We've had a fantastic time in these first 5 months, but now it is time to head east toward our Virginia home. This post covers our journey to and across the southwest to a few stops in Arizona as our 6-month adventure continues. Day 1: San Diego to Lake Havasu City (day 153 of the overall trip) We're sad to leave San Diego, but we have a glorious drive planned for today that [...]
This post covers our last days traveling in Alaska and is filled with nights and days on the ferry as we transition back to the lower 48. Day 1: Transition to Whittier (day 119 of the overall trip) We've been sleeping on the ferry from Kodiak back to Homer. Poof - we wake up and it is an hour before we dock the ferry back in Homer at 9am. The teens who we talked about [...]
Our 6-month adventure continues as we transition to Seward Alaska for a week of exploring the south eastern portion of the Kenai Peninsula. This blog post will cover this area of Alaska: Day 1: Transition to Seward (day 97 of the overall trip) The drive from Homer to Seward is just barely over 3 hours so we take our dear, sweet time leaving the Pioneer Inn where we have been staying for the past [...]
Our 6-month adventure continues as we leave the Denali National Park Area and head across the central wilderness section of Alaska. We've been fortunate to have longer stays over the past few posts, but now it is time to explore the very remote central region of Alaska. We will be in this region for 10 days with 4 different lodgings. This central region is purported to include some of the finest scenery in all of Alaska. [...]
Overview This is part 6 of our 6-month journey to Alaska and back. With sunlight available 24/7 here this time of year and the temperatures running in the upper 70's and 80's there is just an unending list of opportunities for fun and adventure. Day 1 - Fairbanks and the Midnight Sun Festival (day 41 of the overall trip) Normally after several days in a row of transitioning from here to there with one and [...]
Overview Our 6-month adventure continues with our journey from Juneau to Haines and Skagway, the end of our time in the area known as the inside passage of Alaska. This post covers the Alaska Ferry trip from Juneau to Haines, the ferry to/from Skagway and time spent in both communities. DAY 1 - Transitioning from Juneau to Skagway (day 33 of the overall trip) Ferry From Juneau Alaska to Haines Alaska We need to be [...]
Overview Prep work and planning for our upcoming Alaska Adventure is finally done and we now have time to start blogging again on some of our past adventures. This Wisconsin trip we did a few years ago is one of our all-time favorites. We did such a variety of activities and we came away feeling we only touched the surface and will need to go back and fill in some of the gaps in the [...]
This is STOPS 23 and 24, the final 6 days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Fairhope AL & Gadsden AL. The Drive from Gadsden, AL to Gatlinburg, TN It is hard to believe that our 10 weeks of travel are almost over and we are heading to our final portion of this trip. We are very excited we will be 4 [...]
This is STOP 21 and 22, the 62nd, 63rd and 64th days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stop in Natchez, MS. The Drive from Natchez, MS to Fairhope, AL As we leave town to begin today's drive, we stop to buy gas, however, Harrison's card is declined. Since this card is with the same bank dealing with Nancy's compromised card and 72 hours have [...]
This is STOP 20, the 60th and 61st days of our ten week cross country fall adventure in 2021! Here is a link to our previous stops in Odessa & Fort Worth, TX. The Drive from Fort Worth, TX to Natchez, MS fort worth to natchex ms The fastest route from Fort Worth to Natchez is 6.5 hours which is more driving than we like to do in a day. So we suck it [...]
