I had hoped we missed the heat of summer. But we pulled into the old homestead Sunday early afternoon to an exceptionally hot summer-like day. The temperature reading on the back porch thermometer when we arrived was 107˚, and is currently 109˚. That temp is unusually high for late September. Eight days ago we were in a 25˚morning and chilly days; an 84˚ temperature differential in a little over a week. Our house was hot and the A/C ran for over two hours straight to pull the inside temp down.
We are a bit ragged from all the travel and need to unload the 5er (which can wait until tomorrow morning) but otherwise well. We lived in the 5er for five months and five days and were quite comfortable. I'm back to the iMac and some speed on the internet. Lots of paperwork and catching up to do over the next week after a great summer in Alaska.
A bit of wanderlust combined with a garage full of cool things. Beginning in April 2010 follow our cabin build history and other adventures in remote Gustavus, Alaska
Stat Counter
"Most of us live a cautious life on the principle of safety first; but to live the Christian life there is necessary a certain reckless willingness to adventure. If faith can see every step of the way, it is not really faith."
Wm. Barclay
“Few frontiers would have been settled without that special breed of women who have always followed the footsteps of their wandering husbands.” Wayne Short, from “The Cheechakoes”
"Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing."
Helen Keller
"...not all those who wander are lost"
J.R.R. Tolkien
"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the things you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Samuel Clemens
"Truth is the cry of many but the game of few." --George Berkeley
"I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is."
Albert Camus
God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame. "Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do" "Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Gian Carlo Menotti
Langston Hughes
About Me
- Mel (AKA Dad, Papa Mel, Grampa)
- Not retired, just tired. Married 44 years. Viet Nam Vet (1st Cavalry Division). Enjoying life!
2 comments:
Glad to see your home safe , now get yourself built back up for chapter two of the Alaska adventure, hopefully no more medical setbacks, we enjoyed following your great progress thanks for sharing it with us. be safe out there. Sam & Donna.
Glad that you made it home in fine shape. Those temps should dry out the 5er. If the temps stay up you may plan for a longer stay in the cool country next year.
Sheepish
Post a Comment