Today is my 6th day in my new home in Salmon Arm, B.C and I have been procrastinating (no, really!). This week is GIVEAWAY week over at Sew Mama Sew, and I have spent literally hours entering all the draws. There are over 300 draws. Three Hundred. Yes, I entered every single one. :). As… Continue reading Retirement: week one
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Arrived!
The last 2 days of my trip were without internet, so I will post about the 2nd half of my drive in another post. I wanted to send an update first, so you aren’t left wondering…did she arrive? Is she in a ditch somewhere? Lol! You’re welcome! Yesterday was my first full day in my… Continue reading Arrived!
Alaska Highway: Watson Lake to Fort Nelson December 3, 2013
Day 2 Driving the Alaska Highway Contact Creek Lodge just outside of Watson Lake: Contact Creek has the cheapest gas on the highway: Somewhere between Watson Lake and Muncho Provincial Park (if you’re viewing through email, you’ll need to go directly to the website to see the short video) Bison on the road. They lay on the sides… Continue reading Alaska Highway: Watson Lake to Fort Nelson December 3, 2013
Alaska Highway: Whitehorse to Watson Lake, December 2, 2013
Day 1: This is the Alaska Highway: At 10:45 in the morning my car’s thermometer is pegged at-30: as low as it will go. I do not know how cold it really is, only that it is colder than 30 below. After an hour on… Continue reading Alaska Highway: Whitehorse to Watson Lake, December 2, 2013
Looking forward…
I didn’t depart today as planned. The weather forecast wasn’t acceptable. Tomorrow looks much better. If I had left today, I would have been driving into a storm warning. The storm will have passed by the time I leave tomorrow morning, and from the looks of the forecasts, I should have clear and cold to… Continue reading Looking forward…
My last day of work!
What an emotional day I’ve had today – my last day of working at Yukon College. I am now officially retired! People popped in all day to say hello and goodbye, and every time I left my office, I would return to find another card or gift or kind wish waiting for me. In the afternoon,… Continue reading My last day of work!