Pictures-Tok to Fairbanks

Some pictures on the drive from Tok to Fairbanks.

Fairbanks or bust

 Megan and Tara were here!

House hunting

We are still house hunting today.  We are getting really close to making a decision.  I just want to get my car unpacked.  And to stop living out of a suitcase.  Meeting someone at 10:30 this morning and our plan is to make a choice between yesterday's apartment or today's dry cabin.  Either way we need to find a   place to do laundry today or tomorrow.  Oh and if we get someplace today, Megan and I get to go shopping! Another great thing, the lady that manages the apartment and cabin we are looking at was very excited to hear that I sold Mary Kay, we are already talking about scheduling a party!!!  Guess that's about it for today.  Dustin takes his truck in tomorrow to get it looked at for the oil leak.  Then my car will go in next to finish getting winterized.

Fairbanks!

Well, we made it safely to Fairbanks yesterday afternoon.  Looked at one house so far and have another one set to see in a couple hours.  Hopefully, we can find something good soon.  I'd like to unpack my car and start to get settled in our new home.

Day 7

Started off the morning finding out that our cold water knob didn’t work for the shower, so no showers for us this morning.  By the time we could get into a room to shower we just needed to get on the road.  So, all of us can’t wait to shower.  Well, except Dustin, he doesn’t care if he showers, but we all want him too.  Got an early start on the day tho.  Good thing too.  Dustin’s truck sprung an oil leak half way, so for the last half of our journey we were going about 40 miles per hour and stopping about every 40 miles so it took forever to get to Tok, AK.  Megan and I were able to turn our phones on for the first time in 7 days and are catching up on our phone calls and text messages.  Today we saw a fox, a pack of wolves, some more caribou, and a moose.  At one point we were surrounded completely by mountains, it was amazing!  I know these are kind of sporadic with information but it’s hard to remember by the end of the day what all happened.

Day 6

I'm starting to loose track of what day it is.  Made it to Whitehorse, YT.  Got to go to the Yukon Brewery, the only brewery in the Yukon.  Good beer.  Started the day driving in some fresh snow so it was a slow start to the day.  But by the end of our drive the roads were clear.  We should be in Fairbanks (as long as there are no weather issues) by late Sat or early Sun!  I finally feel like we are starting to make some progress in our drive, even if the side of the road usually looks all the same: white.

Day 5

Got to see a lot of buffalo on the side of the road today.  We are all feeling more comfortable driving on the snow covered road.  We are staying in a little town called Watson Lake and finally made it to the Yukon.  Seems like we have been on the road for a long time and we still have a little less than half way to go.  Got out of the car at the sign post park here in Watson Lake, it’s pretty cool.  We would have looked at more of the signs but it was really cold outside.  We have a room with a kitchen again so Megan and I made spaghetti for dinner.  Yummy!!!  Now we are just kicking it in the room watching TV.  It’s only 4pm but we are already ready to go to bed soon.  Kinda crazy how driving can be so tiring.  I hope to get some pictures posted soon.

Day 4

(not internet on day 4 so this is posted on Day 5)  Today was a good day!!!  Started with a nice drive.  Had some snow on the drive but nothing too bad.  Had to drive slow but no chains.  We saw a moose, a lot of caribou, a coyote, elk and horses.  Megan got to a good part in her book while I was driving.  The Liard HotSrpings resort is a lot smaller than expected but still super cool.  They have a moose and elk on the wall right out of our room.  Tomorrow we hope to see buffalo! But the best part of the day, hot springs!!!!  Spent a few hours in those after walking to them while freezing.  We all ended up skinny dipping by the end of the night.  No one else was there at that point and it was so dark we couldn’t see anything anyway.  Once we got out we had to change in freezing weather and walk back to the resort.  Our hair was frozen by the time we got back to our room.  Overall, best day so far.