Monday 17 March 2014 – Visit with Carl and Donna
Janet and I awoke, ate breakfast, prepared the rig for travel, and departed Harvest Moon RV Park, heading to Tennessee, in between rain bands. We planned to meet with our dear friends, Carl and Donna, in Friendsville, TN, and to proceed to Maryville, where we were having the tires on the Volvo and on the Mobile Suites replaced with new, virgin rubber tires. [The tires on the Volvo were 7 years old and on the MS, almost, 7 y.o. For more, in-depth account of our on road “adventure” and tire purchase, click Travel or the “Travel” menu tab, above.]
Donna was waiting for us along the route to the tire store and led us Continue reading Alaska Adventure – Leg #1 (part 2) →
Sunday 16 March 2014 – Good bye, Yukon, FL
It took Janet and I about 2 hours to prepare the Mobile Suites for travel. Not that there was so much to do, it was more that we haven’t gone through the preparation in such a long time–and, being methodical, we stopped after nearly each step to consider whether we have omitted anything prior to that step. We, also, were chatting quite a bit as we worked. [As we’ve been advised by more experienced travelers, we will develop a written checklist for “departures” and another written checklist for “arrivals.”]
It was such a beautiful day, temperature in the mid-70s (F) and sunny with a few clouds–a stark contrast to the forecast of 60% chance of rain. The forecast for our planned travel route Continue reading Alaska Adventure – Leg #1 →
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