Courtlyn pushes Asher on the swing in the back yard.
Asher and Courtlyn at Chuck E Cheese
Michael watches Asher and Courtlyn in a ride.
Kyson makes his wants known. Maybe he wants pizza or a ride?

Home Improvements

In the sprinkling rain the man sprays the 'front yard' with grass and wildflower seeds. Karen raked the 4,000sq ft area and Paul picked up the sticks and roots to make the yard clean and flat. Karen is sporting a couple broken blisters on her thumbs but anything worthwhile usually has a 'cost'.
You may have noticed that you can't see the mountains across the bay, that's because the clouds are so low and rainy.

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I have changed the criteria for comments. Now you can leave a comment without having a gmail account. If you're reading our Blog, would you please take a minute to leave a comment. Tell us what you like or don't like. (I'm kind of 'flying-blind' here as this is the first time we've tried this instead of so many separate e-mail letters to everyone)

If you don't have a gmail account and would like one, please e-mail me at karenspils@hotmail.com and I will get you an invite to gmail. It's free and will accept any size picture and unlimited storage. You never have to delete anything and it does e-mail searches for key words or names to find past letters and info. It's a great service and worth a try.

Thanks for your interest and time,
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Final Tally of the trip from WA to AK

Well, I thought I'd summarize the diriving and animal sightings between Tacoma and Homer:

Wednesday, shopped IKEA & left Tacoma, WA 300 miles
Thursday, visited in Osoyoos, B.C. with Ed & Gayle Landry (Baja Buddies)
Friday, 420 miles to Quesnel, BC
Saturday thru Tuesday 53 miles (and broken down, 4 days) to Prince George, BC
Wednesday, Laundry & Costco and 360 miles to a wide spot in the road 125 miles past Fort St. John
Thursday, 526 miles to Continental Divide RV Park
Friday, Tok, 536 miles
Saturday, Anchorage, 315 miles (another breakdown, 3 days)
Tuesday repairs & errands and 140 miles
Wednesday, 80 miles to Homer
(FYI: you can make this trip in 7 days at 400 miles a day if you DON"T break down, ha, ha)

Critter sightings for the trip:

bob cat 1
moose 9
eagles 2
hawks 2
bison 16+ 2 herds
stone sheep 2 + 2 flocks
caribou 6
deer 2
beaver dams 2
red fox 1
black bear 7
rabbit 1

I'm sure there were more animals but I wasn't actively looking, these were extremely obvious!

The last 80 miles to "Home"r, get it?

We were surprised by a few moose along the road near Anchor Point. Two ran out into the road in front of the motorhome and crossed the road. I was only quick enough to catch one on camera. They were HUGE.

Here is the view of the Homer Spit as we descend in town. Next we drove by the property to see that all was well so we visited the with the Tietjen's. (I think Paul wanted to check on Tugger and Lugger, which started right up and he's VERY happy.) Tomorrow he'll bring them home and remove the log so we can move the motorhome in to it's "home".

I'm ready for summer but the forecast is clouds and some showers, at least it's not hot.

Delayed in Anchorage, Memorial Day Weekend

We are waiting for the holiday weekend to end so they can replace our serpentine belt. We were driving along a narrow winding mountain road when it broke. We had to drive several miles to find a wide spot to pull off the pavement. Paul got the car out of the trailer and drove 7 miles to find a phone for a tow truck. While there he found 2 men with trucks that were willing to tow our trailer to Anchorage (77) miles for us (the tow truck can't tow both the motorhome and trailer on the Glenn Hwy, it's the law). There are good samaritan's everywhere! We are "camping" behind the Cummins repair shop with electricity so we're OK. Today I'm going shopping, stress relief threapy for me, ha,ha.

On the drive from Tok to Chickloon we did see another moose.

The weather is mostly cloudy and some drizzle with a peek of sunshine.

I've included another picture of a huge ram along the road. You can see the motorhome mirror on the edge of the picture. The animals aren't too threatened by moving vehicles. You have to honk or stop to make them move along.

We've arrived in Alaska

We are FINALLY in Alaska! We saw hundreds of critters on or near the road. stone mountain sheep, bison, bears, caribou, deer, moose, red fox, rabbit, eagles, hawks, ravens and probably others I can't remember.
the next is a picture of Kluane Lake in the Yukon, still completely frozen over. the next picture is of a lake breaking up with ice, It's amazing how cold it's been this spring, but BEAUTIFUL.
Gotta hit the bed and then the road. We still have 550 miles to go to Homer but we'll probably go to church in Anchorage Sunday. PS, I'm doing this blog post in a restaurant in Tok, AK., with their free internet, Ha, Ha.