We are Gary and Mickey Vander Veen, Dan and Lois Day. Bill and Dianne Ryckbost, John and Laurel Freiswyk, and Sandy Brewer. We're all members of 14th Street Church and except for the Days it's our second trip to Alaska, the first being four years ago. As was the case the last time Gary and Mickey are driving their truck with camper up leaving about June 6 and the rest will be flying up to rent RV's arriving at Anchorage on June 19. So for the first part of the blog you'll read about the Vander Veen's eating beans and rice generating cheap gas to help pay for $4.00 plus expensive gas. Our theme for the trip is "don't wait until you're in a walker," "remember Ike," and a new one "do it before it hits $8.00 a gallon."
Our goal is to enjoy God's general revelation in a beautiful part of the world and the exhilaration of discovering new things with old friends. Your comments and news of "back home" are appreciated.