We made major progress today toward the big move. We are settled on the route, for one. We will be driving our new Subaru (still to be purchased) and a U-Haul truck straight up I-5 to Bellingham, Washington, then cut over to Hwy 99 to Abbotsford, British Columbia. From there, it's Hwy 16, the Yellowhead Highway, for 1,000 miles to Prince Rupert on the coast. Here, we board a ferry for a six hour ride to Ketchikan, where we begin to relax some, and catch the three hour ferry to Hollis on Prince of Wales Island.
We got the U-Haul truck reserved today. Kathy also got several tasks regarding her new job taken care of, including some required vaccinations. I talked to our insurance company on getting renters insurance, and making sure we have enough insurance for the U-Haul truck.
We had a very fun time with Kelli and Jared and Henry at Mark and Jenny's campsite at Campland tonight. It was much cooler down on Mission Bay. We had dinner with Mark and Jenny and Lori and Michael, and their friends. Dessert was cheese cake with candles for Mark's 55 birthday! Wow, my younger brother turns 55, who'd a thought! I told him, as old as he may be, Mick Jagger is still older! After dessert Mark took us for a tour around the park in the cool big golf cart.
More to come.
Sounds like things are definitely moving along! You are both looking at such an exciting time... what an adventure.
ReplyDeleteUm... you forgot to mention the dance party. :)
ReplyDeleteWhoa, back the truck up! I forgot to mention the Dance Party! This is a big hit at Campland, every night. The DJ was not so good, but everyone still had fun dancing. Henry really enjoyed the music, the disco balls, and the kids dancing.
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