Day Six
We awoke feeling awesome, revived, and refreshed. That was the best sleep we have all gotten since the trip began. We got up and headed out in the clear morning sunshine with the hopes of finding coffee somewhere close enough to keep up the chipper moods.
We were snapping pictures of the gorgeous mountains all morning. We stopped for fuel and took pictures of the kids next to a life size moose statue. They are huge, and I would be scared to make one feel threatened!
I read aloud a 390 page James Patterson novel Gavin was reading as the radio has no stations. Yes, zero stations on both AM and FM. The numbers just keep going around and around. I love driving without music, so it does not bother me. However, my little family seem to NEED it, so reading aloud helps them have that auditory stimulation. Granted I turned a Patterson novel into a G rated version so the kids could listen too.
We rolled into Whitehorse at lunch time, and were meeting a guy interested in buying our four-wheeler. So, we unloaded it from the trailer, repacked the trailer, and waited for him to look at it. We had already dropped our price, but he then offered us less than what we even owe; therefore, we decided it was time to unload and reload the trailer again. Sigh, this is getting old. However, the guy changed his mind, came back, and bought it. This means less weight to haul. Woo hoo!
We drove through part of the unforgiving, battering and body beating frost heaves of the Alaskan highway. We seriously spent the day slowing to an almost stop so we could get through the huge up and down holes of the road. We rolled into Beaver Creek and realized it was time to stop after a grueling 14 hours.
We were hurting, tired, and ready to go a little crazy with all the noise in the cab. We met a really nice couple who travel all over now that they have retired. They were really neat folks, and watched Olivia so she could be out of the kennel while we ate dinner. They also gave oranges to the kids to eat for breakfast.
We had a quick dinner, then took showers, and crawled into bed. I am having trouble getting the kids to sleep because the complete daylight at 10:30 pm has thrown them a little off. They best get used to it, as we are headed to the land of the midnight sun.
I feel lost without the Internet capabilities so I can send these blogs out to let everyone know we are okay. However, by this time tomorrow we will be in Anchorage, God willing. Then I will send out the final leg of the journey. I have had so much fun writing it that I will be keeping a blog of our lives in AK. Not a day by day journal, but the big events in our lives so our families can take part in the experiences. I am saddened you all cannot be here in person, but technology will help us get through it!
Good night and know we are thinking of you, love and miss you all. God speed!
Peace N Prayers
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