Sam And Saundra's Second Time Around - Part 46

Sam And Saundra’s Second Time Around – Part 46

Oregon

6/14/11 – Alaska Bound

The day arrives.  We are packed, repacked, over packed. Ready. We have the required juvenile ‘travel through Canada’ paperwork completed. We have gotten permission to take our oldest grandson, Owen, out of Kindergarten two days early.  We attend his end of year class party, with his mom, Kirsten, his other grandmother, ‘Magga’ Linda, and a cousin or two.  As soon as the festivities were over – we whisked Owen away, jogged down the street and hop into Brutus.  Ten minutes max.  We are on the road.  Big, big grins.  The weather is barely acknowledging the possibility of spring.  We are on the road. 

We travel only 31/2 hours before we take our first break.  This trip will be different.  Not only does Owen teach us to sing “Down By The Bay” (have you ever heard the giggles coming from the eagles?), but we will not be taking over a month to travel from our home country, through Canada and into Alaska to the Klutina River.  Instead, we have ten days.  And we have a wonderful six-year old boy with us.  I pretty much figure we are nuts.