicing paragliding. |
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| A moose grown by Jon and neighbor. Back to ask for apples and carrots once a while. |
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| Mount McKinley |
Mileage today 48km
Total
mileage 175km
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