AK ROAD TRIP, in memory of...

Sun-Mon, 6/30-7/8/2013.  Traveling east HIGHLIGHTS.....

7/1--HAPPY CANADA DAY!  Every province of Canada that we have visited are unique and the people are friendly.  Hope to visit the rest.  Backtrack through Icefield Parkway and it appears so different with the melted snow and ice.

 Arrive at campsite after 10 hrs of driving and try something new for dinner.... toasted english muffin with sliced spam, Yes! spam, topped with mozzarella cheese (melted in microwave).  Not bad for late night hunger pangs.

Next day ... up early, throw off the bed covers, stretch, feet on the floor...WATER LEAK!  Mr. Fix-It finds and repairs a hole in the incoming water hose.

 Hwy93S to Hwy95A through US Customs into northern Idaho! and to Blue Lake RV Resort in Bonners Ferry.  The next three days...  TIM DOWN...not feeling good.  Hang out at campsite.  The tiniest dragonfly is just as awesome as a giant bull moose. 

7/4...HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA!!  Pancakes and bacon for breakfast..ummmm.

7/5...Drive into the town of Sandpoint and find Urgent Care Clinic  Five hours later, prescription meds for Tim.  Drive 20 miles Hwy200 to Hope.  Beautiful Beyond Hope RV Resort is on the lake with deer and beautiful sunsets. Hopefully Tim (and me) will get a good night's sleep. 

7/6...WHO IS 4 YRS OLD TODAY? MEGAN!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!  Lots of love,  Grandpa and Memaw.  Hwy200 to Hwy2 into Montana and settle early at Columbia Falls RV Park.  Tim is feeling better...grilled steak, fried onions, bacon and potatoes, and beets.

7/7...Glacier National Park...only touched the surface of this great park.

Is that Tim getting on a bus? 

7/8...Mail for us at Shelby, Montana, PO!, It's Patrick's book Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs ?  A page from the book is posted right away at Mike's Thriftway! and the postings will continue throughout the northern US!

Our anticipated route for the next week will be northern North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin Michigan...through Ontario, Thousand Islands, NY and LI !   The magnitude of this journey will be 12,500+ miles.  All the words to describe this unforgettable experience are throughout the blog.  What an amazing roadtrip!  You appreciate the simple life, meet wonderful people and visit interesting places.  "A romantic tale of two people living and wandering in a home on wheels."

Rest assured, we are not RV junkies.  Our home is in a lovely village with great neighbors and friends that we miss.  We can't let too much time go by without seeing our beautiful and loving grandchildren!  ---



 

Ryan (6)

Megan (4)

Benjamin (18mo)



Nathan (7)

Garrett (4)

Caden (1mo)

And, as always, we miss our big kids-- Andy (congrats again to the MBA graduate!),  Eric and Susan (can't wait to see all the family + new addition!), Patrick and Daria (good luck with your new book!), Kate and Mike...Erin and Rob (looking forward to our Vermont time in August!), Cory and Hannah (you're getting married in October!)

Thanks so much Timmy and Jess for taking care of our home and pets!  Moose--miss you, we're on our way!  Thelma and Louise--hope you're still laying eggs.  There is sure to be more fishies in the pond.

Every time someone you deeply love is gone, you feel an emptiness...silent grieving.. achy heart...and memories.  We loved Zack for all 14 years of his life and losing him before this trip was very hard.  Zack was such a treasure!  He was a kind soul and he loved everything and everyone. 

He loved his pool in the summer and the Vermont snow in the winter. 

Always a HAPPY face  (well, not always!).















Zack never hesitated to jump into a vehicle as long as he would be traveling with us.  RV adventures were his favorite.

 

There are as many photos of Zack as a 1st-born child.  As part of the family with us, that was the case. 

This Alaska roadtrip is dedicated to-- and in memory of.....ZACK.


Miss you buddy!