Soon!

April 2, 2014

Hello everyone!  Here we go again – soon!  Alaska 2014!  This blog is designed to be a mechanism for our family and friends to follow along with us as we go back to Alaska.  There will be days when it is very picture intense and then days like today when – not so much.  Some of you will remember that we made our first trip to Alaska in 2006.  That blog is still up if anyone wants to go back and review it.  This trip will be totally different.  Max retired April 1, 2014 and Anne is on 6 months leave of absence so we plan to make a slow, hopefully relaxed trip from Alabama to Alaska in our 2008 Tiffin Allegro Bay FRED (Front Engine Diesel) motor home.  Our estimated departure date is currently 4/15/2014 but that date has constantly changed so.... we shall see.  We think we are getting close to ready – most of the decisions have been made but we are still working on getting the house ready for the sitters and arrangements made to look after folks at home. 

We actually started planning this trip 8 years ago – about day #2 in to our 2006 trip.  That trip was WONDERFUL but really only gave us a little taste of Alaska.  We flew to Anchorage, toured by train and bus and then cruised back.  We now hope to spend time soaking up the “real” Alaska.  We don't know exactly when we will return to the lower 48.  The answer we have come to give is “when we are done, or before the first snow.”  Once we get on the road we plan to blog daily although some days we will not be able to post due to poor/no internet connection.  We will post the back days when we again have service.  We will also have a real treat to share with you in June when our dear friends Barry and Donna Wilson join us.

We hope you enjoy the “ride along” and if you have questions or comments, please leave them at the end of the daily entry and we will try to respond.  

Max and Anne