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Dog on a motorcycle!
Feb 21, 2023 (Tue) 6:25 am Colusa, CA 42° It’s already light this far south, so it’s easy to unplug Harvey and leave our lovely campsite...

Robert Gidley
Feb 22, 20233 min read


Sloughing makes you slow
Feb 20, 2023 (Mon) Washington’s Birthday 6:30 am Eugene, OR 33° Robert tends to wake up right away, while Gini takes a while to get all...

Robert Gidley
Feb 21, 20233 min read


Quest for propane
Feb 19, 2023 (Sun) 7:20 am Woodinville We maintain our perfect record of never leaving on the day we plan to leave! The original plan was...

Robert Gidley
Feb 20, 20234 min read


We see a boat!
Jan 19, 2023 (Thu) 7:30 am Point Hudson Our faithful beeping alarm clock of heavy equipment coupled with large rumbles of boulders serves...

Robert Gidley
Jan 22, 20233 min read


Written with Fair Trade electrons
Jan 17, 2023 (Tue) 6:30 am Point Hudson We wake to the dulcet tones of a barge unloading very large boulders. Part of this process...

Robert Gidley
Jan 19, 20233 min read


Re-shaking Harvey
Jan 16, 2023 (Mon) Greetings from the inside of Harvey! When we last saw our intrepid heroes, they had just returned from a long drive...

Robert Gidley
Jan 17, 20234 min read


On the Marine Highway home
Aug 27, 2022 (Sat) Skagway, AK One of the things about living in Harvey is that everything has to be stowed exactly back where it...

Robert Gidley
Sep 1, 20227 min read


Skagway, Garden City of Alaska
Aug 24, 2022 (Wed) Skagway, AK Aug 25, 2022 (Thu) Skagway, AK Aug 26, 2022 (Fri) Skagway, AK When we arrived in Skagway, we thought, “Oh,...

Robert Gidley
Aug 27, 20225 min read


The last long drive
Aug 23, 2022 (Tue) After a couple (or four) days lounging around Whitehorse, enjoying our campsite and the occasional foray to the...

Robert Gidley
Aug 24, 20225 min read


Poulet Frit Kentucky
Aug 21, 2022 (Sun) Man, this was definitely a Pan Day! Our big adventure was trying to watch our granddaughter sing at a church service....

Robert Gidley
Aug 23, 20225 min read


Household chores with Harvey
Yeah, it’s been a day or two, but they haven’t been completely Pan Days. We’ve been doing stuff, just not interesting stuff. Plus, we ran...

Robert Gidley
Aug 21, 20225 min read


Mushrooms matter
Aug 18, 2022 (Thu) 11:15 am Carmacks, YT We need to find someplace to hang out while our Yukon River video uploads, so we decide to...

Robert Gidley
Aug 19, 20224 min read


Pan Day!
Aug 17, 2022 (Wed) Today was a true Pan Day! Mostly we read and ate and read some more. Gini started and finished her book (Where the...

Robert Gidley
Aug 18, 20222 min read


Be smart like a fox
Aug 16, 2022 (Tue) Not a lot happened today, as this was a “Pan Day.” Pan Days are named after a feral cat Robert used to look...

Robert Gidley
Aug 17, 20223 min read


Lunch at Gramma’s, a lost dream
Aug 15, 2022 (Mon) 11:25 am Mayo, YT While we certainly relished our time in Mayo, we need to ketchup with our itinerary, and so we bid a...

Robert Gidley
Aug 16, 20223 min read


We wish they’d delay their construction
Aug 14, 2022 (Sun) 12:00 pm Outside of Dawson City We’re at the first of many construction delays. There’s an automated red light in the...

Robert Gidley
Aug 15, 20224 min read


Down Day in Dusty City
Aug 13, 2022 (Sat) Two weeks from today we get on our ferry in Skagway and head home. That gives us 14 days to meander 350 miles. We’re...

Robert Gidley
Aug 14, 20223 min read


Dirt roads and ferries
Aug 12, 2022 (Fri) 10:30 am Chicken, AK Hey—we’re ready to go! This is probably because there is no internet in Chicken. Heck we haven’t...

Robert Gidley
Aug 13, 20224 min read


Chicken? Who you calling Chicken?
Aug 11, 2022 (Thu) 12:00 pm Tok, AK Every campground we’ve been at so far has required us to check out by 11:00 am. We have yet to...

Robert Gidley
Aug 12, 20223 min read


Decisions are made
Aug 10, 2022 (Wed) 9:00 am Delta Junction, AK As we ponder which way to go, we consider that it is getting colder and colder—this...

Robert Gidley
Aug 11, 20224 min read
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