Well, after 3400 plus miles, 5 days, 4 nights, and approximately 60 hours in the saddle we have made it home.

We got here about 7:15 and after saying hi to the landlady, started unloading. We have the beds set up, the truck is empty and the trailer is about 1/4 empty. The rest will be unloaded first thing in the morning. First thing after sleeping in and then taking time to enjoy my first cup of coffee in Santa’s town.

The drive was good today. The roads were the worst that we have seen due to the harsh winters and short summers for repairs. In the line of animals, we saw a dead bear on the side of the road early this morning – i’m guessing about 400 lbs. He left a mark in someone’s grill work. We also saw a couple of bull moose, a fox, and a bald eagle. The only thing we got a picture of (that I remember) was the eagle. Pictures (and links) will be posted tomorrow sometime if everything goes as planned.

One of the highlights of the day was hearing the US Customs agent tell us “Welcome to Alaska.”

Plan for tomorrow is to unload the rest of the trailer, go wash it and return it. Then a little sight seeing for Denise and Anthony. Then over to pic up my car, and possibly say hi to the great folks that allowed me to stay in their office for almost 2 months. (I felt a little like Steve Martin in “the jerk” – I kept looking for the new phone book.) Then we will be getting groceries and heading back to the place. The goal is for church on Sunday morning and then going comatose in the afternoon. :-)

Well, I’m beat, and I’m probably forgetting something, so stay tuned over the next couple of days while Denise and Anthony add their .02 worth – you’ll probably get the whole picture that way.

Thanks for all the prayers, well wishes, emails, texts, and phone calls. To our family and friends – we love you and miss you very much.