Here we are in Crossville, Tenessee. It was a day of reminising about the last 2 months. It is a bittersweet post, as we saw everything we set out to see, but at the same time our adventure is coming to an end. We shall drive up our mountain road tomorrow evening hoping that our log home is still standing and is not eaten up by critters or overgrown by weeds. Our birds and hummingbirds will be very thankful for our return.
Over the last two months we saw the most beautiful, awesome country and thank God for all his creations. We saw different lifestyles in Canada and Alaska. I must say that their lifestyles do not seem to be materialistic - they all live in meager homes, but all have a boat and an RV in their yard. The boat and RV allow them to travel to the coast to fish during the salmon runs. It is amazing to hear a gentleman from Nova Scotia share that he worked in Pink Mountain, British Columbia for 7 weeks fixing generators, pumping gas and running the gas fields campground and earned enough money to live on until next June. We saw towns with only 50 residents and they live there year round and their winters are brutal -- they rely on ATV's, snowmobiles, and planes to get supplies. Most of the residents rely on tourism, fishing, winter sports and gas fields. I am assuming that during the 9 months of darkness (3 hours of light a day) they are working to prepare for the coming summer tourists and during the 24/7 of daylight they work and play and sure don't get much sleep.
All in all, we are so thankful that we had the health to accomplish one of our bucket list dreams. We shall remember our experiences for the rest of our lives. We do look forward to returning home and reuniting with our children, grandchildren and friends again. Love ya'll and will see ya'll very, very soon. Labor Day is closer than we all think.
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