Lunch at the King Edward Hotel

Well stopped for lunch at the King Eddie in Stewart. Good lunch, good beer.
Overheard at the lunch counter:
"eah, its rugged out here but we've got everything a man needs. We got game, we got wood, we got fish. Pretty fish. Salmon with skin so sexy cold..."

O.k., its a little remote, but a great place.

On the Road

Well, so far a great start. Except Ian decided to get stung by a bee before we even left town (ouch right in the nostril). A mixture of weather from under 10 degrees to in the 20's, a little rain and now some sunshine. We're sitting in McBride BC waiting for our burgers....yum!

About 180km to our campground in Purden Lake.

Dinner is here bye for now

Weather watching

It's about 36 hours to departure now and I'm checking the weather constantly, as if it matters. I'm ready to go rain or shine. Here is my 65 lbs of luggage.

Tonight Wanitta and I celebrated our 20th anniversary with our kids and mom. It was nice to all be together before I take off.

Beyond today...

Hey, if I stand on a binder I can see departure day from my desk!!!!!!

Soon.....really soon

Virtually all the prep is done. Tires, tune ups, oil changes are done (almost). I feel like I can't wait but it's only 6 days away now. Even though I've planned this to excess, I am still coming across ideas for things to do and places to see. If things work out I'd really like to make a run to Skagway and perhaps the ferry to Haines and north back up to the Alaska highway. It looks like we'll have plenty of time to make it to Valdez for our reserved ferry ride on July 24th.

This time next week we should have some entries from the road with some photos too......Yay!!

Three weeks and counting.....

It is indeed geeting close. My ride to B.C. was fantastic and the bike worked perfectly. I learned a few tips regarding travelling light and got a feel for the new handlebars. I got the windshield working right so I don't have to use the big parachute Givi windscreen. A new rear tire is on order. Can't wait!!!

Weather link for Alask and Region

http://www.arh.noaa.gov/

Hope this works. Just something to consider on a daily basis as we get closer to "Mush!"