Waiting and waiting ...
Well, the entry of the house is being overloaded with things that need to go into the RV, but we just can't seem to catch our "guest". Pretty sneaky critter, set one trap but managed to avoid getting caught.
So we wait.
I have continued to gather things that we have stocked up on and get them ready to take out. I am also still putting things into storage. I really don't want to have much to clean when we return. We are hoping that seasonal work will be what we do from now on and plan to look for winter seasonal work before we leave Alaska. Any good suggestions out there?
I've also been reading up on the area. So far I've finished Two Old Women, written by a native Alaskan as told to her by her mother. Oh no, I think we're gonna die (not sure if that is exactly right, but you get the idea ) written by an Anchorage attorney about his adventures over the years. I have packed these away or loaned them out and don't recall the authors names, but once I can find them I will let you know. Also finished Touching the Ancient One by Rupert Pratt. Very good book about the crash of an Air Force plane in the Talkeetna mountains written by one of the survivors. Just finished Alaska - Not for a Woman by Mary Carey, who was not only a teacher, journalist and photographer, but also the moving force behind The Parks Highway. Next on my list is One Man's Wilderness by Sam Keith from the journals and photos of Richard Proenneke. Also The Mystery of the Cache Creek Murders if I can find where I put it.
In the meantime, I will continue searching for the books I've misplaced, collecting things that will make the trip with us and counting the days. So, until we meet again ...
Peace, Patty
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Ahhh, the weekend!
But first, just a quick thank you to my very dear friend, Laura, for helping me get this page going and looking great! I am so blessed and thankful that I have her in my life!
Ok. Thanks for your patience!
I had planned on putting more "stuff" in the "cabin", but made a small discovery yesterday. We have been visited by a mouse! Now, I'm not big on killing things just because they are looking for a place to get out of the cold, or find some food, but .... So nothing else will be put out there until the little critter takes up residence someplace else. Not only do I not want another pet, but now I have to clean everything again. UGH!
So in the meantime, I am focusing on getting more things together inside the house and putting away more things so there is ess to take care of when we return. Or if the house sells, less packing that will need to be done! Or gotten rid of.
Laundry calls, so will talk to y'all later.
Peace, Patty
But first, just a quick thank you to my very dear friend, Laura, for helping me get this page going and looking great! I am so blessed and thankful that I have her in my life!
Ok. Thanks for your patience!
I had planned on putting more "stuff" in the "cabin", but made a small discovery yesterday. We have been visited by a mouse! Now, I'm not big on killing things just because they are looking for a place to get out of the cold, or find some food, but .... So nothing else will be put out there until the little critter takes up residence someplace else. Not only do I not want another pet, but now I have to clean everything again. UGH!
So in the meantime, I am focusing on getting more things together inside the house and putting away more things so there is ess to take care of when we return. Or if the house sells, less packing that will need to be done! Or gotten rid of.
Laundry calls, so will talk to y'all later.
Peace, Patty
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Happy Thursday!
Today started off as a very productivly planned day, but took a quick turn around 10:30. I was getting things together to take out to the RV that I won't be using til we get up there. Just about had all of it gathered up when the phone rang. It was my friend who needed help with another friend. Seems that our 90 year old friend had been in the hospital and just got home. But she needed someone to sit with her, so her caregiver could run some errands. So I spent a lovely afternoon talking with my friend and got home in time to fix dinner. But tomorrow is another day and everything I got packed today is ready for tomorrow. Maybe I can get it done before I go out to another friends house to help her out after her surgery.
Peace, Patty
ps. Watch the Alaska Tour Jobs Video link to see about working in Alaska. If you do apply all I ask is that you put my name (Patty Brown) down as recommending you to apply. Thanks! Maybe we will see you there!!!
Today started off as a very productivly planned day, but took a quick turn around 10:30. I was getting things together to take out to the RV that I won't be using til we get up there. Just about had all of it gathered up when the phone rang. It was my friend who needed help with another friend. Seems that our 90 year old friend had been in the hospital and just got home. But she needed someone to sit with her, so her caregiver could run some errands. So I spent a lovely afternoon talking with my friend and got home in time to fix dinner. But tomorrow is another day and everything I got packed today is ready for tomorrow. Maybe I can get it done before I go out to another friends house to help her out after her surgery.
Peace, Patty
ps. Watch the Alaska Tour Jobs Video link to see about working in Alaska. If you do apply all I ask is that you put my name (Patty Brown) down as recommending you to apply. Thanks! Maybe we will see you there!!!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
I'm back!
It's been a couple of busy days. Trying to get some minor superficial repairs done to the RV. Also beginning to put things away in the house. Nothing worse than coming back and there is a ton of cleaning to do before you can even unpack !! So I'm taking as much as possible and packing it away or putting it in cabinets and closets. Everything else will get covered. Can you tell I hate to dust? We have also started gathering things that will go into the RV . I'm so over making lists and checking things off ! There's a list of what to take, one for what to get, one for services that need to be turned off or put into vacation mode, papers necessary for crossing the border into Canada, and on and on ...
Whew, makes me dizzy just thinking about it. The fridge is covered with these lists; hard to tell it's a fridge. Ha!
But in the long run it will all be worth it and seem like nothing once we hit the road! Talk to you again soon!
Peace, Patty
It's been a couple of busy days. Trying to get some minor superficial repairs done to the RV. Also beginning to put things away in the house. Nothing worse than coming back and there is a ton of cleaning to do before you can even unpack !! So I'm taking as much as possible and packing it away or putting it in cabinets and closets. Everything else will get covered. Can you tell I hate to dust? We have also started gathering things that will go into the RV . I'm so over making lists and checking things off ! There's a list of what to take, one for what to get, one for services that need to be turned off or put into vacation mode, papers necessary for crossing the border into Canada, and on and on ...
Whew, makes me dizzy just thinking about it. The fridge is covered with these lists; hard to tell it's a fridge. Ha!
But in the long run it will all be worth it and seem like nothing once we hit the road! Talk to you again soon!
Peace, Patty
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Hey again!
Well, his application is finished. I'm waiting to hear from my boss, but he said he wouldn't be contacting anyone til February. So I wait. But my husbands boss is going to let me work while my husband is training for his driving position. Yeah! Any pay is better than no pay!!
We have started mapping out our route and it is almost 4200 miles! Road trip here we come! I am so anxious to get started. Looks like the best route is going to be via Tennesse, north through the Dakota's to Montana and then into Canada. That's going to be interesting. Hope it's not too big of a hassle at the border!
I'm chomping at the bit to decorate the RV. I keep looking around the house trying to decide what I "need" verses what I "want". I want it to be homey, but don't want to add too much weight. With the price of gas ( as we all know ) out of this world, the more weight the less miles per gallon. As it is we will probably get about 10 miles to the gallon. Ouch! But this is going to be the trip of a lifetime, so I am preparing for that sting.
Talk to you again soon!
Thanks for stopping by!
Peace, Patty
Well, his application is finished. I'm waiting to hear from my boss, but he said he wouldn't be contacting anyone til February. So I wait. But my husbands boss is going to let me work while my husband is training for his driving position. Yeah! Any pay is better than no pay!!
We have started mapping out our route and it is almost 4200 miles! Road trip here we come! I am so anxious to get started. Looks like the best route is going to be via Tennesse, north through the Dakota's to Montana and then into Canada. That's going to be interesting. Hope it's not too big of a hassle at the border!
I'm chomping at the bit to decorate the RV. I keep looking around the house trying to decide what I "need" verses what I "want". I want it to be homey, but don't want to add too much weight. With the price of gas ( as we all know ) out of this world, the more weight the less miles per gallon. As it is we will probably get about 10 miles to the gallon. Ouch! But this is going to be the trip of a lifetime, so I am preparing for that sting.
Talk to you again soon!
Thanks for stopping by!
Peace, Patty
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Getting started
Hi and welcome!
My husband and I are going to be working in Alaska this coming summer. I have done this for the previous two summers and loved it. Actually, I fell in love with Alaska the first summer (2010) but wasn't overly happy with the job. Luckily, I made a good friend in a different department, she put in a good word for me and I got a great job for the summer of 2011! I sell tours at one of the lodges up there. It really is very gratifying, especially when a guest comes looking for you to tell you how great a time they had on a tour you recommended!
Anyway, I am getting off the track. For now lets just talk about getting ready. The first two summers (since I went alone) I flew. This year we are driving a motorhome. It's our first motorhome (we did have a pull behind trailer for a brief time, so aren't complete RV virgins :0) but this is still going to be interesting ). Especially interesting since our cat, Harley, is coming with us! We got the RV mainly for this purpose, but also so we didn't have to live in employee housing and we could prepare our own meals. We are vegetarians, so the employee dining facility was somewhat limited.
So far I am loving it because I won't have to pack a single suitcase! As you may know, flying is not the cheapest thing these days and being limited to what to pack, how much to pack, etc. can be daunting. My first year I took two cases and mailed three boxes to myself! I ended up mailing back those three boxes, which I repacked and kept what I needed out of them, sending back all the extras - iron, extra shoes, some warm weather clothes, etc. On top of that I also sent twelve more boxes total full of soveniers, gifts and books. Also, to my husbands dismay, rocks and roots. I try to find unusual rocks and roots on every hike I take and I managed to find quite a few.
Because we are driving, I will have plenty of room for all my junk, extra clothes ( so I'm not wearing the same thing constantly and also doing alot of laundry ), some craft supplies and such. I plan on being busy day and night, when I'm not working our touring!
We don't leave for 2 months, but have alot of planning to do, supplies to stock up on, and of course preping the RV. So I hope you will follow us on this adventure and enjoy it with us!
Peace,
Patty
My husband and I are going to be working in Alaska this coming summer. I have done this for the previous two summers and loved it. Actually, I fell in love with Alaska the first summer (2010) but wasn't overly happy with the job. Luckily, I made a good friend in a different department, she put in a good word for me and I got a great job for the summer of 2011! I sell tours at one of the lodges up there. It really is very gratifying, especially when a guest comes looking for you to tell you how great a time they had on a tour you recommended!
Anyway, I am getting off the track. For now lets just talk about getting ready. The first two summers (since I went alone) I flew. This year we are driving a motorhome. It's our first motorhome (we did have a pull behind trailer for a brief time, so aren't complete RV virgins :0) but this is still going to be interesting ). Especially interesting since our cat, Harley, is coming with us! We got the RV mainly for this purpose, but also so we didn't have to live in employee housing and we could prepare our own meals. We are vegetarians, so the employee dining facility was somewhat limited.
So far I am loving it because I won't have to pack a single suitcase! As you may know, flying is not the cheapest thing these days and being limited to what to pack, how much to pack, etc. can be daunting. My first year I took two cases and mailed three boxes to myself! I ended up mailing back those three boxes, which I repacked and kept what I needed out of them, sending back all the extras - iron, extra shoes, some warm weather clothes, etc. On top of that I also sent twelve more boxes total full of soveniers, gifts and books. Also, to my husbands dismay, rocks and roots. I try to find unusual rocks and roots on every hike I take and I managed to find quite a few.
Because we are driving, I will have plenty of room for all my junk, extra clothes ( so I'm not wearing the same thing constantly and also doing alot of laundry ), some craft supplies and such. I plan on being busy day and night, when I'm not working our touring!
We don't leave for 2 months, but have alot of planning to do, supplies to stock up on, and of course preping the RV. So I hope you will follow us on this adventure and enjoy it with us!
Peace,
Patty
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