Cindy and Alex Alaska RV Trip

Well….here we are after a long absence. Has been a long and tough month but we are good and settled into one of the top 10 RV Resorts in US…Hearthside Grove in Petoskey Michigan….but more on that at the end of this update. We left off our last post in Destruction Bay BC. From there…

Not sure why, but all the pics for Valdez to Destruction Bay dropped off of last post. So adding here for your viewing enjoyment.

Sorry for delay between blogs but we’ve been exhausted….in good ways. Plus, our access to stable and strong internet has been erratic to non-existent. Our exit from Seward took us through more breathtaking scenery incl some backtracking to Anchorage. We settled into Mtn View RV Park in Palmer with just a few hours before loading…

Lots of pictures in this post. Put above set in wrong spot but don’t know how to move them. Rest if pics at end of writing. So our last posting left off as we arrived at Cooper Landing, between Talkeetna and Homer. This was, again, a small RV park nestled in between towering peaks and…

So we left Tok for the drive to Fairbanks. Before leaving we all shared a Memorial Day cookout at our camp including Cindy’s famous Jambayla ….rave reviews from all. The views along the way to Fairbanks were again stunning at almost every turn. The approach to Fairbanks was very nostalgic for me (Alex) since it…

So we met up with our Caravan in Prince George BC. We missed the few days in Banff and Jasper but decided we’ll fly back there again some day to tick them off our list. In meantime we had several long travel days ahead to reach Skagway AK. The roads through BC had been very…

Talk about a cliff hanger! So we left you in the waning hours sitting in the customer lounge at the Freightliner repair center wandering if we still had a prayer of meeting our caravan. Our part arrived Friday morning and our assigned mechanic, Ron, got to work on it about 2 PM. An hour later…

OK, so we left off with looking for a fan clutch that Freightliner said was 4-6 weeks out from re-supply of that part. However, we called our Newmar-Freightliner customer service connection. They handed us off to a parts supplier in SC who had the clutch and said they could overnight it. They did. Our great…

Again, sorry for delay between postings, but have been trying to reduce stress levels. After leaving our oasis in Indio, we had an uneventful trip to Santa Barbara, with tolerable traffic as we passed to the north of LA. 2 relaxing days at SB camp site. A nice walk along the hilly mountainside with gorgeous…

(NOTE: having issues loading photos…check back later for about 30 pics) Well it’s good to know we have many followers of this blog, since we’re getting complaints of too much lag in between posts. Thanks to all of you for your concerns…rest assured we are doing very well and enjoying our journey. Also, some housekeeping…

Well…sorry for going dark for a few days. Has been interesting. Last report had us heading out of Oklahoma to New Mexico with wild fires all around us. In fact, while driving away from our last OK campground, our route took us directly towards a raging wild fire in ferocious winds. Both our phones sounded…

Good morning from somewhere in Oklahoma. …38 degrees. In a fenced-in gravel lot surrounded by cattle pastures….but when you have full hook-ups (FHU’s for you RV folks), life is good no matter where you are. Drove from Branson yesterday during high winds. 350 mile drive required focus to stay in lanes…..Cindy especially enjoyed her stint…

Mudflapless….drove 4 hrs to Nashville n arrived at beautiful RV park on narrow peninsula out into Priest Lake/Reservoir….great waterfront site. Went into Nashville for dinner at dive jazz bar… Rudy’s. Great live music n Cajun food. Crawdad pot pie incredible. Ended day fireside with wine looking over water. Next Day did tourist stuff with behind…

Uneventful 225 mi drive fm home to Baileyton TN. can u say Banjos? Well, uneventful until pulling into rv sits at KOA. Sunk down in deep gravel, ripping off mudflap. 😩. Can only hope the worst that happens over next 149 days. We bid farewell to it with a toast of Cosmos. On to Nashville…

Well, we’ve done it. Alex has sold his business of 35 years, Outer Beaches Realty. Cindy is on his heels with the sale or her business of 17 years, Oceanas Bistro. We departed Hatteras Island for the last time as business owners on March 16, exactly 2 years since the initial closing of Dare County…