The real world, or is it
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008It is hard to get back into the swing of things here at home. After 32 days of no TV, no news, limited cell phone coverage and limited Internet, I am still kind of wondering around - what should I do now? Do I have to mow the lawn? Take the trash out?
I had a couple of things I didn’t want to forget before our next trip.
- Order the current Mile Post - this tells you every thing you need or want to know - even tells you about the extraordinary views you can’t see because of rain.
- Extra fuel - with the low fuel light coming on twice (even though there is a large reserve) next time I want a little insurance.
- More room for “nit-naks” - we started with everything fitting in place and as we acquired more “stuff” and gifts (even three rocks), it got a little tight.
The last two can be handled with a hitch mounted carrier of some sort. Of course, it would have to come off for the ferry and store inside. Under 19′ you save quite a bit. (They did not measure us by the way so there may be a little fudge room.)
Also shorter runs between camps. We did this some - one day we only moved 65 miles, fishing along the way - but not enough. There needs to be time for some hiking and exploring (even in the rain) as pretty soon you are craving exercise.
We did stay away from Anchorage and spent 1 day in Fairbanks. The tourist stuff is ok but the real deal is the “bush.” You can find a re-created “gold town” in the lower 48 but you can’t find a Caribou herd crossing the Tundra.
