A note from Rhea at Home

In Rhea's words:

We're having so much fun. I'm so glad we decided not to retire in AK but miss it and everyone still. We love the hot days and long hot summer nights. We've gotten out and done more things here in a month than we did all of last year. There's so much to do, placed to go, yadayada. Maybe it's because we're from here - something about just being home. We're almost settled. Getting a few pictures up. Finally got my car in the garage but it will be a while before we get Michael's pick up in. Lots of garage sale stuff and boxes of goods we want to save... somewhere?

Hope all is well with you. Say hi to everyone for me.

Pat's Home Free

Pat is home free now. No worries.

Pat's travel status

No word from Pat so far; so, she must be pretty far down the Alcan by now...

Pat's Departure

Pat P. is leaving the office today and heading down the road for the lower 48. We wish her well and godspeed on her journey and new life when she gets to her new destination. She has promised to send updates to be posted here on this blog. Points of interest, problems, irritants etc. We hope Rhea's trip and now Pat's trip will be useful insights for future travelers through the worm hole to the motherland. more to come...

Pending Departures

There are two pending departures from JPO during the remainder of this summer. Pat P. is planning her departure for points south. The next up and coming retirement is that of Dave Perez, presumably near the end of the summer. Updates will be provided as appropriate.

New Alcan Traveler

We have a new Alcan traveler known only as Pat P. at this stage, preparing to journey down the highway this summer sometime.
Now that Rhea has paved the way with her adventure and cataloged some of her findings, the next person to venture forth will be ready for the rough stretch between Tok and Whitehorse.
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Rhea's Celebration

At this time Rhea & husband have found a friendly place to stay in the Gig Harbor area.
They are taking some time off from driving and enjoying the ambiance of the area and 4th of July festivities. She said their boat trailer started out with new tires but have taken a beating and are hoping to make it to their ultimate destination safely.

Happy 4th to one and all.

Zoological Paradise

On 6/29/07, Rhea encountered had several close calls with bison, sheep, deer, caribou running across the road. They made it to Prince George by 6/30/07. The tarp on their boat disintegrated. They saw more bears than they could count. They stayed at the Lakeview suites in Fort Nelson, and then the Sheraton in Prince George. The stretch between Tok and Whitehorse was a bit rough what with frost heaves, construction and broken pavement. They will be continuing onto Gig Harbor by 7/2/07. Sounded like Rhea had a great trip down.
Bon Voyage Rhea.

Rhea's on the move

She has arrived at Fort Nelson and a beautiful place to stay at the Lakeview Inn and Suites.
They are traveling about 350 miles per day in a leisurely fashion along with the interruptions due to construction and critters. Encounters with flesh eating flying insects are detracting from their concentration. Temperatures are in the 70's which is more than warm enough for the wearing of shorts in contrast with the tourists who are dressed for -40 F. Hopefully more later as the miles roll by.

Travels with Rhea

It appears that Rhea has made it down the ALCAN highway as far as Watson Lake...
She was able to post an email from there....Happy trails to Rhea!

Departures

Recently two folks have left, one was Rhea D. and other was Stan B. May the sun be on their faces and the winds at their backs for the future.

Old Friends Reappear

Yesterday, a co worker who retired in the early 1990's showed up to chat. It was a great moment to reconnect with him and re establish emails etc.

Greetings

Welcome to the Alaskan JPO Alumni and friends Blog. This site is intended to provide a single place on the web where alaskan friends and JPO Alumni can exchange information and reconnect with each other. More later.