“Way up north; way up north, north to Alaska, you go north, the rush is on…”. I can’t get that old Johnny Horton song out of my head. I was 7 or 8 when it came out. Now that we are pushing north, what was once my imaginary Alaska is turning into reality. Each degree of latitude posts silently on the panel and I start making my own version of the song. “North, dum de dum, to Alaska, I said North, dum de dum, no time to waste…”. OK, in MY mind it rhymes! So we’re moving almost every da…
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#51 North To Alaska
#51 North To Alaska
“Way up north; way up north, north to Alaska, you go north, the rush is on…”. I can’t get that old Johnny Horton song out of my head. I was 7 or 8 when it came out. Now that we are pushing north, what was once my imaginary Ala…
#51 North To Alaska
“Way up north; way up north, north to Alaska, you go north, the rush is on…”. I can’t get that old Johnny Horton song out of my head. I was 7 or 8 when it came out. Now that we are pushing north, what was once my imaginary Ala…
Home for a Time
(Note: We were back in the states for a couple of weeks but have now returned to Fiji where we’ll be until early August.) The 4th of July is a big to-do in the States, and we celebrate with gusto at our cabin in Wisconsin. Our lake …
Betty Hurst Visit, Final Days
We went to the Four Seasons Friday everning to show Betty the Panninsula and then had dinner at the Golf Club. This was the best food we have found on the Four Seasons property. While we were having dinner a Coati (Costa Rican Racoon) came o…
Trouble at Teakerne
Teakerne Arm
Marine Park is a popular summer destination in the Desolation Sound area (map).
The main attractions are Cassel Lake and the waterfall draining it that spills over
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Boat ride, back on the water
We all climbed into an 18′ boat for our one hour ride up the Delta for our two day stay in the Danube. We traveled past little villages, as we where winding farther into the marsh lands. Not knowing exactly what to expect, I was a bit apprehensiv…
Moldova to The Danube Delta in Romania
We left Moldova today and drove to The Danube Delta. A long drive, but a lot to see along the way. The countryside is cluttered with peasant villages. The horse drawn carts are overflowing with hay, and the Gypsy wagons are loaded with family members d…
