More pictures

This is the teardrop trailer and my Ford Escape. Amanda and Kim will be riding in the car with all of Mark's African Violets and a few other house plants. And the cages where Toftee and Darla will be spending the nights.

I've decided that I don't like formating pictures to go in the center because I can't wrap the text around them... This is an Eagle that Mark, Amanda and I spoted a few days before we left Alaska while walking on the beach below our house.

I'm still in the laundry mat at the campground in Fort Nelson. Maybe I didin't tell you that before.. anyway it's taking forever to dry the one load of clothes that I had to do. The washer here didn't do a good job getting the excess water out of the clothes. Toftee got sick in the truck the day before yesterday and washing these jeans has been a priority for me even though she didn't get much on them.

I spent some of the time checking email and writing replies to a couple of them. But when I tried to send them.. they didn't go. So if you emailed and didn't get a response... now you know why.

I'm on my 4th time through the dryer. The first trip was 2 loonies (Canadian dollar coins) and lasted 30 minutes. The last two times were 4 american quarters and lasted 15 minutes each. The clothes are about where they should have been coming out of the wash. But I have no more quarters left so this has to be it. Wonder where I'm going to put all these wet towels and my wet jeans?

I'm using a different dryer this time. Here's hoping it works.

One last photo... some radom signs at the "signpost forest" at Watson Lake. Another must see. Now to put in some links just because I can.

The dryer is finished. And no they aren't dry. But I have to go anyway. See you in Sahuarita or on the web.

Pictures

Tonight we are in Fort Nelson. We spent last night at Liard Springs and visited the springs this morning after breakfast. This is our third trip on the Alaska highway and we always like to stop at Liard Springs.

According to the Milepost and other sources (i.e. other travelers) the 200 miles south of Liard Springs are the hardest. Going North you can use the springs as a reward for those miles. But we are heading south. We didn't make a lot of miles today but theywere hard ones and we got a late start.

We thought we'd reward ourselves tonight with a stay in a hotel. But it wasn't to be. After finding the Super 8 advertised on a billboard coming into town and parking both rigs.. we found out that not only was that hotel full but so were all the other hotels in town. In fact we were lucky to get a campsite here at Westend Campground. Somthing to do with the "oil companies changeover?"? Whatever that is.

Out of Wasilla/Knik

Well we didn't get far today, but the hardest part of any trip is just getting out of town. The first step. We are stopped for the night in Glen Allen. About 150 miles.

Darla (the cat) and I are holed up in the car away from the mosquitos. Mark is taking care of the dog and the girls are in the showers. Darla is enjoying a little time out of her box. She looks VERY annoyed. But that's pretty close to her usual expression anyway. Maybe just a little more annoyed this time. She's laying on the drivers side on the floor with her eyes closed. Actually right now she looks content. She might even be happy when Mark comes with her food.

Toftee traveled pretty well today. As soon as the truck starts moving she curls up and goes to sleep.

I have pictures and will post them later. Right now the camera is in my pocket but the computer case is outside on the picnic table and the sync cable is in there. Too many mosquitos I'm not going out.

Nina

U-haul

The time is near. There's a U-haul in the driveway and we're busy packing. Time is short so this will be short too.

Mark will be driving the U-haul and our daughter and her friend will be driving my Ford Escape pulling the tear drop trailer. Mark and I will sleep in the trailer and the girls will share a tent. Our dog and cat will bed down in their carriers inside the car.

So much to do. I can't say I'm really a fan of packing your own stuff. I much prefer to have professionals do it. But it's not in the budget this time. So back to work.

Nina