Guess what? It’s raining out this morning. Let’s hope by the time we take off it will have stopped.
It rained all night. We finally took off about 8:30 AM as it had let up. We made it about 8 miles and it started sprinkling (or is that sprinklering Sandi?). It got a little harder and we finally had to seek shelter under a tree at about 11 miles. My head and heart are no longer swollen. The rest of the day continued in the same fashion . Not a down pour but hard sprinkles enough to make us stop and take shelter. Fortunately today Tim followed us in the motor home so-to-speak and we were always close enough to catch up and seek shelter there. We realize how fortunate we’ve been. If we would have had weather like this off and on throughout the trip we’d probably be back in Edmonton! Ouch.
As long as we're talking about rain, let’s talk again about trains. Mike counted one with 151 cars (he’s been going nuts since I counted one with more than he had counted). He wins! About time he won something!?
GOOD NEWS: We made 82 miles today and we have only about 70 to go tomorrow to reach Stewart. It looks very mountainous however. We’ll see. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED. And, we are told Hyder is a community of old hippies so we might just fit right in!? (at least Tim and Mike will). We are also anxious to see if we can see Grizzlies getting salmon in the river. Mike says they probably aren’t there now...what a naysayer.
COMMUNICATION: Jim Larson saved the day. Tim Bradwell knew Jim as a computer expert and a customer and suggested I call him with my communication/computer problems (which were serious). Anyhow, spending almost 30 minutes on the phone with Jim as I tried (sitting in McDonald's) to get my computer to communicate. Trying to do this over the phone really makes it tough. Jim came through and somehow by the end I was communicating again. If you need an expert call Jim. My HERO!
We’ve learned that as we draw closer to Stewart and Alaska communication is going to be even tougher...so if there’s a black out period that’s why.
HOME: Our trip home might be just as adventurous as the trip out as we are going back to Jasper and then south to Calgary and into the states. That’s lots of mountains and I hope this old buggy can make that. If not we will hang our hopes on Tim "Mr. Fixit" Bradwell to come to the rescue.
~Chuck
As long as we're talking about rain, let’s talk again about trains. Mike counted one with 151 cars (he’s been going nuts since I counted one with more than he had counted). He wins! About time he won something!?
GOOD NEWS: We made 82 miles today and we have only about 70 to go tomorrow to reach Stewart. It looks very mountainous however. We’ll see. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED. And, we are told Hyder is a community of old hippies so we might just fit right in!? (at least Tim and Mike will). We are also anxious to see if we can see Grizzlies getting salmon in the river. Mike says they probably aren’t there now...what a naysayer.
COMMUNICATION: Jim Larson saved the day. Tim Bradwell knew Jim as a computer expert and a customer and suggested I call him with my communication/computer problems (which were serious). Anyhow, spending almost 30 minutes on the phone with Jim as I tried (sitting in McDonald's) to get my computer to communicate. Trying to do this over the phone really makes it tough. Jim came through and somehow by the end I was communicating again. If you need an expert call Jim. My HERO!
We’ve learned that as we draw closer to Stewart and Alaska communication is going to be even tougher...so if there’s a black out period that’s why.
HOME: Our trip home might be just as adventurous as the trip out as we are going back to Jasper and then south to Calgary and into the states. That’s lots of mountains and I hope this old buggy can make that. If not we will hang our hopes on Tim "Mr. Fixit" Bradwell to come to the rescue.
~Chuck
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| We are in the mountains again! |
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| Downhill is good. |
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| What a view! |
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| I'm always ahead of Mike |
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| We could not ride this road. |
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| Beautiful. |
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| Here we go! |
Great Pics. Stay strong to the finish. Almost there.
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