Wish I had had the presence of mind to grab my phone and take a video, but during crises, I’m typically too irrational, illogical, and ill-witted to react quickly. A video would have captured everything so much clearer than what I’m about to recount here. My descriptions simply can’t do the event justice. The Carrollton,…
Never has a component of Arthur Airstream received so much attention, let alone four blogs dedicated to it, than our Dometic brand RV water heater. The saga began while on our way to Alaska. For details, read “Road to Alaska Stop 9 – Fort Nelson, BC” published June 20, 2024. (Search in Past Archived Blogs…
Recently, MFI’s brother Jim texted her and asked if she’d like their father’s journal. She replied “yes,” not really knowing what this journal might be. What we received was a 4″ x 7″ leather bound 1936 Year Book printed by The Milwaukee Electrotype Co. out of Marquette, WI. Inside the front and back covers were…
The backstory in summary. We were setting up our site at the Triple G Hideaway, Fort Nelson, BC, Canada on 15 June 2024. Our water heater had failed, and it was leaking badly. Couldn’t get it fixed or replaced locally, so MFI called Fraser RV, five stops ahead in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, and arranged for…
We had air lifts installed on Sid during our first stay in Wylie, TX in December 2019. In addition to towing, we were carrying a significant load of tools and felt we needed pneumatic lifts to ease the burden on Sid’s suspension. Before leaving Wylie, we went to DFW Camper Corral, discussed lift options, and…
The Inuvik Mural Project has taken many forms in many places over a number of years. Its purposes included: reinforcing community pride, establishing greater connections between Inuvialuit of all ages, displaying Inuvialuit culture, supporting local artists, and preparing communities for the return of tourism. As part of the broader Project, the IRC (Inuvialuit Regional Corporation)…
MFI has done all the driving since we began our RV adventure in September 2019. It was her choice, since she readily admitted to being a lousy passenger, and she credited me with being a better navigator. That being the case, she endured much more stress from driving than me (sitting, as I did, in…
Part One – Getting Ready “It was a dark and stormy night”. This is most accurate way to set the mood for this part of our adventure. .Once we decided we really intended to go to the Artic Ocean, we began prepping in earnest. As RV-ers, it’s necessary to plot the route, plan the stops,…
Our drive to Soldotna (population 4,719) was only 94 miles west toward Cook’s Inlet. We passed through some of the best fishing areas in Alaska along the Russian and Kenai Rivers. As we drove past the confluence of the two rivers on our left, I was describing to MFI and Hanna my view of 10…
“This was the best of stops, this was the worst of stops,” to badly paraphrase Charles Dickens. We stayed our next three days in Fort Nelson (population 3,366), and like most stops, we had nothing specific planned and zero expectations. By our experiences, it’s usually better that way. We arrived mid-afternoon and spent our normal…
