2 Days, Nearly Ready…Alaska Here We Come

Packing is SO MUCH FUN!!!!

I packed up the car over the weekend...the scooter, ladder and generator exhaust extension pipe all fit in the back, along with a few smaller things.  The middle area has the RV levelers, some dog treats and medicines, and eventually a small suitcase of extra clothes.  Today we packed much of the kitchen stuff into the RV, tomorrow it is clothing and bathroom stuff.  Wednesday it is the Refrigerator and anything else we need to take.

So much to take, so little room…but this year will be better than last year.  After owning our motorhome for two seasons, about 18 months by the time we got back home, we knew what we did not have to take, and added just a few items that we wanted to take.  

We have been working on our check list for a few weeks now.  Cleaned the carpet (well, got it as clean as it is going to get at this point…), cleaned the vents (don’t they always seem dirty?), and got rid of some of the unneeded “stuff”.

Changed the Oil in the HHR

Changed the Oil in the Motorhome

Changed the fuel filter in Motorhome

Checked all other fluids

Checked tire pressure, and tire pressure system.



My doctor appointment was in Arkansas back in
December.  Just got a refill on medications, and my next refill will be in Anchorage.

Marcia saw all of her doctors, I think it was five of them.  Today we fought with getting a drug filled which we last filled in December…and low and behold, Medicare decided not to include this drug anymore.  So we have a substitute, which is never fun to have to test to see if there will be side affects while you travel.

And yes, even got our taxes done … perfect quarterly payments this time because we over by only $22. 

As we loaded up some stuff today, and Marcia put her final touches on cleaning counter tops, drawers, sinks, etc., it really sank in that we leave in just two days.  We both are ready to go…but we both will miss our friends and family here in the Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs area of Florida.  Family and friends await our visit ahead of us, thousands of pictures to take, much to see.  And yes, we do plan to be back in seven months.

First, we have a few miles to travel …

PS: Got the dogs new collars…Alaska, here comes Bubba and Skruffy!!!!