The Last Hurrah!

It's about time we sign on & sign off of our blog.

Yes, we did arrive home "safe & sound" on Sept. 17th. Our "breakdown" in AR fortunately turned out to be minor. A light had come on the dash which indicated that we had potential serious brake problems so as always erring on the side of safety we held up in town for the weekend until the Ford dealership service station opened on Monday morning. Wow! were we ever lucky to be in a town/city that had a Ford dealership! We were sitting at the dealer's bay by 7 am smiling & asking for help! What can I say? Those AR folks are so nice & so helpful & most of all, so comforting. "You can get a great breakfast down the street & we'll call you!" Sure enough an hour later & after a great breakfast & surrounded by friendly folks our cell phone rang and all was well & the BF was good to go. Apparently the problem was the rear break sensor had malfunctioned & was easily repaired. We were so grateful & shortly thereafter we got back on the road & enjoyed the final 2 days driving north to VA & to HOME!

We have been home a month by the time I post this final message. It has been hard to return to the blog as I feel it truly means that the trip is over. Steve & I had truly a great time this summer. We traveled 14,320 miles. We left Alexandria May 20th & returned Sept. 16th. We met ever so many wonderful people. We saw some of the most fabulous sights & scenery & wildlife that our fabulous USA has to offer. America is truly BEAUTIFUL!!! We love our country & pray that we have many more years to enjoy her & to see much much more or our country & our world.

Truly, our venture to Alaska was a dream come true for Steve, but honestly, I loved the whole dream also. Thanks to you all for following our blog. We have had such fun on our adventure & thank you all for sharing.