Author: Susi
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Alaska Bound – Day 60 – Caravan Day 43
Stewart, BC & Hyder, AK – July 30 Today we are traveling to Stewart, BC – 242 miles. We are staying at Bear River RV Park which is the most normal campground we have had in a long time on this trip. We did not have our own fire pit, but we did have a… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 57 – Caravan Day 40
Whitehorse, YT – July 27 ~ Nugget City, YT – July 28 ~ Dease Lake, BC – July 29 The next few days (Day 57, 58, and 59 / Caravan Days 40, 41, 42) are all travel days. (Yes, I am doing this 3 days all in one post.) First stop is Whitehorse, YT at 255… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 56 – Caravan Day 39
Haines, AK – July 26 Our last day in Haines, we just hung out. Nothing too exciting. Mike asked if we had looked at all the dirt under the hood of the car. So we had to take a look. Mike brought over his leaf blower and created one heck of a dust cloud. I… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 55 – Caravan Day 38
Haines, AK – July 25 Today our group is going on another smaller boat ride from Haines, AK to Juneau, AK. The projection was for 5-6 foot waves! Guess what this means, if I go… I feed the fish! I decided to hang back with Winnie and skip going to Juneau. Then Judi learned that… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 54 – Caravan Day 37
Haines, AK – July 24 We have a scheduled excursion with our caravan group. We have to meet at the dock to board a double-decker katermaran to travel from Haines to Skagway, AK for the day. The water is not too rough today, therefore I am able to safely sail with the group and not… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 53 – Caravan Day 36
Haines, AK – July 23 This is a travel day as we depart Destruction Bay, YT and head to Haines, AK. Guess what, we have another border crossing today! We have 213 miles to travel and it is projected to take 4-5 hours. We cannot arrive at our campground until 1:00 PM and we have to… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 52 – Caravan Day 35
Destruction Bay, YT – July 22 Today is another travel day – 224 miles just passing through the area from Tok, AK to Haines, AK. Haines is another 213 miles from our so called campground tonight. 437 miles is just too far to drive on questionable roads. Our drive once again has beautiful mountain scenery.… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 51 – Caravan Day 34
Tok, AK – July 21 This is a travel day from Valdez, AK to Tok, AK – 254 miles. Yes, we have been to Tok already on our trip, but you don’t get many roads in Alaska and sometimes you have to repeat towns to get to your actual destination. Our goal will be to… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 50 – Caravan Day 33
July 20 – Valdez, AK Breakfast and Dawson, while in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan we stopped and purchased jam from The Jam Lady. The Raspberry Rhubarb was delicious. Dawson had to try some on his toast, or maybe straight from the jar. We adventured back out to the hatchery, but we had a group… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 49 – Caravan Day 32
July 19 – Valdez, AK Today is a planned event with the group to go out on Prince William Sound Boat Tour, which includes lunch, sea life and whale watching, and the Columbia or Mears Glacier. Guess what I did? I stayed at the rig with Winnie. The seas were not projected to be smooth… Read more