Home Sweet Home!

Home Sweet Home!  What am I saying?  Home is where we park it!  Tonight, home is Olympia, WA.
But when we crossed that border into the lower 48 from Canada, I felt overcome with emotion.  More familiar territory?  Closer to the kids?  Relief to be back safe and sound?  I don't know what it was, but I felt like crying.  I don't think it was the letdown that the trip we dreamed of is over.  I think it was just  being grateful for this wonderful country in which we live.  And the opportunity to realize just what a vast land it is. And we just got to see some of the most beautiful parts of it!

This is my last entry for this blog "Trek to Alaska".  Blogging has been a great way for us to remember our trip to Alaska.  I would highly recommend it for anyone wishing to jot  down memories.  You can add some favorite photos and it makes a story for you to go back and re-read.

As we travel the Northwest, I think I will start a new blog, focusing on this part of the country.  We have about 2 more months of opportunity, God willing, and the creek don't rise too high, and the forest fires don't get too big!   Think we'll rest here a day or two in Olympia before we move on.  Maybe go to the farmer's market here tomorrow.....