On September 11, 2018, the culmination of a year and a half of medical tests, a two-week delay, and finally admitting that I needed it done, I had surgery on my heart to correct two of the congenital disabilities that had plagued me all my…
We finally got to do this. Years of delays. Then figuring out how to get the time off. Planning. More planning. And then there was the money aspect. Once all of these were set, we drove to Alaska. It has always been a dream of…
We were on Day One of our Alaska Trip. Our previous stop was Kapuskasing Internment Cemetery, and we were still shocked at the treatment of people who just wanted to live their lives. Our next stop would be Reesor Siding Memorial. When I plan a…
Kapuskasing Internment Cemetery was a surprise. This cemetery was an add-on to our trip. Initially, we drove by it, not knowing it even existed. We were still reeling with the shock of reading what Canada did to Ukrainians back in World War One. The day…
At first, I thought Google was wrong. It rarely happens, but was my trusty Google Maps leading me to the wrong location? There have been three times when I wondered what Google was thinking. I would find myself down a “road” that was barely a…
I needed a place to watch the sunrise. Charlene and I have never seen the sun rise into the sky in our adventures. We decided that this was going to be the year that we would finally venture to Alaska. Delay after delay (all brought…
We have visited the North Bay area several times, and I kept omitting to visit this one location. I can’t tell you why. It is effortless to find. It is on the main road leading north of the city, has a huge parking lot, and…
I love planning trips; the route to get there and what we can see is almost as much fun as going on the trip itself. There are two things I always do when scheduling my next road trip: first is a map, and second is…
Today is the final day of our Alaskan Road Trip. We have travelled over 18,000 kilometres, spent thousands, mostly on gas and food, and seen so much that we will have memories for years. The theme of today is Heaven and Hell. We are done,…
What do tanks, jail, and gardens all have in common? They are what we are seeing on this, the 38th day of our trip to Alaska and back:
