Where we are starting form

We have already begun our 8,000 mile trip through Canada, Michigan, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado. So, we thought it might be smart to tell you were we have started from.

Well, it's Kodiak, Alaska. We have been here 6 years. It is a wonderful place.

An island in the North Pacific, 253 air miles form Anchorage and 131 from Homer, AK. Of course there is no bridge. If you want to get here, you'll come by plane or boat/ferry. That makes it "isolated". But we have modern conveniences like a Safeway, a Walmart, a hardware and a lumber store, a sporting good store, etc., etc.

There are13,000 people in the second largest island in the USA. Only the Big Island of Hawaii is larger. But almost all of us live in the small city and borough (county) of Kodiak.

As you can see, the great majority of the island is part of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. And much the other part is State of Alaska land. That means we live close together, but with lots of wilderness to explore. And there is a lot of wildlife to see and enjoy! 3,000 Kodiak  Brown Bears, 500+ bald eagles, and lots and lots of all types of salmon.

We came here to stay 3 years as an adventure and loved it so much as to stay 6. But now family issues are calling us back to the Lower 48. In the process we hope to explore Canada and the USA.

If you're interested in seeing what it is like to live here in Kodiak, check it out on the internet or see our prior blog at:        http://lifeinkodiak.blogspot.com

This is from where we'll start our new adventure.

And here's a picture from our house, of the ferry that'll take us to Homer. From there we will begin the nearly 8,000 mile "retirement" road trip.

Feel free to come along on this blog and send us any hints of good things to see along the route we plan to take. We are looking forward to the trip.

But, if you don't hear from us for a few days, do not worry. It is a long road and we won't always have internet. Just remember we are having fun wherever we are.
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