The Great Alaskan Adventure

We left the Walmart parking lot and headed up the Island Highway to a little town called Telegraph Cove. We arrived there shortly after 1:00. The last part of the road was a detour through a logging company yard .....very muddy, bumpy and hilly.
This town was touted in the tourist guide as "one of the most picturesque village on Vancouver Island", with its historical buildings on stilts along the waters edge........that was until some developer got in there, they have built new aluminum siding condos along one side of the bay and filled the bay with docks. Not a pretty site. They have 350 acres surrounding the bay, all slated for development......so much for the quaint little village.

We ended up in the newer park which was fine except as we were parking someone came in and drove over one of the water stand pipes.......so we had no water. We were able to reach on of the working water spigots and filled out tank, so we were fine.

We took a walk around the old part of town and took some pictures, then went back to the trailer for dinner. We met some nice people out at the campfire and traded travel stories.

We drove to the end of the Sea to Sky Highway to catch our Ferry to Nanaimo. We had reservations for 2:15 and arrived with in plenty of time, only to discover that our ferry crossing had been cancelled. We were given passes and got in line for the earlier one and were told we would more than likely be able to go on it. We both got on no problem. The crossing took an hour and a half. We had to stay outside on the car deck because of the dog, but that was fine as we had a great view right from the front of the ship.

Since we needed to look after our tire situation so we drove to the Walmart parking lot and started making some calls. We found a place that had the tires in stock and would be able to put then on right away and for under $500.00 installed! We went right over and within half an hour they had the old ones off and the new ones on, talk about service! A great end to an already good day.

We got up, had a big breakfast and headed into Squamish to see what it had to offer. Did a little shopping and then headed to Mark and Eva’s for a visit.






Mark was busy scraping off old paint from the side o his house. They have a neat little house with a great yard that is all closed in with shrubbery. Little Miss Isabella woke up shortly after we got there. She is a very happy, very cute little one year old. We had a nice visit and also got to see Isabella on her Daddy’s motor cycle.










Mark told us some things to check out while we were here so when we left we took a little tour out onto the Spit to take pictures of The Chief (a huge granite rock face) and we also drove out to Shannon Falls, a beautiful waterfall surrounded with huge Redwood trees. You almost felt like you were trespassing in a Giant’s back yard.....very neat. By the time we were done this it was raining so it was time to go back and make some dinner.

















The Campground ---- amazing

What started out to be a very organized on time morning, quickly went down hill. We appear to have a slow leak in our trailer tire on the other side. Get out the soap and water and try and find the leak......not so easy. Decided to put the puncture liquid in even though we could not find the leak. Jack trailer up, let out air, put in gunk, spin tire, fill tire back up, let jacks down......okay now we can leave.

After much deliberation and discussing with others we decided on taking what is know as the “Sea to Sky Highway” Better known by locals as the “Sea to Die Highway”. There was some question about sections of unpaved road, very steep hills and hairpin turns, that along with the fact that there are no gas stations on route. (Should we have a tire problem). It turned out to be better than a lot of roads we drove in Alaska.

















We also saw a very long train with 6 engines chugging it’s way out of the canyon, through a tunnel and up the hill.











We got some great views of a river confluence, where Native Indians were dip netting for salmon. After catching them they would gut them, slice the meat to the skin and then hang them to dry outside along the river under large tarps








We stopped and had lunch at a really nice rest stop in Lillouette While eating we saw mountain goats way up high on a shear rock face enjoying their lunch too! Personally I don’t understand how eating even comes into the picture when your hanging by your hooves to a two inch ledge with a 400 foot drop down below.













We carried on toward Whistler, but Colin miscalculated our fuel consumption. He figured we had enough for 100 miles, which would have been plenty......that is if we were not going straight up! We stopped syphoned some fuel from Ed’s truck into a windshield washer fluid container and then poured to into ours......all fixed.





We arrived just outside of Squamish at the Provincial Camp Ground only to discover it was full. On to Dryden campground which did have room for us. We made about 45 attempts at the spot beside Ed and Frances and finally gave up and moved over 4 spots to a much easier access. By the time we were parked it was quite late, had dinner, went to bed!

Today we were planning to drive half way to Squamish. Everything packed up and we were on the road by about 10:45. We made no stops all morning because there really wasn’t anything “Photo Worthy” so we ended up stopping for lunch at this neat little gift shop that had a little picnic area in front. I got out of the truck to go into the trailer to make lunch and ended up stopping dead in my tracks! The back tire on the trailer was not there anymore.......the rim with some black frills was still there but nothing you could actually describe as a tire! Uh....Oh! We have no idea when it happen or where but it must have been a ways back judging by the lack of tire. We never felt or heard the tire blow which was kind of scary. Colin and Ed made quick work of putting on the spare....(Thank Goodness there was one!) This definitely qualifies as the longest lunch break ever.....unhitch the truck, raise the trailer, remove tire, get spare tire from under trailer, put tire on, lower trailer, blow tire up to pressure, hook truck back on, clean up tools......and don’t forget we had to eat lunch in there somewhere too!
Thank goodness the rest of the trip today was uneventful. We landed in the Gold Trail Camp Ground, a small, clean and neat place, $14.00 for full hook-ups and for $9.95 you got an all you can eat buffet with either, steak, ribs, chicken or salmon. The owner was the cook and waiter and also guided you into your parking spot......and ended up he used to live in Fergus.....doesn’t that just beat all. The guy was quite the character.

We got up to a bright sunny day. Colin went over the truck with varsol and then waxed the whole thing. I cleaned the inside and did the wheel.....that’s right covered with gunk! By the time we were done it looked almost respectable again. But lets not stop cleaning now....there’s laundry to be done and dishes and beds to make.....who ever said there was nothing to do when you were retired? ......wrong.

Prince George had a Costco and a Walmart.....that kept me busy for a while. Colin hit the Future Shop and Canadian Tire. Nothing like a good dose of shopping to work out the kinks.
As suspected we had the same stuff all over the truck that was all over the trailer. Colin took it through a car wash but this is going to require a hands on approach!

Prince George is a very sprawling large city. We stopped at the Information centre to get some info about campground locations, WiFi availability, ......and Speedy Auto ....Ed got wacked with a stone on the paved road.....holy windshield. The girls in the information centre were very helpful, even made some calls to find stuff out for us. We ended up at the Sintich Campground, a very nice clean place. We decide we would take advantage of the RV wash as after going through all that construction it was high time for a hosing! It took us about 1 ½ hours to was the trailer. Whatever they put on the roads here sticks to everything and won’t come off with ordinary soap and water....what a job! We finally pulled into our space with a nice clean trailer. Now we need to do the truck.....cause you know the same stuff is on the truck too.
We decided to go out for dinner at a place called Moxie’s. Excellent food! A great way to end off the night.

It’s a rainy day which is good for doing things that don’t require nice weather. Laundry of course and a trip to the grocery store. Not a real exciting day ......that’s it!

The scenery leaving Smithers is a lot different than we have seen for the last few months. We are into a farming area now with little or no mountains.
We stopped in the small town of Houston to Photograph the worlds larges Fly Rod measuring out at 60 feet long with a 21" Fly. Another tourist thing!
We had lunch in Burns Lake and then headed for the campground 16 Kms. out of town. We happened to catch a glimpse of the Municipal park on the edge of town so Colin and I went back to check it out. It was located right on the edge of the lake, free, 72 hour stays, and firewood! Although it was small there was no one there so we decided to stay here.
We had fish yet that Ed had caught in Dezadesh Lake so we had a fish fry outside and a campfire later on. Nice Spot!

Frances and I walked into town first thing to take in the “Stewart Toaster Museum” (Some small towns will do anything to create a tourist attraction. ) We got there to find out that the place was under renovations and was closed. As it was part of the hotel lobby in which it is located we went in and asked if we could look around........A Blunt No was the answer we got. We did see some through the windows from outside but that was the extent of our Toaster Museum visit.
We went back to the trailer and pulled out. The weather had cleared slightly on the way back so we did see a little more on the road going out.
We made a stop at the Gitanyow Indian Village to view a collection of totem poles. We had a hard time finding them and when we did it wasn’t that exciting.
Our next stop was at the Hagwilget Canyon and bridge. The single lane bridge spans the canyon where the Bulkley River runs through. I got half way across and decided the height and see through road bed was not my thing.
We arrived in Smithers and found free parking at the Smallest! Zeller’s I have ever seen. There was a grocery store handy so it was a good place to park for the night.

A few Kms. away and across the border back into Alaska is a small town called Hyder. It is known as the friendliest little Ghost town in Alaska. There are a handful of businesses but the main claim to fame is their Bear viewing area on Fish Creek. A short drive out of town brings you to a well protected walkway overlooking the creek. People gather at feeding times to watch the Grizzlies come out of the bush to feed on the Salmon spawning in the river. We had breakfast and then drove out .....in the rain to see the bears. We stayed for about an hour but I guess the bears were not hungry. We decided to take the self guided tour up to Salmon Glacier. Another masterful piece of road work! We drove past several abandoned mine sites and lots of waterfalls and smaller glaciers. We figured when we hit the top we would be so socked in with clouds and fog that we wouldn’t be able to see anything. As we stood watching the clouds started to blow through the valley and we had a great view of the Salmon Glacier as it winds it’s way down to the river.
WE drove back and stopped again at the Bear viewing area but no bears had been seen for about an hour so we decided to go back to the trailer, have a snack and then drive back in hopes that the timing would be better. When we got back we were there for about a half an hour when bear number one a small Grizzly appeared for dinner. He had no problems eating while we were watching. Number two, a larger Male arrived next, making dinner out of a tasty Salmon and then some berries. Another smaller brown Grizzly arrived and joined the picnic. We were all pretty wet so se went back to the trucks and headed back to town. One saw one more little guy trying to cross the road to get to the river when were leaving.....got some very good shot of him curling his lip because Splash was barking at him.
NOTE: I don’t think it stopped raining the whole time we were in Stewart.

Unfortunately our weather turned rainy and we got ourselves into a rather lengthy few sections of construction. The trailer was rather well encrusted with mud. No visibility our the back window at all! Yuk! Due to cloudy and foggy areas we were unable to see much of the beautiful mountains and waterfalls normally visible from the road. We did glimpse the Bear Glacier which calves its icebergs into a lake right beside the road. Arriving in Stewart we opted for the Municipal Campground run by the Lion’s Club. Very clean and tidy and really nice treed sites. We did not have internet but were able to make some calls from the pay phone.

We got a reasonable start and drove to Dease Lake. We parked in a small trailer park, had some lunch, unhooked the trucks and then headed up the Telegraph Creek Road. This is a two hour, 70 mile drive (Minimum) along what is no more than a goat path clinging to the side of a shear cliff. At one point it follows the top of a narrow lava bed with 400 ft. shear drops on either side. From this point a good view of the Stikine River Canyon and the Tahitan River Canyon can be seen. In places the road is barely wide enough for one vehicle let alone two! There were some fantastic views of canyons along the way and we even spotted what we figure was a small forest fire. We were very excited to see the town??? More like a ramshackle collection of abandoned buildings amongst a few inhabited ones. The population of 300 have a Restaurant/Inn/Gift store which was the premier business in town, a school and their own Diesel generating station, and a small church. We had ice cream at the restaurant and then headed back to the trailers. I’m not sure the drive was worth the end result.

We started off our day with a good breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs, home fries and some heavenly Blueberry pancakes. We headed out, with the first 250 KM of highway being a section we had already travelled once. About 40 KM before we got to our cut off I suggested that I finally try driving the truck and trailer. I have had several month of close observation, so I figured it was time to take the wheel!
Frances was thinking the same thing. I drove the rest of the way to Jade City, our destination for the day. I figured I was on a roll so I parked the trailer too! Look out now I’m ready to roll.

We checked out the 2 Jade stores in Jade city and.....of course bought some Jade. By the way Jade city has a population of 13.

There was free RV parking behind the store in a nice little campground, with picnic tables and fire pits.
At 7:00 we went to see a movie about Polar Jade mining and processing. There was also a movie about the “Grand Canyon of Canada” or the Stickine Canyon and the goats that live on the shear, near vertical cliffs along it’s edge. The last movie was about the Ghost town of Cassiar. It was an Asbestos mining town which was closed down in 1992. At one time it was a thriving community of 3000 people with a church, a school, hospital, arena, pool, curling rink and stores all provided by the company. When the scare of the health hazards of asbestos diminished the need for asbestos, workers went in to work one day and were told their jobs were gone and they had a certain length of time to leave the town. Some of the equipment and buildings were auctioned off and the rest removed or demolished. Today all that remains are the church and arena and the asbestos tailings piles. The community has been chained off so no one can go in.

Ed and Frances were off first thing to try and find haircuts.......unfortunately that did not happen because of the holiday. I had to take a package of chicken back to the store cause it was smelling.....not so fine......stinky! We went to Walmart to use their payphone to make a bunch of calls as we have no phone service in the Yukon. A quick run through Walmart to pick up a few things and then back to the trailer to hook up and take off. (Really looking forward to Salmon at Mukluk Annies tonight!)
The trip back down the Alaska highway didn’t take too long and before we knew it we were pulling into the parking Lot at Mukluk Annies........Who would have thought.......closed for the holiday!.....No Salmon Bake tonight! Wrong....we have salmon in the freezer, so we can do our own Salmon Bake.
We timed our departure from the Lake perfectly as the weather has turned colder and before the day was out we had rain, but then we needed to wash some of the mud from the construction zones off the trailers anyway.
The restaurant will be open in the morning for All you can eat breakfast with blueberry pancakes.

After 3 wonderful days on the Lake it was time to leave for Whitehorse to get groceries and hopefully haircuts for Ed and Frances. We arrived and found plenty of room in the Walmart parking lot. We went and had some lunch and then headed for the Hardware Store, Canadian Tire and the grocery store. After dinner we loaded up the laundry and Colin dropped me off to do that while he went off to find someplace where he could get some internet stuff done. We were back at the trailer by about 11:30. We ended up doing all our errands today because in The Yukon August 15th is a holiday...”Discovery Day” A lot of the smaller businesses are closed for that holiday.

Since the boats were out Ed and Colin are taking one more shot at fishing before we leave. It’s another warm sunny day so while the boys were out fishing, Frances and I had a game of Scrabble outside at the picnic table. Afterwards we took the puppies for a swim. The guys were out most of the afternoon........and Ed got a fish......which I got to clean. (Still trying to figure out why I learned how to do that.) It was really a contest of who was going to win me cleaning the fish or the black flies carrying me away! It’s just great having blackflies in behind your glasses when you have fish GAK on your hands......gross!

After dinner it was clean up time, put the boat away, the motor and fishing gear and all the other stuff that managed to make it’s way out of the trailer.

We went for a big boat ride today and we saw lots of big fish but did not catch any.....too bad.
The weather is again almost 90 degrees and there is not a cloud in the sky. This is suppose to last for another 4 days. This is definitely different than the weather we have had the rest of the summer.



We are finished with Alaska except for a day or so to go into one more small town just inside the Alaska Border.

Alaska Facts:
Alaska Facts:
1) There are no road signs in Alaska that do not have bullet holes in them. If you can’t see daylight through the sign......you must not be in Alaska.

2) 90% of the vehicles on the roads in Alaska are RV’s, Busses, Trailers or campers. Another 9% of the traffic is comprised of construction vehicles of some type or other. The remaining 1% are personal trucks and the occasional car.

3) Flowers both wild and cultivated are more beautiful and vibrant in colour than any place else I’ve been. Even ordinary Pansies and Petunias are absolutely breath taking.

4) Contrary to popular belief, Glacial streams are not crystal clear and beautiful. They are too thick to swim in and too thin to farm on! When the Glaciers are making their way down the mountain sides, they are scraping and grinding away at the rock beneath, pulverizing it into fine gravel and silt. As it melts away at the end the water coming off is very muddy. However in the winter we are told that they do run clear as there is not the same melting and movement happening.

5) Alaska has some prize winning pot holes and award worthy sections of extremely bad road. Some of the worst I have ever travelled. You know it’s bad when your curtains get shaken down in you trailer due to road conditions.

6) In Alaska if there is not a road or exit where an Alaskan wants to go.........he makes one.

7) There are more ATV’s per capita in Alaska than any other province or state that I know of. If you don’t have one.....you just are not up there!

8) An Alaskan’s wealth is measured by how much junk he has in his yard......Not so much junk....little wealth......Lots of Junk........very wealthy! (There are a lot of wealthy Alaskans)

We left at about 10:45 and started down the highway towards Haines Junction. Splash was not feeling well so we had to keep stopping for her. We got some great shots of an Eagle just before the Eagle Observation Area. Splash was still acting a bit weird so we decided to stop there and have some lunch......that’s right.....left over $5.95 pizza from the day before!
We arrived at Dezadeash Lake Yukon camp ground and set up camp. Colin was just too excited about the Lake and decided to launch the dingy for the first time on our trip. The lake was as smooth as a mirror and quite big. Splash thought the Lake was especially good since it was perfect for swimming. After dinner Ed and Colin went fishing.......unsuccessfully though.

Ed and Frances left to do a hike so we decided to do some “Truck Hiking”. We drove along Mud Bay road and found some beautiful scenery. We walked through a State park and met the camp hosts. They said they had their name on a waiting list for 3 years before they were chosen to stay in the cabin in this park for a month. By the time we got back we were kind of hungry and decided to go for a pizza lunch. Only problem was there was only one pizza place in town.......$22.00 US for a 12" 2 item pizza was just not in the cards. We opted to walk across the street and buy a frozen deluxe pizza at the grocery store for $5.95, and cook it ourselves.
Colin and Ed went down to the docks and bought fresh Dungeness Crab right off the boat. When they got back Frances had made a green salad and I made a potato salad and we cooked the crabs in our big cooker outside. Delicious!!

This is our second day with sunshine and high temperatures.......wow we got a summer after all!
As luck would have it we were out of clothes so laundry had to be done on a sunny day. When that was done we went for a drive to the State recreation area at the end of the road. On our way we saw at least 6 seals playing in the water along the road. Lots of fishermen here too! The houses at the end of the road were really neat, although they don’t have electricity.
When we got back, Ed Frances and I went to see native dancing and story telling. Kind of interesting. We had dinner outside at the picnic table and then Splash and I went for a big walk.

We left the park at 9:00 AM and immediately got into a huge construction zone. (I think they took the name Destruction Bay to heart when they started the road construction) If there is one thing Alaska has a lot of it’s construction vehicles and construction zones. I think it took us about an hour to do the first 10 miles. We stopped in Haines Junction for fuel and some stuff at the grocery store. On the way we stopped at “Million Dollar Falls Yukon Campground. It was a million dollar waterfall! We decided to have lunch there and then carried on to the Canada - Alaska Border just outside of Haines. As we got closer to Haines the weather kept getting nicer and nicer and by the time we were parked it was 81 degrees.....hey we are finally getting summer up here. We ended up in a campground overlooking the ocean. It was $25.00 a night US with full hook ups, it was that or $35.00 a night with not as nice a view. The State recreation areas were all too far out of town so it seemed the only choice. After we got settled we went out for all you can eat Dungeness Crab....Colin was in heaven!
Ed and Frances decided not to go and it was a good thing as the water pressure in the park was so high it blew a hose right off under their sink. We immediately unhooked the hose and just filled our water tank to run off the pump. Water pressure is nice......however blown hoses not so nice!

It was a rather uneventful day as we travelled back into Canada. The road was awful....they have these sections marked with signs that say “Dips” It’s great when the truck is in one dip and the trailer is in a different dip.....doesn’t work so well. Then there is the bumpy “Extreme Dusty Conditions” Where you can’t see the vehicle in front of you and he is only 10 feet away. When we passed over the US-Canada Border we ran into about 30 cyclist that had come all the way from Texas. They were some excited to reach the Yukon Border. We pulled into the Congdon Yukon Park, located on Destruction Bay for the night . We had Salmon cooked over the fire and hit the hay early

We didn’t leave Glen Allen till around 1:00 as we all had internet stuff to do. With that out of the way we were back on the road and on our way to Tok, for the second time. We hit town and then headed on the way out to pull into the Tok River Yukon Park.
We were parked right beside a really neat vehicle that had been all the way around the world. He had a map on the side and it showed everywhere that he had been........and we thought we were doing good! Ed and Frances had a very nice lady camping next to them. She was 70 and was travelling alone so we invited her to join us at the campfire that night. Frances had some bad vino and it made her sick......the next day too.

It’s actually clear and the sun is out.....WOW! Ed and Frances are driving into town this morning to check things out,......we went last night and were not all that impressed. Unless you are interested in doing a cruise or a fishing charter there is not that much to do in the Town of Valdez. Quite frankly the smell of rotting fish is starting to get to me. We ended up not leaving till around 3:00 Along the road leaving the park we stopped to photograph the thousands of fish trying to navigate out of the ocean and up the stream to spawn.
We got some great shots of the scenery leaving Valdez and what should have taken us about 2 hours took us over 4 because we stopped at every turn out. We also got to see the pipeline up close and personal.
We drove back as far as Glen Allen and then parked for the night. Nobody felt like cooking dinner so we went to the Caribou Hotel and Restaurant for dinner. Best Liver and Onions I’ve had in years........and reasonable too! We walked there and back so it was also guilt free!

We made a short trip up the highway to Port McNeil and then back down to just outside of Campbell River. Colin is in his element because we found a campground with a hot tub!!

The park is right alone the water and they get several cruise ships through everyday. The ones coming through at night are quite spectacular looking as they come quite close to shore.


We went out and had dinner in one of the little restaurants out on the docks

The guys left at 6:00 AM for Wassila. They got there no problem and the fellow at the dealership was ready to start right away. He told Ed it would take 2 hours and he would be on his way. They did some running around while they waited and before they knew it the dealership called to let them know the truck was done.......Best of all.....No Charge! It was a power train warranty item.
When they got back to the trailers we packed up quickly and were back on the way to Valdez. We stopped to look at one glacier which came quite close to the road. Then about 40 miles outside of Valdez we stopped at the Worthington Glacier State Recreation Area. A short walk took us right to the bottom of the Glacier. It was quite Spectacular. The colour was amazing! There were people standing right underneath the edge of the ice and about 5 minutes after everyone cleared away, a huge chunk of ice fell off. “Note to Self” Don not stand under the Glacial Ice....could be hazardous to ones health!
The Richardson Highway coming into Valdez is beautiful, Huge mountains, canyons, sheer rock cliffs and endless waterfalls that look like white ribbons coming down the mountain faces. I hope when we leave it is nicer weather so we can get some pictures.

We continued on to Valdez and parked for the night at the Allison Point Camp ground facing out onto the water across the Bay from Valdez. Just a parking area really and only $10.00 but I would not recommend this spot in Pink Salmon Spawning Season. (NOW) The road leading to the park runs along the shore line which is littered with thousand of dead Salmon that have spawned. There are areas where they are over a foot think along the shore. The seagulls take care of some of these, but the smell of rotting dead fish is horrendous!! It seems such a shame but I guess that is nature.

We took our time in the morning getting ready to go because we were told our parcel might not arrive till around 1:00 PM. We pulled out of the campground just shortly after 12:00 noon. Ed and Frances went to the UPS place to await the arrival of the parcel and we went to the grocery store and post office. We would meet in the grocery store parking lot. At about 1:30 Ed and Frances rolled in with the package......at last! Frances got some groceries and then we were finally on the road. We stopped just outside of Chickaloon to go through an Historical Coal washing place. Turns out the operation only ran for 2 years before the Government decided to coal from this area was too poor a quality to be bothered with. There was some old rusted out machinery sitting around and some building (most were locked up) with nothing in them but some pictures of the people connected to the Historical Society. I think they were reaching here.






We were back on the road again for maybe ½ an hour when Frances radioed that they were pulling off at the next turn out. We thought they were going to take pictures of this little lake so Colin got out and walked around but they didn’t. Turns out Ed was having major difficulty with his transmission. It was not shifting gears, although he did seem to have forward and reverse. We were lucky as it was sort of a little camping area and it was free, so while he could still move the truck he backed the trailer into a spot and unhooked. There wasn’t a lot of room but we managed to find a spot too. The cell service was almost non existent and Ed had to stand on top of his truck to get anything. After several calls that got him nowhere he finally found intelligent life at a GM dealer in Wassila. They told him if he could get the truck into the shop by 7:30 AM they would look at it right away. The guy thought it was likely only a relay switch and shouldn’t take long to fix. Rather than hang around for a tow truck Colin and Ed fiddled around with the switch and got it to sort of work. In the morning Colin would follow Ed into Wassila and hopefully they would get all the way there.

Ed checked the tracking number on the UPS and apparently our parcel is in Louisville Kentucky......no going to get here today! Book in for one more day here.

I took Splash out for a walk and she accidentally stepped on a bee and it not so accidentally stung her in the paw. We spent the rest of the morning looking very wounded and feeling sorry for ourselves. Within about an hour she was walking on it again.



Note the sore paw held up




Frances and I headed into Wassila to do laundry so we wouldn’t need to worry about it on the way to Valdez.

In the afternoon we took the dogs swimming.....Zaphod can just never get enough of the water.....if they let him he would keep swimming all day!

We were going to leave today to head down to Valdez, but we are still waiting for our parcel to arrive. It doesn’t look like it will be here today so we will stay another night.

It was a yuk day so I cleaned the trailer and washed the dog. Colin played around on the computer for most of the day and then remembered something he needed at Walmart.

All in all not a very exciting day.