Happy Father's Day to all of our dad-pals!! It was another day of extremes for Jack and I. Freezin' cold this morning (lower than 40 when we woke up) to 84 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho at about 5:00 this afternoon.
Speaking of when we woke up...we were fairly lucky that we did! We used the propane heater last night and thought we'd vented the camper canvas well enough, but both of us had a very difficult time breathing during the night. We decided to use the propane heater only for short-term emergencies from now on and spent the better part of three hours this afternoon hunting around Coeur d'Alene for an electric heater to use for the rest of the trip! Finally found one and it's doing a great job at the moment fending off the brisk 42 degrees outside of our camper.
The mountains here are gorgeous - snow-capped and majestic, but not inviting enough to coax us up to those slippery roads. We're enjoying the view from below :)
Pie alert: Split a slice of french silk with Jack at a cafe called Millie's in Thompson Falls. It was obviously not french and more like fudge than silk. If I'm generous, a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10.
The resort we're at is really nice; barely anything lacking! - Tony and O'Connors - you guys would love it. Great place for bikers ;) We met a guy and his wife who live on some kind of huge sandbar in Alaska - he's a principal and she's a teacher. They had some great stories and some helpful (as well as fairly frightening) information for us. I now know how to frighten off a black bear, how to avoid swallowing mouthfuls of mosquitoes, how to catch salmon using a wheel, and how to become employed as a teacher in Alaska making about double what I'm earning now! I'm not sure I'll ever actually need to use any of that information, but all of it was, at the very least, intriguing.
Thanks for the responses to the last post, guys! We've only been gone a week, but I'm already getting homesick. Little notes from y'alls make me feel all warm and cozy :) If you're not sure how to post, send me an email and I'll drop you a set of instructions.
xoxo
L
5 comments:
thats cool you got some heads-up pointers from some native alaskans.
ok, i'm hooked! i can't wait to read your daily adventure(s)! hehe! keep warm and hang in there, i've been sharing your stories w/everyone at work, it's like we're sitting right behind y'all! janie
Ben - The people we met are so nice! From OK originally, but have lived in this tiny little village that you need to FLY in and out of to get to "civilization" for about 15 years. They sure have a different spin on life living up there. I'm a little nervous about the mosquito situation, but he encouraged us to douse ourselves in 100% DEET (yes, I know it's carcinogenic) to live through the late mornings and early evenings (although, how you tell when that is with no real "dark" is beyond me...) I'm sure we'll survive ;) Love you!
Jane - So GLAD you're following along!! We miss everybody at home and hope you're all well. This is truly the adventure of a lifetime. My hair looks like something out of a horror movie everyday when I take my helmet off, but my butt is feeling as good at 7:00 pm as it did when we took off at 9:00 am! Gotta love this Goldwing! :) More later - L.
It all sounds so wonderful. Laura, I did have electric heaters you could have used lol. I hate the smell of propane. We also had a hard time finding one when we needed a heater. I pictures are great. Keep them coming. Love ya
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