Only one week to go before departure.
We found out today that the Alaska Highway is closed between Watson Lake, YT and Whitehorse, YT and again between Haines Junction, YT and Burwash Landing, YT due to washouts and mud slides. Also the Klondike Highway from Skagway to the Yukon border was closed due to an avalanche. Apparently they had a gully washer, warm weather, and lots of snow melt that combined to wreak havoc. Travelers are stuck in a number of small towns and hope to get moving on Monday or Tuesday via temporary detours which I am sure will be rough. Thankfully we have about three weeks before we expect to arrive in Watson Lake so they may have had time to smooth out the gravel detours by then. I expect those sections to be slow travel at best.
Our truck needed the recall fix and was in the shop Tuesday until Thursday for them to get the parts and install the fix. Again, very glad we got the notice before we left as I doubt it would have made it the 8-9000 miles without the fix.
We are almost finished packing with only perishables and some clothes to put in the trailer. All the meat and then some did fit in the freezer so we are good to go for at least 30-45 days depending on how many times we eat out. By that time we hope to be restocking the freezer with some Kenai River King Salmon and picking up other things at a Safeway or Costco in Anchorage or the surrounding area.
Linda’s traveling sewing machine, along with quilting, stitching and knitting projects are loaded so she is all set. Of course we will be stopping at every quilt shop along the way, “to check them out”. This could add another week to our trip. We may look like the Clampetts with all her “check them outs” strapped on the back of the truck on our way home.
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