Day 100 of Our RV Journey to Canada & Alaska 8/20/14 - Return To Where We Left for This Trip From (Indian Creek Campground in Northeast MO)

This morning we got up and went to Kelsey's house to take her to Whiteman Airforce Base so she could take care of some business.

After she was finished, we took her back to her house and said our goodbyes.  They plan to come home (Monroe City) for the weekend so we will be seeing them again in a couple of days.

We decided that we were going to go ahead and leave out a day early, so we went back to Knob Noster State Park and got our rig hooked up and ready to leave.

While traveling, we stopped at Walmart in Moberly to get some groceries for the weekend, knowing we would have family visiting.

We arrived at Indian Creek Campground around 4:00 pm, unhooked the camper and set up on our site. Plans are to stay here until October 20th.  Bob is a volunteer workcamper here and I usually help him if I don't have something else to do.  This is where we normally stay in the spring and the fall; which works out great for us as we both have family nearby.

After getting all set up, Bob took the hitch out of the truck.  We showered, grabbed a bite to eat and then went to Monroe City to visit my parents, sister & brother-in-law, and Bob's mother.  We got back to the campground after 9:00 pm.

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This 100th day completes our once-in-a-lifetime journey to Canada & Alaska; a 12,641 mile round trip.  We both absolutely loved our trip to Canada & Alaska.   As much as I hated making a commitment to write a daily blog while on the trip, I am grateful that I wrote it and stuck to it until the end. This blog will bring back many good memories of our trip, new adventures, and the fun and exciting times we had.  Thank you for reading our blog and taking the journey along with us.

And, to our friends, Jesse & Ginger, who traveled along with us, "thank you .....we enjoyed your company and the journey we took together".

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While we were in Alaska, a fellow RV'er said that some people fly in to Anchorage and there is a RV rental company (I believe based out of Seattle WA), that rents Class C Motor Homes that need people to drive them from Anchorage back to Seattle where the majority of them are rented out. This company (I am told) will give the person(s) driving the Class C back to Seattle a max. of 30 days to get it back to Seattle.  That might be a more economical way to be able to vacation Alaska.  You wouldn't have the wear & tear on your vehicle because you would fly in to Anchorage and I suppose you would then have to fly home from Seattle.  You would have use of the Class C for exchange of getting it back to Seattle, and could tour Alaska & be back in 30 days.  I'm guessing that you would have to pay the fuel from Anchorage to Seattle (and in between). 

IF we were to ever go to Alaska again, we will definitely research this and see if it is viable.  Sounds like a way to make a trip to Alaska more economical.  I do not know the name of the rental company, but I'm sure you could search the internet.

We were shocked at the number of rental Class C's we saw in Canada and Alaska.  It is definitely a good business up north.

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We plan to continue writing our blog and posting pictures, but it will not be a daily blog.  It may be only a weekly summary because our life, even though we are full-time RV'ers, is not real exciting.  The blog is a good way to keep our family updated on where we are & what we are doing.  If we are sightseeing, we will write daily, but we don't want to bore you with our daily tasks.

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Have a great day.....and remember to stop and smell the roses!  Slow down and think about what is truly important in your life.  Live a simpler life, and start enjoying it.  Lose the stress.  Keep negativity out of your life. Look around you and count your blessings.


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