The Rollercoaster of Life on the Road

A few weeks ago we were in Eagle, AK and it was 90+ degrees. We heard the distant rumblings of thunder and in need of some heat relief, and as usual in need of a shower, we did a little impromptu rain dance…it didn’t rain. We took our bar of biodegradable all natural soap and went dipping in the brook.

Unbeknownst to us, our rain dance must have had a delay built in. Fast forward a few weeks and all it wants to do is rain, including the remnants of a typhoon hitting Alaska as I type. We aren’t complaining, we did have 2 beautiful days that gave us a glimpse of her majesty, Denali. A rare treat!

We have also been saying that we needed some down time. We have been traveling too much, and 3 weeks above the Arctic Circle in 24 hour sunshine does something screwy to your noggin, well screwier, we already have quite a few bolts loose. We now have had days and days of down time to read, play cards and chess and take naps. Again, we aren’t complaining…I’m reading a great fantasy book full of dragons and mages and such.

Moral of the story: Be careful what you wish for! Take what life on the road gives you and be thankful:)

Exhibit A: This is a little flooded brook in our campground. All of the rivers in our area are at ‘bankfull’ according to the Special Weather Statment. I’m not sure what that means, but I don’t think I’ll be dipping my toes to find out.
Exhibit B: Another gushing stream in our campground. This was barely a trickle a few days ago. Just in case you can’t  tell, I have on 2 ibexs and a heavy wool coat under my rain coat!
Exhibit C: There isn’t anything there…
Just a reminder of what’s supposed to be there…
Exhibit D: The soggy wee Rover and a soggy Darrin cooking our dinner.  Notice our neighbors in full rain gear.
So…we snuggle in and enjoy the down time.

One Reply to “The Rollercoaster of Life on the Road”

  1. Not that it will make you feel any less soggy, my friend – just to let you know it has been wet here at home for days, so much so that gardener Steve says “Turn off the water, please! The green beans are moldy and the peppers have a fungus!” You are in good company – keep snuggling!! (Sheba & Hope highly recommend it!!)

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