We have been averaging about 10 hours a day, and after driving for just over a week, we arrived in Alaska late last night. We are currently in Anchorage.
Highlights of the trip include:
-- Seeing tons of beautiful scenery in Canada.
-- Seeing the NORTHERN LIGHTS! That's definitely a bucket list item. We didn't think that we would see them at all on this trip (due to the fact that it doesn't really get dark around here), but then on our second night in Canada, we saw it! :-)
-- Seeing moose and mountain goats.
-- Seeing beautiful mountains outside of Anchorage (Mt. St. Elias range?)
-- Some much-needed nights of rest (a nice hotel after 40 hours of driving, a couple of consecutive nights in Whitehorse, the capital of the lovely Yukon Territory). Camping out in a gas station parking lot when we ran out of gas was less than the ideal situation. Why doesn't Canada have 24-hour gas stations?? Why?? WHY!?
-- Returning to the land of 24-hour gas stations. ;-)
-- Family bonding time. Lots of chances to spend time in the siblings car ... and one-on-one times in the parent car. At our camping stops, we have also had fun opportunities to take walks together, bump a volleyball, juggle a soccer ball and throw a frisbee. This is such welcome exercise after spending so much time in the cars!
Ok, well, that was even less whirlwind than I had intended to be ... but it's hopefully at least a start for you all. I will try to post more later.
2 comments:
Sounds like the adventure of a lifetime, Caro! Great to hear that you made it to Alaska!!! Steph and I were thinking of you and wondering where you all were at on the great road trip. Enjoy the rest of your vacay! Sigo orando por ti! -Wendy
So amazing that at this complex scheduling time in everyone's lives you could do this together! Wonderful! Hugs to all (after a hotel w/ shower! ) "mrs b"
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