I've known them both for close to fifty years and we have always got along well with both of them. This trip to Alaska was in planning for a few years and it lived up to all of our expectations.
We miss them already.
An old guy living in Idaho and enjoying it. I have been married since 1969 to Hedda and she makes life anywhere enjoyable. We have lived all over the world and I plan to share some of those stories here.
Friday, July 28, 2017
Tot volgende keer!
We put Hedda's brother Aris and his wife Bertha on a plane back home today. We spent two full months in close quarters in the truck, trailer, and home and enjoyed each other's company completely!
I've known them both for close to fifty years and we have always got along well with both of them. This trip to Alaska was in planning for a few years and it lived up to all of our expectations.
We miss them already.
I've known them both for close to fifty years and we have always got along well with both of them. This trip to Alaska was in planning for a few years and it lived up to all of our expectations.
We miss them already.
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Day 49 - Home again!
We survived! 49 days, 8379 miles, 9.2 miles per gallon, brought everyone back that we started with, no accidents, no major malfunctions, all marriages and friendships intact, and within budget.
We did replace both of our trailer batteries and I left the awning out and it got damaged in the wind.
I call that a very successful adventure!
Our first priority on arriving home was to figure out the water heater problem.
I am afraid that it is a lost cause, so tomorrow we will buy a new one.
Went to Mi Casa for dinner and early to bed.
Who knows what adventures are in our future!
We did replace both of our trailer batteries and I left the awning out and it got damaged in the wind.
I call that a very successful adventure!
Our first priority on arriving home was to figure out the water heater problem.
I am afraid that it is a lost cause, so tomorrow we will buy a new one.
Went to Mi Casa for dinner and early to bed.
Who knows what adventures are in our future!
Day 48 - Donnelly Idaho
We knew that Ponderosa State Park in McCall would be full, but we stopped and checked just to make sure. We moved on to one of our favorite RV parks in Donnelly and found a pull through with full hook-ups for our last night on the road.
The weather was warm and sunny. We are finally drying up after all of that Alaskan rain!
It's hard to believe that our trip is almost over.
We have enjoyed every minute of it, but it will be good to get home tomorrow.
The weather was warm and sunny. We are finally drying up after all of that Alaskan rain!
It's hard to believe that our trip is almost over.
We have enjoyed every minute of it, but it will be good to get home tomorrow.
Day 47 - All the way to Potlatch
A few more tears and then Bill and Cathy were on their way. We were still on Pacific time, so we were a little late in leaving.
We have straddled the Pacific and Mountain time zones for the last couple of days. Some days we were in one and then the other. We were in the Mountain zone when we left Fairmont Hot Springs, but we entered the Pacific soon after. We would be back in the mountain zone when we got south of Lewiston.
We stopped in Cranbrook at a Wal-mart to get rid of the last of our Canadian money. We filled our cooler and refrigerator and were on our way to the border. Passport checks went fine but twenty questions included "Do you have any fruit?" "Yes, we just bought some oranges." "Park over there by the yellow curb and bring me the oranges."
I parked by the yellow curb and opened the slide out because the oranges were in the fridge. Another border guy gave me hell for parking there! The oranges were delivered and we moved on.
I kept looking in the mirror to check on Bill, but he was on the road to Montana.
We were back in Idaho and moving south. Idaho has scenery as beautiful as any we have seen in the last 8,000 miles!
We saw a sign for an RV park, turned left towards Potlatch and found a city run park with cement pads and full hook-ups for $30.
Aris fried some halibut, but there was only four for dinner.
A very nice park. A walking path around the RV park and the baseball field with an old train engine.
Put this one in our memory bank for future use.
We have straddled the Pacific and Mountain time zones for the last couple of days. Some days we were in one and then the other. We were in the Mountain zone when we left Fairmont Hot Springs, but we entered the Pacific soon after. We would be back in the mountain zone when we got south of Lewiston.
We stopped in Cranbrook at a Wal-mart to get rid of the last of our Canadian money. We filled our cooler and refrigerator and were on our way to the border. Passport checks went fine but twenty questions included "Do you have any fruit?" "Yes, we just bought some oranges." "Park over there by the yellow curb and bring me the oranges."
I parked by the yellow curb and opened the slide out because the oranges were in the fridge. Another border guy gave me hell for parking there! The oranges were delivered and we moved on.
I kept looking in the mirror to check on Bill, but he was on the road to Montana.
We were back in Idaho and moving south. Idaho has scenery as beautiful as any we have seen in the last 8,000 miles!
We saw a sign for an RV park, turned left towards Potlatch and found a city run park with cement pads and full hook-ups for $30.
Aris fried some halibut, but there was only four for dinner.
A very nice park. A walking path around the RV park and the baseball field with an old train engine.
Put this one in our memory bank for future use.
Day 46 - Fairmont Hot Springs
Molly and I saw a deer on our walk this morning. They both kind of ignored each other. This time I had my camera!
We (That is the editorial "we") got the laundry done after we went shopping. We found a nice "country" sign for Cathy and while the rest of "we" were inside shopping Molly and I sat outside. I saw a book on the sale table about an arctic explorer and under that book was another book called "Gratitude" with each page a thank you and a short paragraph.
Grabbed it up!
This is our last supper together. We had a great trip and all three marriages are still healthy as is all six friendships! We are the perfect traveling companions. All of us accept the craziness of the others, and all of us can take some teasing. We will miss getting up and on the road by 9:00 and setting down to dinner every evening.
Cathy was wearing her tour directors hat again and found an outing for us. Just down the road and a short walk was the head waters of the Columbia river. We all agreed that would be worth seeing so after supper we made our way to the trail head. The girl at the information center failed to inform our tour director that the trail went through the mosquito tunnel of hell. We sprayed ourselves and each other with mosquito attracting anti-bug spray. There were clouds of mosquitoes around each and every one of us!
We made the half mile walk, saw the headwaters, and got the heck out of there!
Molly found some water to splash and play in and was nice and wet when we got back to the truck. Glad she rides in the back seat.
Tomorrow we split up in different directions, so we had to stop at the ice cream shop on the way back.
We (That is the editorial "we") got the laundry done after we went shopping. We found a nice "country" sign for Cathy and while the rest of "we" were inside shopping Molly and I sat outside. I saw a book on the sale table about an arctic explorer and under that book was another book called "Gratitude" with each page a thank you and a short paragraph.
Grabbed it up!
This is our last supper together. We had a great trip and all three marriages are still healthy as is all six friendships! We are the perfect traveling companions. All of us accept the craziness of the others, and all of us can take some teasing. We will miss getting up and on the road by 9:00 and setting down to dinner every evening.
Cathy was wearing her tour directors hat again and found an outing for us. Just down the road and a short walk was the head waters of the Columbia river. We all agreed that would be worth seeing so after supper we made our way to the trail head. The girl at the information center failed to inform our tour director that the trail went through the mosquito tunnel of hell. We sprayed ourselves and each other with mosquito attracting anti-bug spray. There were clouds of mosquitoes around each and every one of us!
We made the half mile walk, saw the headwaters, and got the heck out of there!
Molly found some water to splash and play in and was nice and wet when we got back to the truck. Glad she rides in the back seat.
Tomorrow we split up in different directions, so we had to stop at the ice cream shop on the way back.
Day 45 - Fairmont Hot Springs
Frustrating day! Very busy and hot. Every campground is full. There are very few places we can even stop because of the traffic. Lake Louise has parking outside of town and shuttle buses. We love the scenery, but it was much better on the way up in early June with cooler weather and way less people!
We head down highway 93 towards Radium Hot Springs. More full campgrounds, traffic, and beautiful scenery.
Bill and Cathy find an information center and get some RV park phone numbers. Cathy works the phone and finds us some places in Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.
The new section is full but we have spaces in the "old" section. Small narrow spots and only fifteen amp electric, but we are ready to stop. We finally get parked and set up. Cathy feeds us and we all take deep breaths and relax. We will stay here for two days, get laundry done and then the dreadful split up. Bill and Cathy will head more east to make their way to Montana and we will head south.
We head down highway 93 towards Radium Hot Springs. More full campgrounds, traffic, and beautiful scenery.
Bill and Cathy find an information center and get some RV park phone numbers. Cathy works the phone and finds us some places in Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.
The new section is full but we have spaces in the "old" section. Small narrow spots and only fifteen amp electric, but we are ready to stop. We finally get parked and set up. Cathy feeds us and we all take deep breaths and relax. We will stay here for two days, get laundry done and then the dreadful split up. Bill and Cathy will head more east to make their way to Montana and we will head south.
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