Whenever you leave our place on the Denali Highway, it's a long drive to anywhere.
42 miles one way to mailbox (mail arrives our mail box just twice a week)
50 miles to the Paxson Lk house
120 miles to the bank, library, Delta greenhouse, post office, grocery store, doctor, vet, salon and favorite ice cream hot spot.
Fairbanks and Anchorage are 6-7 hr drives...Valdez is just a five hour drive.
There's little traffic on the Richardson highway which makes the trip more relaxed and enjoyable! Summer roads are typically in Good condition although road construction is prevalent in most areas of the state now thru Oct. 1st
The mountain views are always beautiful and we travel smart- armed with a variety of music, water, coffee, trail mix and sandwiches.
Today we're driving 120 miles one way for a visit to the library, the greenhouse and the grocer. Mail is in today also!
If we see a dozen vehicles, I would be surprised. I wouldn't be at all surprised if we see a handful of moose,caribou and fox scattered along the drive.
Happy driving:)
Z
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
cha cha changes!
In the last 96 hours I've been seriously mulling over the fact that I'm getting ready to leave our kennel/ summer business for a month and headed to a different country- leaving so much in the hands of a new trainee.
Trey, our kennel handler who plans to stay a year-is the finest of help. We couldn't ask for a better guy for the job but a month away while John is commercial fishing remote on the western coast of Alaska seems like a stretch.
The sensible side began to fret a little!
Like any good business owner, I'm interested in seeing another profitable summer while it lasts and make sure everything runs smoothly...out here..hundreds of miles from anywhere.
And like any other good dog owner, I'm already missing the pooches. A month away from them is a long time.
Our summer business months are short and sweet and I feel like either myself or John needs to be around to over-see the operation if a big trip is in order. Uh!! Guess I'm officially a "grown up" now.
On the other hand, it's interesting how things always work out.
So, the day before yesterday I receive an email from my host family in Ireland asking me if it's ok by me if the present volunteer stays on with us there because she isn't able to find another great opportunity for the time being. I wasn't bothered by this but room might be an issue. It didn't sound critical to have my help now and maybe it would be a little later on.
Then discussing all this with John over a coffee break yesterday; her situation and mine ( my responsible fretting side, the room issue, etc.) ......he had another idea. Why don't we all go in October?
So, rather than go and fret..we'll go together as a family at the end of October for 10 days to two weeks. Trey will just have the dogs to care for and not the whole gamut. Plus we'll be living closer to town near by friends & services in case he needs something while we're away. Once in Ireland, we'll rent a car, see all of Ireland ( or as much as we can fit in) and stay with host family and I can still be of help in house with family and dogs and John can work on their home renovations. It's a win win. It was Johns idea. He just lives to build.
We are receiving their house pics tomorrow and looking forward to going as a family this trip to Ireland!
This leaves my summer wide open in Alaska! Leaving for a week is doable this summer but a month.. makes me fret! I love working for myself because of the flexibility and financial freedoms it bring but darn it if it doesn't tie us down a little or keep me up at night sometimes.
I'm thinking of different day to three day trips I can take with Jona while John is fishing that month. The ferry, day cruises, Valdez is a favorite, hiking trips, the train..
Stay tuned.
Zoya
Trey, our kennel handler who plans to stay a year-is the finest of help. We couldn't ask for a better guy for the job but a month away while John is commercial fishing remote on the western coast of Alaska seems like a stretch.
The sensible side began to fret a little!
Like any good business owner, I'm interested in seeing another profitable summer while it lasts and make sure everything runs smoothly...out here..hundreds of miles from anywhere.
And like any other good dog owner, I'm already missing the pooches. A month away from them is a long time.
Our summer business months are short and sweet and I feel like either myself or John needs to be around to over-see the operation if a big trip is in order. Uh!! Guess I'm officially a "grown up" now.
On the other hand, it's interesting how things always work out.
So, the day before yesterday I receive an email from my host family in Ireland asking me if it's ok by me if the present volunteer stays on with us there because she isn't able to find another great opportunity for the time being. I wasn't bothered by this but room might be an issue. It didn't sound critical to have my help now and maybe it would be a little later on.
Then discussing all this with John over a coffee break yesterday; her situation and mine ( my responsible fretting side, the room issue, etc.) ......he had another idea. Why don't we all go in October?
So, rather than go and fret..we'll go together as a family at the end of October for 10 days to two weeks. Trey will just have the dogs to care for and not the whole gamut. Plus we'll be living closer to town near by friends & services in case he needs something while we're away. Once in Ireland, we'll rent a car, see all of Ireland ( or as much as we can fit in) and stay with host family and I can still be of help in house with family and dogs and John can work on their home renovations. It's a win win. It was Johns idea. He just lives to build.
We are receiving their house pics tomorrow and looking forward to going as a family this trip to Ireland!
This leaves my summer wide open in Alaska! Leaving for a week is doable this summer but a month.. makes me fret! I love working for myself because of the flexibility and financial freedoms it bring but darn it if it doesn't tie us down a little or keep me up at night sometimes.
I'm thinking of different day to three day trips I can take with Jona while John is fishing that month. The ferry, day cruises, Valdez is a favorite, hiking trips, the train..
Stay tuned.
Zoya
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| Ok, we will go in October now and bring Dad with us! YAY!!! |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Where did the last few weeks ago?
Building
Running
Running dogs
Placing dogs
Rescuing dogs
Driving
Training new help
Oh yeah, the big move
Shoveling snow
Moving snow
Cooking
Repotting all my flowers
Making plans for Aug, friends coming to visit...
Chores
Baking
Cleaning
Building
Playing with Jona
Waiting for the Sparkle puppies to be born
Running between Maclaren River abd Fairbanks for ...more lumber, more supplies, more lumber...
Taking reservations
Building
Running
.... June will be here before we know it and we'll be heading to Ireland! Yeahaaa!
Running
Running dogs
Placing dogs
Rescuing dogs
Driving
Training new help
Oh yeah, the big move
Shoveling snow
Moving snow
Cooking
Repotting all my flowers
Making plans for Aug, friends coming to visit...
Chores
Baking
Cleaning
Building
Playing with Jona
Waiting for the Sparkle puppies to be born
Running between Maclaren River abd Fairbanks for ...more lumber, more supplies, more lumber...
Taking reservations
Building
Running
.... June will be here before we know it and we'll be heading to Ireland! Yeahaaa!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Tickets!
We got 'em! Jona & I leave on our trip the 10th June through the 6th of July.
I decided against staying longer and traveling further..we have company coming a week after I return home and more friends visiting at the end of the month. I don't like leaving my dogs either.
Alaska air to Seattle..
3 hr layover- perfect. Just enough time for bathroom break and a little breakfast on the go before finding our terminal and switching airlines.
Seattle to Chicago.
Once we're there, another three hour stop. Again, a nice layover, not too short & too long. And then the longish flight to Ireland!
I normally would read and sleep. But since having Jona, I am Miss entertainer, chef, game player, etc. Jona travels well as she has grown up out here in Paxson. Every time we leave to go somewhere, it's an 80 miles at the least. She's a trooper! We always have good stuff on hand--books, music, treats, hand size pocket toys and pictures of our dogs. I'm sure by the time we reach Dublin, we'll be ready to zonk out and sleep for a day. We have a few days in Dublin to play before venturing off to the small village for our stay.
More on that to come soon..
off to drive about a hundred miles tonight -to Maclaren place & back.
zoya
I decided against staying longer and traveling further..we have company coming a week after I return home and more friends visiting at the end of the month. I don't like leaving my dogs either.
Alaska air to Seattle..
3 hr layover- perfect. Just enough time for bathroom break and a little breakfast on the go before finding our terminal and switching airlines.
Seattle to Chicago.
Once we're there, another three hour stop. Again, a nice layover, not too short & too long. And then the longish flight to Ireland!
I normally would read and sleep. But since having Jona, I am Miss entertainer, chef, game player, etc. Jona travels well as she has grown up out here in Paxson. Every time we leave to go somewhere, it's an 80 miles at the least. She's a trooper! We always have good stuff on hand--books, music, treats, hand size pocket toys and pictures of our dogs. I'm sure by the time we reach Dublin, we'll be ready to zonk out and sleep for a day. We have a few days in Dublin to play before venturing off to the small village for our stay.
More on that to come soon..
off to drive about a hundred miles tonight -to Maclaren place & back.
zoya
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