D-45, Monday, May 11, 2009  Trip preparations are beginning. Lane from street to house was cleared of low hanging limbs.

D-44, Tuesday, May 12, 2009  Pre-trip chores were in full swing today. We began the by making copies of important papers, licenses, credit cards, health cards, etc.; copying serial numbers of our "toys" such as cameras, binoculars, and computers, and VINs and licenses for the motorhome and Saturn; and cleaning out the "little" garage, and grouping RVing things for the great Alaska trip; we could actually walk thru the garage when we finished. Then, our great friend, mentor, and neighbor, Wayne, ran the break-away cable thru the Saturn firewall, and we attached it to the front bumper. When traveling a cable will connect between the Saturn and the motorhome, and an electrical cable connects from there to the auxiliary brake. After getting all the tools together, we decided to attach the eye bolts to the motorhome for connecting the Protect-a-Tow between the motorhome and the Saturn, hopefully preventing paint chipping and windshield breakage. Enough for one day, time to rest.

D-43, Wednesday, May 13, 2009  No pre-trip work today.

D-42, Thursday, May 14, 2009  No pre-trip work today.

D-41, Friday, May 15, 2009  We received our CB radio today, and, as expected, it has limited range. Except for some clothes, fly line, and food, this just about wraps up our purchases specifically for this trip.

D-40, Saturday, May 16, 2009  No pre-trip work today.

D-39, Sunday, May 17, 2009  We waxed the front of the motorhome, and finalized our pre-trip rally calendar. The pre-trip rally consists of meeting everyone traveling in our caravan in Great Falls, MT on July 1, 2009, and traveling together to Dawson Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada, aka the beginning of the Alaska Highway, arriving there on July 8, 2009, the official start of our trip to Alaska.