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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

OOPS!




OOPS!!!!! MY BAD. I HAVE TO CORRECT A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OFF IT'S NOT THE WASHINGTON GLACIER...IT'S THE WORTHINGTON GLACIER. AND THE FLOWERS ARE CALLED LUPINE , AND FIREWEED AND YOU MUST SPRAY THEM WITH BUG SPRAY BEFORE BRINGING THEM INTO THE MOTORHOME.

IT HAS RAINED EVERYDAY SINCE WE LEFT. GETTING TIRED OF THE RAIN. THE STORE IN VALDEZ IS AMAZING THEY HAVE EVERYTHING PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, AUTOMOTIVE, MEAT AND EVEN LIQUOR. 10% OFF A SIX PACK OR MORE.

WE STAYED AT THIS ONE RV PARK AND THIS OLD MAN TELLS US "DON'T LEAVE YOUR DOG TIED UP TO THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR MOTORHOME UNLESS YOUR TROLLING FOR GRIZZLY". THOUGHT THAT WAS SO FUNNY, BECAUSE WE SAW A PLACE EARLIER THAT HAD A LITTLE DOG TIED UP IN A KENNEL TO THE OUTSIDE OF THEIR TRAILER, AND WE MADE A COMMENT SIMILAR TO THAT.

IN THE MILEPOST THERE IS AN ADD FROM "THE KNIFEMAN" SO WE STOPPED. HIS NAME IS CHUCK BOWEN. WHAT A CRUSTY OLD CHARACTER. HE MAKES KNIVES OF COURSE. AND I BOUGHT THIS SNOW SHOE PIN. QUITE UNIQUE. AND A GREAT PRICE. HIS KNIVES WERE NOT THAT GREAT AND OUTRAGEOUSLY PRICED.

THIS IS THE MATANUSKA GLACIER. WHEN WE FIRST SAW IT I ASK ROBERT IF IT WAS A RIVER OR WHAT. IT IS HUGE. THE CREVASSES IN IT ARE ABOUT SIXTY FEET DEEP. IT IS 27 MILES LONG AND UP TO 4 MILES WIDE.

WELL WE MADE IT TO GERRY'S. SUSIE'S BROTHER MARK IS STAYING HERE AS WELL FOR A VISIT.

TODAY THE GUYS WENT FISHING, DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. AND I WENT TO WAL-MART AND GOT MY NAILS DONE. NICE TO BE BACK IN CIVILIZATION. JUST HEARD THEY ARE CLOSING THE RIVERS TO KING FISHING. ROBERT JUST BOUGHT A KING TAG. NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

Monday, June 28, 2010

VALDEZ







ON THE ROAD TO VALDEZ THERE AREN'T MANY CRITTERS. ALL WE SAW WERE A MOMMA DUCK AND 5 LITTLE DUCKLINGS, 1 SWAN AND 1 RABBIT. HOWEVER THE SCENERY IS GORGEOUS. WE SAY THE WASHINGTON GLACIER, BRIDAL VEIL FALLS, AND HORSETAIL FALLS.

WHEN WE GOT INTO VALDEZ, WE SAW AN EAGLE IN THIS TREE RIGHT NEXT TO THIS RV PARK CALLED EAGLES REST RV. WE DECIDED TO STAY HERE LAST NIGHT. THEY SAID THEY HAD WI-FI! YEAH RIGHT. WELL ANYWAY COULDN'T ON LINE WITH THEM. SO I JUMPED ON TO THIS SIGHT THAT WAS OPEN CALLED EVERETT-PC_NETWORK. THANKS EVERETT.

SO TODAY WE ARE PLANNING TO HEAD TO MY BROTHER GERRY'S HOME OUTSIDE OF WASILLA. WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW THINGS GO FROM HERE. ENJOY THE PICTURES.

ROBERT PICKED ME A BUNCH OF WILDFLOWERS. THERE ARE WILD POPPIES,AND SOME REALLY PRETTY PURPLE FLOWERS ON LONG STEMS THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THERE NAME IS. I KNEW YESTERDAY BUT IT'S SLIPPED MY MIND TODAY. I KNOW, I KNOW OLD AGE.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

HIGHWAY OF HELL




THIS ROAD IS LIKE THE YUKON FORGOT ABOUT IT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH BETTER IF THEY WOULD HAVE LEFT IT GRAVEL. THE PERMAFROST, WHICH IS A CONDITION, THAT HEAVES THE HIGHWAY, HAS RUINED AND RIPPED IT UP SO BAD IT WILL ALMOST BOUNCE YOU OFF THE ROAD. WE COULD NOT GO MORE THAN 35 ON SOME PARTS. ANYWAY WE FINALLY GET TO THE BORDER OF ALASKA. 2973.9 MILES TRAVELED SO FAR. THE HIGHWAY IS BETTER HERE. WE FIND A FAMILY OF SWANS IN A LITTLE POND ON THE WAY. WE MAKE IT TO TOK, THE TURN OFF TO ANCHORAGE. NOW WE FIND A BEAVER, 3 MOOSE AND A RABBIT.

WE STAY AT THIS PLACE CALLED THE HART D RANCH. THIS IS RUN BY A SINGLE LADY IN HER 70'S. SHE WAS A SCULPTER AND HER HUSBAND WAS A WRITER. SHE HAS AN AMAZING VISION BUT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FINISH IT.

GRIZZLIES




STOPPED AT TESLIN, YUKON TERRITORY TO EAT........WE ORDERED "CHEESE BURGERS". IT DID NOT SAY WHAT KIND OF BURGERS. WE DID NOT THINK TO ASK. WELL IT WAS THE DON'T ASK, DON'T REALLY WANT TO KNOW SCENARIO. WHAT IT TASTED LIKE WAS A KIND OF FRIED DOG FOOD. SO GROSS. BUT BAILEY LIKED IT....SORT OF.

ANYWAY BACK TO THE "CRITTER COUNT". WE ARE NOW ON THE ALASKAN HIGHWAY NOT MUCH TO SEE. 7 GROUND SQUIRRELS, 2 COYOTE, 16 HORSES AND 3 GRIZZLY.

THIS IS SO GOOD. WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ROBERT YELLS GRIZZLY. WE PULL OVER. WAY OFF IN THIS MEADOW IS THIS MOMMA AND 2 BABIES, THEY ARE ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD, AT LEAST 150 POUNDS EACH. ROBERT GETS OUT AND STARTS TAKING PICTURES OF THEM AND YELLING TO GET THEM TO STAND UP. THIS CRAZY LADY COMES UP AND STARTS SCREAMING AT HIM FOR YELLING AT THE BEARS. IT WAS WILD. ANYWAY THE BEARS WERE PRETTY COOL.

PICTURES OF THE CASSIAR






IT TOOK AN HOUR TO UPLOAD THESE 4 PICTURES. GOD I HATE SLOW INTERNET. ON TO THE NEXT STOP. MORE LATER.

Friday, June 25, 2010

CASSIAR HIGHWAY

WOW WHAT AN INCREDIBLE ROAD. IF YOU EVER COME UP HERE IT IS A MUST. THE WILDLIFE IS UNBELIEVABLE. WILD LIFE COUNT; 6 BLACK BEAR, 2 BROWN BEAR(NOT GRIZZLY), 2 MINK, 2 GROUSE, 1 FOX AND A TON OF POO ON THE ROADWAY. I THINK BEAR DON'T LIKE TO POO IN THE WOODS.

IT WAS VERY COOL TO SEE THE BROWN AND BLACK TOGETHER. THE BLACK ONE HAD QUITE A FEW SCARS ON HIS NOSE AND JUST WANTED TO LIE DOWN.

NOW THE FOX STORY: HE WAS NOT SHY AT ALL. WE STOPPED AND VISITED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE ANOTHER CAR CAME BY. ROBERT THOUGHT HE LOOKED HUNGRY SO HE OPENED THE MOTORHOME DOOR AND THREW A HAND FULL OF DOG FOOD OUT. THE FOX ACTED LIKE HE WAS GOING TO CLIMB RIGHT IN UNTIL BAILEY SAW IT, JUMPED OFF THE TOP STEP AND STARTED CHASING IT DOWN THE ROAD. ROBERT FINALLY CAUGHT HER AND BROUGHT HER BACK. THEN THE FOX CAME RIGHT BACK AND STARTED EATING THE DOG FOOD. IT WAS TRULY AMAZING.

NOW ANOTHER TRULY AMAZING STORY. WE PULL INTO A RV PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ABOUT 10PM. JUST GET SET UP AND START HEATING DINNER. I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW TOWARDS THE BATHROOMS AND SEE A FAMILIAR FIGURE, FINALLY GET THE WINDOW OPEN AND YELL "RAY MYRICK YOU CRAZY SON OF A BITCH". OF ALL THE RV PARKS WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF SEEING SOMEONE YOU KNOW. SO HE CAME OVER AND VISITED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. HEY GERRY WE INVITED HIM TO YOUR HOUSE FOR A VISIT. SURE WAS GOOD SEEING HIM. WHAT A CHARACTER.

THIS INTERNET SITE IS NOT LETTING ME DOWNLOAD PICTURES SO WILL SEND THEM WHEN WE GET INTO WHITEHORSE.

CASSIER HIGHWAY

Thursday, June 24, 2010

MEZIADIN LAKE






OH MY GOD..... THIS IS THE VIEW OUT OF MY FRONT WINDOW. THIS LAKE IS GORGEOUS.

WE ARE ON THE CASSIAR HIGHWAY. THE ANIMAL COUNT TODAY IS 3 BLACK BEAR, 2 DEER.

BAILEY DOES NOT LIKE BEARS. SHE WATCHES OUT THE FRONT WINDOW FOR THEM. THERE IS A GRIZZLEY BEAR UP HERE AT THE PARK. THE RANGERS ARE TRYING TO TRAP IT SO THEY CAN MOVE IT AWAY. I THINK I WILL FORGO THE NATURE WALK TONIGHT.

IT IS IN THE HIGH 70'S.

WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH BITES ALL OVER MY BODY. I'VE KILLED OVER 40 MESQUITOS. THEY ARE SO FAT THEY CAN HARDLY FLY. IT LOOKS LIKE A BLOODY WAR HAPPENED IN THE BEDROOM.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

PRINCE RUPERT



A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE CREEPY SIGN. WHEN I WENT BACK DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE A PICTURE OF IT I TOOK BAILEY WITH ME. PART WAY DOWN A MAN STARTED FOLLOWING ME DOWN THE ROAD...TO NO WHERE, WHEN WE GET ABOUT 75 FEET FROM THE SIGN BAILEY PUTS ON THE SKIDS AND WON'T GO ONE STEP FURTHER. I ZOOM IN ONE THE SIGN AND HEAD BACK AND HEAR SOMETHING IN THE BRUSH. BAILEY AND I BOTH WALK A LITTLE FASTER BACK TO THE MOTORHOME. THE MAN JUST KEEPS ON WALKING.

SO PRINCE RUPERT, NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT, IT'S A LITTLE FISHING COMMUNITY WHERE THE FERRIES COME AND GO BRINGING VEHICLES AND PASSINGERS ALONE THE MARINE HIGHWAY FROM ALASKA AND SEATTLE OR BRITISH COLUMBIA.

ROBERT TAKES BAILEY TO DO HER MORNING THING AND THESE DEER COME NOSE TO NOSE WITH HER AND THEN JUST CALMLEY WALK AWAY. HE COMES BACK AND FEEDS THEM CHEERIES. TOO COOL.

LATER ON AS WE ARE WALKING THROUGH THE TOWN WE COME UPON A GAMING CENTER. NOW THESE ARE KIND OF LIKE CASINOS BUT THEY ARE OWNED BY A GUY FROM PRINCE GEORGE AND THEY ARE ALL OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA. WE WIN A LITTLE AND THEN GO IN THE RESTAURANT TO HAVE A DRINK. THERE WE MEET A GUY FROM MEDFORD OREGON. HIS NAME IS JUSTIN JENNINGS. HE IS WAITING FOR THE FERRY TO TAKE HIM TO SITKA, ALASKA WHERE HE WILL BE STATIONED IN THE COAST GUARD. HE IS A DELIGHT TO TALK WITH. HE HAS BEEN IN ABOUT TWO YEARS AND PLANS ON MAKING A CAREER OUT OF IT. HE WILL TURN 20 NEXT MONTH. I THINK HE WILL DO FINE IN ALASKA. HE'S A "GOOD OLE BOY" FROM OREGON. LOVES TO HUNT AND FISH, AND LOVES HIS TRUCK. WHAT COULD BE BETTER. GOOD LUCK JUSTIN AND KEEP IN TOUCH.

WELL SHOOT, WE MISSED ROBERTS FRIENDS WHO WERE COMING DOWN THE CASSIER. HE IS QUITE DISAPPOINTED. WELL TIME TO TAKE OFF. WE WILL HEAD UP THE CASSIER HIGHWAY TODAY HEADED FOR WHITEHORSE.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

CHANGE OF PLANS





JUST AS WE WERE LEAVING PRINCE GEORGE, ROBERTS FRIEND GENE CALLED AND SAID HE WAS IN WHITEHORSE UP IN THE YUKON TERRITORY AND WAS TAKING THE CASSIER HIGHWAY BACK DOWN. SO WE DECIDED TO HEAD WEST AND COME TO PRINCE RUPERT ON THE BRITISH COLUMBIAN COAST.
WE WILL BE TAKING THE CASSIER UP TOWARD ALASKA AND MEET UP WITH THEM SOMEWHERE....HOPEFULLY.

ROBERT DROVE FOR NINE HOURS BUT WE MADE IT. I TOOK A LITTLE NAP....HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DRIVING NOT TAKING PICTURES OF ME.

BAILEY WAS MASCOT HELPING LOOK FOR WILDLIFE.

TODAY WE SAW ONE DEAD COYOTE ONE LIVE COYOTE ONE CHIPMONK AND A HUGE BLACK BEAR THAT RAN RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.

WE CAME UP ON A CHILLING ROAD SIGN. IT SAYS KILLER ON THE LOOSE. APPARANTLY THREE GIRLS WERE KILLED WHILE HITCHHIKING THRU THE TOWN OF MORICETOWN. SCARRY.

MY PHONE IS DOING WIERD THINGS. TWO DAYS AGO JANNE' SENT A TEXT MESSAFE TELLING ROBERT HAPPY FATHERS DAY. WELL SO FAR AS OF A MINUTE AGO I HAVE RECEIVED THAT MESSAGE 32 TIMES. I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR EACH OF THOSE TEXTS.

IF IT STOPS RAINING WE ARE GOING IN TO PRINCE RUPERT AND EXPLORE. TELL YOU ABOUT IT LATER.

Monday, June 21, 2010




ROBERT WAS IN A HURRY TO GET ON THE ROAD SO I DIDN'T GET TO FINISH MY BLOG. ANY WAY LAST NIGHT DURING DINNER THIS COUPLE SAID THEY HAD SOME MUSHROOMS FOR SALE. SO YOU KNOW ROBERT HE BOUGHT THEM ALL; A WHOLE GROCERY BAG FULL OF MURELS, YUMMMMMM.

SO OFF WE GO TOWARDS BARKERVILLE. I DON'T EVEN GET TIME TO SHOWER, SO WE STOP ON THE WAY AT A CASINO SO I CAN SHOWER AND ROBERT COOKS A WONDERFUL HAM, MUSHROOM AND CHEESE SCRAMBLE. FROM THERE WE HEAD ON. I'M NOT FEELING SO WELL SO I LAY DOWN AND TAKE A NAP. NO IT WASN'T THE MUSHROOMS.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE TURN OFF TO BARKERVILLE IT'S LATE SO WE DECIDE TO COME BACK TO THAT ON THE WAY HOME.

ON THE WAY WE ALMOST COLLIDE WITH A HUGE BULL MOOSE, THANK GOD HE TURNED BACK. WE ALSO SAW A BEAUTIFUL BUCK AND A COUPLE OF DOES.

SO TODAY WE ARE HEADING TO DAWSON CREEK. TO THE ALASKAN HIGHWAY. LAST NIGHT THERE WAS A THUNDER STORM AND THERE IS A FOREST FIRE ABOUT 35 MILES AWAY; ALSO THEY SAY THE ALASKAN HIGHWAY IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING UP THERE SOMEWHERE. WE SHALL SEE.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

WHISTLER

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BACK TO THE TRIP.

WE HEAD TOWARD WHISTLER, WHERE THE HAD THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS. GREAT PLACE VERY TOURISTY. WE BOTH BOUGHT A NEW PAIR OF "CROCS" AND THEN WENT TO LUNCH. JUST A LITTLE SNACK. GOOD BUT VERY SMALL PORTIONS. WALKED AROUND THE SHOPPING AREA AND VISITED WITH A FEW PEOPLE. FOUND OUT WE PROBABLY SHOULD NOT GET THE SIM CARDS FOR THE CELL PHONES FOR THE FEW DAYS WE ARE GOING OT BE IN CANADA. SORRY FOLKS WE WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT GET TO ALASKA BEFORE WE CAN TALK AGAIN.

HEADING UP 99 TOWARD PRINCE GEORGE. AFTER WE LEAVE PEMBERTON, THE SCARRY PART BEGINS. STRAIGHT UP ON TINY WINDY ROADS. THEN STRAIGHT DOWN ON TINY WINDY ROADS. AT LEAST 5 ONE LANE BRIDGES. GET ME THE #$@* OFF THIS MOUNTAIN. DON'T GET ME WRONG IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. LOTS OF LAKES, RIVERS, AND WATERFALLS. BUT SCARRY. DID SEE ONE BEAR BUT IT TOOK OFF BEFORE WE COULD GET A PICTURE OF IT.

GAS TANK IS GETTING LOW. FINALLY GET DOWN TO LILLOOET. FUEL UP $200. ROBERTS CARD IS DECLINED. THANK YOU WELLS FARGO. THE LADIES AT RACE TRAC FUELS ARE VERY NICE AND UNDERSTANDING. I USED MY CARD. THER LADIES SUGGESTED WE NOT TAKE THE SHORT CUT TO CLINTON AND AFTER WHAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH I CONCUR. ON THE ROAD AGAIN THE PHONE RINGS, IT'S WELLS FARGO. ROBERT EXPLAINS THAT WE ARE ON VACATION AND HIS CARD IS ACTIVATED AGAIN. WE ARE BOTH SO EXHAUSED WE PULL INTO THIS LITTLE RV PARK IN CLINTON CALLED GOLD TRAIL RV PARK. VERY NICE AND FUNNY HOST MICHAEL DIER. COST $15 A NIGHT. WENT IN HAD DINNER IN HIS LITTLE SHACK. PRETTY DARN GOOD. ON THE MENU IS ROAD KILL RIBS. I HAD THE SIRLOIN. GREAT FRESH BERRY DESSERT.

SHANNON FALLS




WE HEAD DOWN THE ROAD TO SHANNON FALLS AND THIS LITTLE RV PARK AND RESTAURANT. WOW WHAT AN ODD PLACE. THE RV PARK IS A RUN DOWN, OVERGROWN AND OVER PRICED. $40+ A NIGHT JUST ELECTRIC AND WATER, LIMITED SEWER. THE RESTAURANT WAS WONDERFUL. HAD ELK LOIN, AND HALIBUT, BOTH COOKED TO PERFECTION. THE DESSERT, A BERRY PUDDING TO DIE FOR. ROBERT HAD TARIMISU KIND OF DECONSTRUCTED. OKAY BUT NOT SO GREAT. WITH DRINKS AND TIP $120.00. AND LITTLE BUNNIES RUNNING ALL OVER.

CANADA



WOW... I THOUGHT SEATTLE PEOPLE WERE BAD DRIVERS...WELCOME TO VANCOUVER! PEOPLE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU CAN'T JUST STOP A 40 FT MOTORHOME.

ANY WAY WE LIVED..... DECIDED WE WANTED TO GO OVER TO VANCOUVER ISLAND. AFTER DRIVING IN CIRCLES WE GET DOWN TO THE FERRY AREA.
" WE SHOULD NOT HAVE COME DOWN HERE." FINALLY FIND OUR WAY OUT OF THE NARROW STREETS AND LOW BRANCHES, AND BACK ON THE ROAD TWORD WHISTLER.

WE STOP AT BRITTANIA BEACH A LITTLE ARTIST STOP ON THE ROAD. THE LADY AT THE CRS TRADING POST IS VERY HELPFULL AND TELLS US ABOUT A PLACE TO STAY JUST UP THE ROAD. ALSO THERE IS AN OLD COPPER MINE BUT WE ARE TOO TIRED TO VISIT.

Friday, June 18, 2010

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LAST DAY IN THE USA

LAST NIGHT WE STOPPED IN ANACORTES, WASHINGTON. ABOUT AN HOUR FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER.

WE STAYED AT THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CASINO. THANK GOD ROBERT WON ALMOST EVERYTHING I LOST, ENOUGH SAID ON THAT.

THE TRAFFIC IN THE SEATTLE/TACOMA AREA IS HORRIBLE, MY SEAT HAS PERMANENT FINGERNAIL MARKS IN IT.

NEXT TIME WE TALK IT WILL BE IN CANADA.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

EVENING 2




THIS LITTLE RV PARK IS HAVING A POTLUCK.




ROBERT COOKS A PORK LOIN AND WE HEAD DOWN TO THE REC ROOM.


WHAT FUN . THEY CALL IT "MARDI GRAS". WE HAD WONDERFUL CONVERSATIONS AND GOOD FOOD.
NOW BACK HOME TO CLEAN CLAMS. THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE US SOME GREAT CHOWDER. BUT FOR NOW IN THE FREEZER THEY GO.
I STAYED UP PAST MIDNIGHT WRITING THIS BLOG, WENT TO POST IT AND THE INTERNET WENT DOWN SO HAD TO REWRITE IT THIS MORNING. I'M SURE IT SOUNDED MUCH BETTER LAST NIGHT.
WE'RE TAKING OFF AT NOON TODAY AND HEADING NORTH.

DAY 2


WE WAKE UP AND DECIDE TO GO CLAMMING. WE HAVE A MINUS 1.4 TIDE.


THE LADY IN THE OFFICE SAYS "JUST GO DOWN HERE AND THEY ARE ALL OVER. THE PEOPLE YESTERDAY CAME BACK WITH TWO BUCKETS FULL." HA HA HA....WE LOOK WAAAAY DOWN THE BEACH AND THAT IS THE ONLY PLACE WE SEE PEOPLE . SO WITH A BUCKET AND TWO SHOVELS, WE HEAD OFF; WALKING.


TWO AND A HALF MILES LATER WE ARRIVE AT THE BEACH. NOT KNOWING WHAT KIND OF CLAMS ARE HERE OR HOW TO DIG THEM WE FIND A MAN AND HIS TEENAGE SON OUT IN THE SURF "RAKING" CLAMS. OOPS... WE DON'T HAVE RAKES, OR BOOTS.


I GO BACK TO WHAT I KNOW, LOOKING FOR HOLES AND DIGGING. YEAH WE FIND MUD CLAMS BUT THE KEEP BREAKING. ON DOWN THE BEACH WE COME UPON A MAN AND WOMAN WITH HALF A BUCKET FULL; THEY HAVE COCKLES, AND TELL US TO GO OVER TO THIS PATCH OF GRASS AND JUST RAKE THE SURFACE UNTIL YOU HIT WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A ROCK. STILL DON'T HAVE A RAKE, SO I START TAPPING THE GROUND WITH MY SHOVEL...CLUNK...ALRIGHT A COCKLE.
WE GET OUR LIMIT.
NOW WE HAVE TO HEAD BACK. AN HOUR LATER WE ARRIVE AT THE MOTORHOME. DYING, I DOUBLE UP ON THE PAIN PILLS.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

DAY 1


OFF AND RUNNING. ROBERT HAS A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT AT 3:00 IN SALEM. OOPS, GOING TO BE 30 MINUTES LATE...EAR DOCTOR.....NO PROBLEM.


SOOOO...ROBERT SAYS LET'S GET BACK TO THE FREEWAY. I SAY LET'S HEAD TO THE COAST.


OKAY NOT HAVING ANY AGENDA WE HEAD TO THE COAST. WE END UP IN TILLAMOOK. FOUND AN RV PARK OUTSIDE OF TILLAMOOK IN "NETARTS". NOT ON THE OCEAN BUT ON THE BAY.

GETTING STARTED

LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED.

WE ARE STARTING OFF ON AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY. OUR ADVENTURE STARTS OFF IN KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON ON JUNE 15, 2010. WE ARE SUPPPOSED TO TAKE OFF AT 10:00 AM, WE ARE 10 MINUTES LATE.

OUR TRIP IS; TO TRAVEL FROM KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, UP AND THROUGH CANADA AND ALASKA AND BACK.

OUR REASONING FOR THIS BLOG IS TO LET OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TRAVEL ALONG WITH US.

WHO ARE WE?

OKAY, WE HAVE ROBERT, OUR CHAUFFER, AND MY SWEETY PIE; BAILEY, OUR BLACK AND TAN COCKER, WHO AFTER A STROKE, IS NOT AS SPRY AS SHE SHOULD BE FOR HER 9 1/2 YEARS; AND ME, KITTY MAY , YOUR HOSTESS.

PLEASE ENJOY OUR TRIP.