The Cat Herder Gold Rush

Had a very relaxing morning, as the pick up for our glacier, Prince William Sound, cruise was not until 9:30. Felt really good to veg a little and not have to be out the door for 8:00. The van was prompt and brought us to the docks where we checked in, then got in line to board the boat. We had decided on one of Stan Stephens glacier and wildlife cruises that included going to the Columbia Glacier. The early morning had started out with light rain, and very low hanging clouds. We were all quite concerned about what we would be able to see if the weather did not improve. But, low and behold, as we began to board the sun started to peek through and just got brighter as the morning wore on. Our ... read more

Left today at 7:45 and were met with another beautiful day with Mt Logan ahead of us standing at 16,000 plus feet. We are heading to Tok, Alaska today, which mileage wise, is only 294 miles, but takes many more hours than you would think because of the road conditions. Destruction Bay is one of the towns on this road that grew out of the building of the Alaska Highway. It earned its name when a storm went through the area and destroyed all of the buildings and materials. It now has a population of 64 residents, and is also know for its terrible roads. Ray had been on the lookout for a pharmacy, but did not find one there. I doubt very much he will find one in any of these small towns. These towns ... read more

The good news is that we are at a campground that has a laundry…yippee!, and internet. The bad news is that in order to use the internet we have to be at the laundry. Seeing as we just drove seven and a half hours, we are heading back to our RV and drinking. Will fill you in on today’s events tomorrow.... read more

Left the Ft. Fraser campground at 7:45 today, topped off the tank, (About $4.60 per gal), and continued on the Yellowhead Highway to the Cassier Highway. I was very disappointed last night that the campground laundry was closed since our laundry is starting to pile up. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so I resorted to washing our underwear by hand in the sink. We had them hanging all over the camper, very attractive. I'm not optimistic about finding one in the next couple of campgrounds on the Cassier, but in the meantime we'll have clean undies. Ray said that we should be able to get four wearings out of each, front, back and inside out...I think NOT! After leaving Fraser it did not take us long to get back to the rolling hills and some ... read more

As you have already noticed there are going to be some days when we will not have internet and phone service, so you will hear from us when we get it. Well, the winds finally died down last night and we all got a great night's sleep. We left the campground a little before 8:00, gassed up, then hit the road. It was a beautiful sunny morning. We were 35 miles from the Canadian border and Ray said it was a pleasure driving and not having to wrestle with the steering wheel. I said a silent prayer that it would remain that way as yesterday was a nightmare. The drive to the border was flat with farmlands until we reach the Sweetgrass Hills when it became more of a rolling terrain. The border crossing was uneventful. ... read more