Lot's has happened since my last blog. Eli is doing great. He is almost 6 months old now and steadily catching up with all the other pudgy babies. He was he most troublesome baby in the womb, but I think he got all his mischievousness out while he was in, if you know what I mean. He is the sweetest most agreeable baby now. Of course, I know that as I write this I am probably jinxing myself,: but for know he is just the nicest little baby. He barely cries unless he really needs something. Jaeden and Selah were much [View Full Entry]

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Hi, my name is Paula and I am a first time Travel Blog User. I am so excited, Labor Day is finally here! And even though I have been unemployed for a whole week, this day off officially marks the beginning of our two month adventure - 'our' being 'us' being 'Kevin and I'. I know, I know, we didn't have a huge farewell party - in fact, Kevin is so sneaky, you probably didn't know that he left three days ago! But we figure our trip is so quick compared to some, there was no need to get all [View Full Entry]

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Alaska truly is one of the greatest adventure spots of the U.S. My son Matt and I decided to meet in Anchorage for a father/son week of adventure and a visit with my good friends Tom and Cinda Devine. Matt flew in from Tennessee and I arrived from southern China. Leaving the densely populated territory of southern China to the wilderness of Alaska for a week of solitude was quite a change not only in climate , but for population as well. China has 351 people per sq. mile and Alaska has 1.2. The week turned out to be better than [View Full Entry]

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Sunday August 17, 2008 We began the second part of our adventure in Seward Alaska. Early in the morning we said our goodbyes to family and the Volendam and enjoyed a cruise into the waters of the beautiful Kenai Fjords National Park. Wildlife was abundant we saw many different sea birds, puffins, sea lions, seals, sea otters and whales. Returning to Seward we boarded our motor coach for the 3-hour trip to Anchorage that took us through the Chugach National Forest and the shores of the Turnagain Arm. Sunday August 17 - Tuesday August 19 We spent two nights in Anchorage [View Full Entry]

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So, erst einmal ein Hallo an alle, die nach der einmonatigen Schreibpause noch nicht aufgegeben haben...also, wie Ihr seht leben wir noch und es geht uns wie immer sehr, sehr gut. Der Wagen läuft auch noch und alles ist in bester Ordnung. Nun müssen wir selber erst mal die letzten vier Wochen rekonstruieren, damit wir nichts spannendes vergessen. Also, jetzt gehts dann los: Nach weiteren fünf Tagen in Dawson City haben wir dem Städtchen dann endlich den Rücken zugekehrt und sind über den Top of the World Highway weitergefahren. Die Zeit in Dawson war wirklich klasse. Wir hatten ja schon in [View Full Entry]

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In Search of the Midnight Sun August 8/9/10/11, 2008 - Anchorage After our Denali day, we drove about 25 miles south and spent the night at Cantwell RV park. It had great, clean and heated! bathroom facilities that we really appreciated. Some of these parks sure could use a lesson on keeping up their facilities. The truck camper has been working well, as long as we keep the rotation going - Larry up first, gets dressed, puts the dog out, makes coffee while I make the bed (while still in it!) and crawl down to dress and he moves to the [View Full Entry]

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August 6, 2008 I drove out of Anchorage with my friend Chris and did a little bit of hiking. This area is north of Fort Richardson, the army base, and soldiers come out here and do physical training. Beautiful!!! [View Full Entry]

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Day One (Travel Day) We left the ranch in the hands of Daughter Beth, Grandson Max, and Granddaughter Emily (God help the animals!) and motored off to Dallas Ft. Worth Intergalactic you-can-get-everything-you-want Airport. Neat place; parking is only $17/day (X 17 days = $289 - FRAK!). So, we opted for the $10/day remote uncovered parking. Problem in parking outside in Texas is hail... Good news. They were offering valet parking at the same rate as remote. Good start after all. Got on a 757, which is a longer version of the 737. We booked aisle seats across from each other for [View Full Entry]

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Departed Centennial airport (KAPA) at 1648 lcl the temperature was 97 deg, density altitude (for those who care) was 9,850 feet. Made for a looooong takeoff roll and a V1 speed of 143 knots. Our first leg distance was 2,165 nm to Anchorage Alaska. Initial altitude was FL 360 then a climb to FL 380 1:30 minutes into the flight. [View Full Entry]

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Naa sitter jeg paa mitt luksurioese b&b og forfatter en siste melding mens jeg nyter en regnfylt utsikt over Cook Inlet. Vakkert. Aftenen var for store deler preget av en sushi-craving av galaktiske proporsjoner - og foelgelig en langvarig jakt etter en bule som solgte raa fisk. Cravings koedder man ikke med. Det er kroppens maate aa soerge for at du faar nok naering. Hva det skulle vaere jeg mangler, aner jeg ikke... Mangel paa Omega-3? Nuvel. Jeg tror faktisk at jeg har spist kjoett hele 4 ganger den siste maaneden, saa det hadde kanskje vaert mer sannsynlig med en biff-craving? [View Full Entry]

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