Denali

June 24, 2010

Arrived in Healy mid-afternoon on the 24th. Camp set up and dinner done we left to drive out to the Savage River turnaround in hopes of seeing some animals. Nothing was seen so we came back to camp and turned in. Saw on the internet that there had been a bad storm in Charlottesville. Called all our children to make sure they were
all right. No problems for them except traffic. Was unable to contact Ivy but he let us know he was ok the next day.

June 25, 2010

Went to my old work place in Denali and saw Linda(my boss) and Terry(a co-worker).
Had coffee with Linda in the employees cafeteria building. It has had a nice upgrade since I was there and Linda says the food is much improved. I surely hope it is. We planned to meet for dinner and she was going to get me a ticket to ride the bus out to Wonder Lake and back. All employees who go through orientation get 6 free passes per season, so between she and her husband they had 12. So it was a nice treat for me.

We met at Prospectors Pizza for dinner. They have excellent pizzas at a reasonable price(for ALASKA). In addition they have 49 different beers on tap. Most from Alaskan Micro-Breweries. Roger had gotten me a bus ticket leaving at 6:15 to Wonder Lake. It is an 11 hour round-trip. We went by there one room cabin(furnished by Aramark) and talked for a while. It was really good to catch up with them. We discussed some of the places we had been in common. Roger said that he had been a scuba diver instructor. I mentioned that we had been to a place called Blue Hole. He almost fell out of his chair. That is where he conducted his diving classes. Small world, ain't it?

After an enjoyable visit back to camp. Set the alarm for 4:30 and I wish I could say that I slept soundly. That was not to be.

June 26, 2010

My sister's birthday. Called and left a message. Off to the bus depot at 4:45. Joyce had planned to go fishing if she could find a license and if the weather improved.

Boarded the bus on schedule and there were only 8 of us. Usually these trips have a lot more folks on them but we did not mind. And it was a very successful day. We say caribou, red fox, wolves, golden eagles, Dall sheep, ground squirrels and a couple of moose. In addition there were snowshoe Hares and a few Ptarmigan. Joyce was waiting for me when I got back. Went to Rose's Cafe for dinner and then home.

June 27, 2010

We had thought thought about staying another day at Denali but decided not to. Our goal was Creek-side Inn in Anchorage. We got a late start but got here about 6:00. This is one of the worst campgrounds we have ever stayed at. Right beside the Seward Highway and road noise is terrible. But we will endure.

Went to try and find a Wal-Mart to pick up some needed supplies. After an hour of being totally lost we finally found one. Our sense of direction is all messed up. When the sun comes up in the north and sets in the north it really leaves us befuddled. Also not being able to see the stars and locate the North Star does not help either. We will leave tomorrow for Homer. Not sure how far we will get.

Dalton Highway to Deadhorse

June 20, 2010

Woke up this morning to a steady rain. I had second thoughts but we left anyway. We knew that it would be a muddy trip and it was. But it has been a good trip. The road has not been as bad as I remembered and we have had periods of sun also. Had a good dinner at the Coldfoot Cafe.

We stopped at the Arctic Circle and took pictures. Tonight and tomorrow the sun will not set since we are above the Arctic Circle. Doubt that I will be up to see it, but if I am I will take a picture.

Our room here is small and simple, but it is clean and comfortable. There are at least 25 motorcyclist here tonight. Seem to be a nice bunch of people.

Mud, Mud, Glorious mud, nothing quite like for cooling the blood. They are continually maintaining the roads here. A scraper and a water truck. The truck lays down water which quickly turns to mud. And this mud dries like cement. And sometimes you drive through this stuff for a mile or two. The joys of driving the Dalton.

We are looking forward to heading north to Deadhorse tomorrow. We have seen some of the Brooks Range and it is beautiful. Hopefully we will see some animals tomorrow. None today.

June 21 & 22, 2010

Today has been a very long day. I was awake at 5:00 and made my coffee. Joyce slept in for a while. We did breakfast and filled the car with $4.499 gas. In Fairbanks it is “only” $3.499. As usual we took our time. The scenery of the Brooks range was spectacular. Not much wildlife until we got to within about 30 miles of Deadhorse. We started seeing lots of Caribou and 4 Musk Oxen. That was quite a thrill. We had seen Musk Oxen in Fairbanks in 2006 but they were not free roaming.

Many of you have watched Ice Road Truckers. They tend to exaggerate some of the steepness of the hills. One in particular is the Beaver Slide. It is straight and long and steep, but not nearly as steep as they show it on the program. This is not to say that other parts of the road are not as bad as portrayed. Atigun Pass is every bit as bad as they claim. Very steep, very long with nasty hairpin turns at each end. The guard rails have really take a beating. I don't remember one that was not bent in some fashion.

The sky has been clear and as a result the many lakes are such a beautiful blue that they seem unreal. Plenty of mosquitoes along the way. What surprised us was the amount of ice still lying on the river and stream banks. Up here ice freezes differently. There are a lot of shallow braided rivers and the ice freezes from the bottom up. A layer of ice, water runs over the top and freezes. This keeps up until some layers are 10-15 feet deep in places. What we were seeing is where the streams have thawed and melted in the middle and left the stuff on the edges. Some of it will not thaw until August.

We got to Deadhorse about 6:30, gassed up and went to the Arctic Caribou Inn for dinner. Buffet style and overpriced but at the end of the road what can you expect. By our standards everything is overpriced here. The supply lines are long and difficult.

I was not impressed with Deadhorse. It is ugly and cold. It is what I assume to be typical for this type of business. Oil drilling equipment, snow cats lined up for winter time usage. We left Deadhorse about 8:00 and headed south. We were not sure where we were going to spend the night or how long we were going to drive.

Joyce drove awhile and then I did. Around 10:30 we had a flat. Now I have managed to get my spare down before but it is a struggle. It took me the better part of an hour to get it down. Finally got the tired changed, all tools put away and ready to resume our travels. The car would not start. I had left the flashers on, even tho I had found a safe place to pull off, and they discharged the battery. What a pickle we are in. 11:30 at night, broad daylight by the way, and very little traffic. In fact we did not expect any until morning sometime. But a trucker was heading north and I flagged him down and he very graciously gave us a jump.

On the way again and now we have seen the sun at midnight. Pulled off the road at 1:20 am now on June 22nd, tilted our seats back pulled out extra covers and attempted to sleep. I managed about 3 hours, Joyce less. Back on the road about 5:00. headed toward Atigun Pass. We crossed the Chandalara Shelf and on the way down we spotted a wolf. There was a convenient pulloff and the wolf looked like he was a curious about us an we him. Joyce got several nice pictures. The rest of the day was just long and mostly uneventful. We did find a nice Orchid that was on Joyce's bucket list.

Back to camp around 6:30 and were we glad. Tomorrow we need to get the car washed, new tires prescriptions and wash clothes.

June 23, 2010

A good nights sleep was had by all. Had our breakfast, I went to the carwash and 2 laser washes and three trips through the manual wash before I could get all the mud off. Looks like a new car. Back to camp and Joyce is washing clothes. I go to Fairbanks and get two new tires. The rest of the day was shopping and getting prescriptions filled. Leaving tomorrow for Healy AK which is 10 miles from Denali. Looking forward to seeing friends. Will be there a few days and move on.

Fairbanks

We did spend our day being tourists in Fairbanks. We revisited places that we had enjoyed on our previous trip here. Went to Creamers Dairy which is a wildlife refuge that hosts several hundred Sandhill Cranes. Most of the pairs were nesting but there were juveniles around. I had seen in the local paper that a guided nature tour was being given (for free) so we left in time to take it. After a gaggle of teen aged girls decided we were too slow that left five people with our guide. Plus it was a lot quieter. Learned some things that we did not know and had an enjoyable 2 hour walk. Lots of Mosquitoes tho. Insect repellant helps, so don't leave your car without it. We did but our guide had some that she generously let us use.

After that to Value Village, a huge thrift store here where I got a new wardrobe in 2006 when I lost so much weight that none of my trousers fit. Joyce got a couple of things and I bought 2 Clive Cussler novels.

The next stop was Pioneer Park. A gathering of old buildings and museums as well as shops. After walking around that for a couple hours we were beat. Back to the campground where I booked us for an additional nights stay.

Tomorrow we are going to Chena Hot Springs and soak ourselves. It's about 100 mile round trip but have been told it is worth it.

Tok and Fairbanks

June 16, 2010

The wind did let up during the night but then it started raining. Not real hard but enough to get everything wet. So we dilly dallied around and had decided to layover a day and wait for better weather to move on. However, somewhere around the middle of the day (we have been confused on the time) conditions improved enough we were willing to pack up and move on.

We knew it would be a hard day driving. The section of road from Destruction Bay to the Alaska border is in worse shape than what we remembered. We went through several construction zones and threw a lot of mud on the front of the camper. It dried like cement.

Previously I had mentioned 'frost heaves'. The roads cause the permafrost to melt and the road sags and breaks up. Roller coaster type roads. That would not be too bad if that were all. The worst thing is where the road seems to have big ditches in the middle of it, that wander back and forth. If we saw them at home we would think it was caused by tractor trailers. Not these. Some are at least three feet wide, several inches deep and up to 50 feet long. I finally resorted to tactics I had learned here previously. Use the whole road. If the oncoming lane was better and empty drive in it. Weave back and forth all over the place. That's called 'drunk driving' at home.

Stopped at Buckshot Bettys in Beaver Creek to have what we thought was a late lunch. I asked the time and was stunned to find out it was 4:00 instead of the 2:00 I thought it was. Like I said, we had been confused about the time zones and what time it was. We have gone from Alaska time to Pacific time to Alaska time in two days. You might be confused too.

When we came through US Customs they took our 3 oranges. Like they grow oranges here. At least they did not get more. In 2006 they got a bag of apples and a cut of meat we had intended to eat for supper. I wonder what they do with what they confiscate. Take it home and eat it themselves?

Well, we will be on Alaska time for a while, so maybe we can keep up with it. Heading to Fairbanks tomorrow where we will spend two nights and restock our larder.

June 17, 2010

Left Tok (rhymes with Poke) this morning. Roads much better. Saw 7 Moose along the way. We are now in North Pole, AK at the Santa Land RV Park. Next door is the Santa Claus house with a pen full of Reindeer (Caribou).

Got here mid day and did a grocery run. Then to Wal-Mart. I needed a voltmeter to check to see if I was getting current to the battery for the camper. It has not been charging. While we can get along without it, it does limit where we can camp. We need it when dry camping(that is,without electricity). The battery checked out OK. When I got back to camp I confirmed that no juice was coming to the battery. Upon closer examination, I found where it appears that a 20 amp fuse has vibrated out of a circuit. Will get one tomorrow and replace it and see what happens. Hope that will fix it.

Talked to one of my friends in Denali today. Plan to get together with she and her husband sometime in the next few days. Joyce and I plan to spend the day being tourist in Fairbanks tomorrow.

Destruction Bay

Left Haines this morning and have had a very nice drive to Destruction Bay, Yukon Territory. Staying at a roadside campground and the wind is blowing hard.

Today's drive was just about as colorful as I have ever seen. Masses of Lupine, Purple Pea Vine, Dandelions, Wild Sweet-pea and Jacob's Ladder. On top of that the lakes here are a stunning blue green color. We also saw a Black Bear crossing the road. Talked to several nice people along the way. One couple from California. Another family from Colorado.

The proprietor of the campground told me that the road gets bad tomorrow. The frost has let go and the pavement is broken and bumpy. No more than we have expected. Will just slow down and take it as it comes.

I hope the wind will let up by morning. I promised one of my hiking buddies at the Sr. Center to throw a rock in Kluane Lake for her. This lake covers 154 square miles.

We should make it into Alaska tomorrow. Hope to have Wi-Fi then and can update again. Sorry the weather has been so hot and humid there. Send us about 10 degrees. Today is the first day, since Death Valley, that I could wear a short sleeved shirt.

Haines Alaska

June 13, 2010

As wished for, today was a better day. Rained for a little while, but it cleared off and was beautiful. Lots of things to see today. Four humpback whales. One was a cow with calf. Got a a couple of pictures. A few Orcas and lots of Porpoises.

Arrived in Haines at 7;30 PM and checked into a campground. Got set up and went to bed early. We were both worn out.

June 14, 2010

Weather a little iffy today. No rain, but periods of clouds and wind. I just can't seem to get comfortable. We visited the Bald Eagle American Foundation and saw a very interesting presentation by a wildlife expert on the types of animal we can expect to see and what to do if you encounter unfriendly ones. This was in a large room with mounted specimens of of the animals he was talking about. From Brown Bears to Moose and many other types of animals.

We then went out the road past the Ferry Terminal to a state recreation area. Nice lake and campground. On the way back I spotted an eagle sitting in the top of a tree very close to the road and just a little higher. Joyce pulled over and we took pictures. I got several pictures that I am satisfied with. And as far as my pictures are concerned it takes a lot to satisfy me. I am my own worst critic.

For some reason today, I have felt just totally washed out today. I am glad we were not moving today. Did some other sightseeing this afternoon and I came back and took a nap. Joyce went to the local grocery and got sticker shock at the prices. I had my own sticker shock at the gas pump. $3.62 a gallon. Welcome to Alaska.

On the Ferry heading north to Alaska

June 11, 2010

Got up and took our time having breakfast and taking the camper down, but it was dry. Went to Totem Lodge and arranged to stay there for the night, left the camper in the parking lot and then went adventuring. Went to Cow Bay looking for eagles but not many to be found. Evidently they don't get fed by the locals until a cruise ship comes in. You know, attract the birds, attract the tourists. We went to the Sunken Garden and looked at the nice flowers. Then we walked through the Memorial Park for people who had died at sea working in the fishing industry. Kind of sad to see all those names inscribed on the brickwork.

Next stop the dump. Why the dump. To see eagles of course. And did we ever. Joyce took one picture with 24 in it. Of course it did not have the ambiance that you would associate with eagles, but when they were sitting in the trees or flying over the woods you would never know it was a landfill. The landfill staff were very friendly and did not mind talking to us at all. They even gave us orange vests so we could walk in one area and get better pictures. We stayed until it started raining and then left. Went back to our motel and just hung out the rest of the day. It was raining hard and the wind was howling. Glad we were in the motel.

June 12, 2010

Up at 4:00 and at the ferry terminal at 5:15. Over 3 hours before we were loaded. Nothing to do but sit in the car and watch it rain. It rained a lot. Finally underway in the fog and rain. Winds were high and the ride was rough. After we got into one of the sounds, we were more protected from the wind. First stop was Ketchikan. Had a couple of hours so we took a taxi downtown and looked around. Typical tourist town. They get a lot of Cruise Ships.

Continued on and weather would rain, would stop, would rain again. Not really a good day for sightseeing but we had choices of several good seats and got to know some of our fellow travelers. Our Cabin was small but nice. Two bunk beds(you know who had to get the top bunk) and a small shower and bathroom. The mattress on my bunk was so good that if I could have gotten it off the ship I would have.

One stretch of channel that we had to negotiate was the Tongass Narrows. A 21 mile channel that is 26 feet deep and twists and turns like some of our mountain roads. Our ship had a draft of 20 feet and needed 5 ft for adequate steerage. No margin for error there. They can only run it with a +2 Tide. It is so narrow that only one ship can run it at a time. Sometimes there is quite a traffic jam.

As tired as Joyce and I were, we attempted to stay up for the passage. It was after midnight and we could only see the channel lights of red and green. Joyce gave up and went to bed but I stuck it out until we had gotten through the worst of it. I stayed until we were going through a section that only looked about 300 feet wide and there were house on both shores with there lights on. It was a very long day but interesting. We saw a couple of whales, some Orcas and Dall Porpoises. Got some pictures and hoped for a better day tomorrow.

Dispatch from Prince Rupert

June 8, 2010

It's a good thing that Joyce keeps notes, because we now have been so many places that if I do not update this each night I sometimes forget what we were doing on a given day.

Left Campbell River and drove north about 150 miles to Port Hardy. Some roadwork that we had to stop for a couple of times. Lots of trees, places where they have logged. Joyce and I agreed that we saw nothing wrong with the logging as long as they left 'old growth forest' alone. I have heard grumbling from some Canadians about not liking all the exporting of their natural resources. A few signs that say “ban logging exports”.

Arrived in Port Hardy, found a motel and checked in. Since we needed to be at the dock at 0515 it was the best thing. Went to the visitors center and asked where we might find eagles at. Young lady directed us down the beach where some usual hangout. We got there but did not see any and were getting ready to return when a couple flew over our heads and headed out over the water. They were after a meal and we watched them chase a bird. The bird got away but it was neat to see how they cooperated with one another in the chase.

After that we stopped for ice cream. Too close to dinner but Joyce was starving and I did not discourage it. Ate dinner, hooked the camper back up to the car and retired to our room for the night.

June 9,2010

Up way to early. 0400 and the sun was not up yet. Drank our coffee and tea, did the necessary things and out the door at 0450. In line by 0515 and loaded on the ferry by 0700. Then to Pursers office to pick up keys to the Aurora Lounge where we had reserved seats for the trip. 15 hours of beautiful scenery at approximately 19MPH. Saw a whale, pod of Orcas, porpoises and a few eagles.

Met some nice people which made the trip more enjoyable. I don't know whether Joyce and I need more interaction with people other than each other or if people finding out where we are from are just really interested in us. I think it is both. It seems to me that it is different than a lot of the other trips we have taken.

Needless to say, we were quite tired by the time we got to Prince Rupert. 10:30 at night so we stayed in a motel once more. Can't say we got a good nights sleep but it was better than trying to put the camper up that late at night.

June 10, 2010

Things to do this morning. Joyce is doing laundry. I went to Alaska Marine Highway office and modified our itinerary. Instead of getting off the ferry in Ketchikan for 5 days, going to Wrangell and staying 2 days and then to Juneau and staying a couple days, we decided that we would rather just get to Haines. I re-booked, added on a full service cabin and actually got a refund. Seems the getting on and off costs more. We will leave at the same time on Saturday and arrive in Juneau at 9:30 Sunday morning. We will catch the next ferry at 3:30 and arrive in Haines at 7:30. We will have a few hours to see some of Juneau.

Next to check into a campground. Took the camper and parked it in our spot and then went back to the motel for Joyce and lots of clean clothes. Hooray!!!! Set the camper up and went exploring.

Our first stop was a walk through rainforest to an overlook to Butze rapids. These rapids are unique because they switch directions twice a day. When the tide goes out it drains a lake upstream and when the tide comes in it fills the lake, thus the two way rapids. When we got to the overlook it was at 'slack tide' and the rapids were not visible. However, Joyce did find several new flowers. Our walk was a round trip of 3.6 kilometers. Then we just drove around looking at things and got to the wharf area and there was the biggest damn ship we have ever seen. The Norwegian Star had docked with it's huge load of 'Cruisers'. We continued down the street and suddenly we were at a B&B named Eagle Bluff. Joyce had seen a photograph of a tree with 8 eagles in it. Figured we would never see that. Wrong, not 8 but 5 and others flying all around. Someone was dumping fish out for them and some came within 50 feet of us. Joyce got some good pictures and I got a couple. I seem to have trouble focusing the camera. Made a change in one of the settings and will see how that does.

Talked to a man and his son as we were walking over to look at the sunken gardens. He said if we really wanted to get close to eagles, we should go to the dump. He told us where it was and we may go there tomorrow. While talking to him he said there was a big storm coming in tomorrow and was supposed to rain for 4 days. We have decided to motel again tomorrow, since we don't want to pack up in the rain and we have to be at the Ferry terminal at 5:15 a.m.

Campbell River, BC day 2

Well, luck was with me. You can think what you want about Wal-Mart, but if you are traveling like we are, they are a godsend. Just like McDonald's, you can go into any one of them and you know what you will get. I took my phone to the closest store and told them my problem. They refunded my money without question. They even refunded the card that I had purchased for minutes. This they did not have to do and it was very kind of them.

Prior to that we had driven south in search of eagles, but did not find any but as usual saw lots of nice scenery. We came back to our camp and after dinner we drove to the end of the street and found out it was a very short drive. We turned around and as we were getting ready to turn in to the campground we spotted a total of 5 eagles on the pier across from the entrance. We got some decent but not great pictures of them. There were 3 adults and 2 juveniles.

Tomorrow we leave for Port Hardy where we will check into the Airport Inn. We have to be at the ferry at 0530 and that is way to early to take this camper down. I am looking forward to the ferry ride. No driving that day. Yea!!!!!.

We will be using one of our cellphones from home, but will keep usage to the bare minimum.

Campbell River, BC

June 6, 2010

Today the weather has not been as good. Showers on and off all day and cool. We drove down to Gold River on the Pacific side of the island. Lots of snow covered mountains along the way. Waterfalls all over the place. Most along the roadside and going under the roads in large pipes. We hiked up to Lady Falls. Not sure how far the vertical drop was but greater than 50 feet and there was enough water power that the spray was higher than the viewing platform. We took very few pictures because we did not want to ruin our cameras.

Joyce found and identified flowers she had not seen before. We also so one two year old black bear grazing alongside of the road.

Returned to camp and I tried to get my prepaid telephone to work. After several fruitless tries I ended up calling their technical support. Not that it did much good. After 20 minutes, using my Verizon phone, they told me it was a system problem and they would refer it to there System Engineers and it could be as long as 48 hours before the problem would be fixed. Needless to say, I am not happy about that. I intend to find a Wal-Mart today and attempt to return the phone. If I can, we will use our Verizon phone and pay the roaming charges. We will just use them as little as possible. Wish me luck.

Campbell River, BC

We have now moved up to Campbell River and are at the Thunderbird RV Park on Spit Road. We had a little trouble finding it, but it was well worth it. We are on the sound with bird-life all around. We have seen two eagles since we have been here, had a nice dinner and a good walk afterward. The weather is pleasant, upper 60's and sunny. It is now 8:12 pm and the sun has not set. We are in the country of “long days”. It was still light last night when I went to bed at 9:30 and it was light at 5:00 this morning. May have been light before then, but I was not awake to see.

Joyce is outside birdwatching. She has seen several Great Blue Herons, Canada Geese and a swan. I will go out shortly, one I post this.

June 3, 2010

We are now in Canada, on Victoria Island. We did not realize that this island is so long. A little over 300 miles from Victoria to Port Hardy. We are at the All Fun RV park in Langford. A few miles north of Victoria. We will drive back to Victoria tomorrow and do the tourist thing. What I could see of it, while driving strange streets pulling our home, was very pretty. It is the Provincial Capitol of BC and the government buildings are spectacular. Went to one of the local shopping centers and looked into prepaid cellphones. The phones were reasonable but a $35 activation fee and outside of the Victoria area the cost per minute is $.70. I may as well use Verizon as pay that. This campground is supposed to have Wireless Internet but I need the password and no one is in the office to get one from. I will check later tonight or in the morning.

June 4, 2010

We woke up this morning to rain drops falling on our roof. But by the time we had breakfast and got around to leaving for Victoria it had stopped. We went down to Government Street and walked through the parliament building. No metal detectors, no pat-down searches, no one wanting to look in backpacks. How nice. A much friendlier feel than going to our capital building.

The interior was quite beautiful. Stained glass windows, pictures of the queen and murals painted on the 100 foot tall rotunda. We were able to go to each level, take pictures and walk around. Parliament was not in session but the doors to the chamber were open and we could look through and take pictures.

We also walked around the boat basin taking pictures and reading the signboards.

After that we went up the Sanich Peninsula to Butchard Gardens. These gardens dated from 1903 and has a staff of 50 full-time gardeners. The garden that I enjoyed the most was the Sunken Garden. It was the site of a limestone quarry that had been abandoned. These were not wildflowers but Joyce had a field day taking pictures. I took several myself.

After that we went to the Butterfly Gardens. A man-made tropical rainforest. Lots and lots of butterflies. I have not looked at my pictures yet but hope to have some good ones.

Tomorrow we move on. Will relocate about 150 miles north for a couple days and then on to Port Hardy where we will catch the ferry to Prince Rupert.

Forks, Washington

June 1 & 2, 2010

We arrived here in Forks, WA and there was continuous rain. Decided a motel was the way to go since the forecast was for lots of rain for the next couple of days. We are staying in the Olympic Suites on the outskirts of town. I do not know how they do it, but a 1 bedroom Suite, which includes a kitchen, living room and bath for $76 a night. Very comfortable for the most part, but I did not like the bed. Did not sleep well.

We drove out to the Hoh Rain-forest Ctr and walked the Trail of the Mosses. Saw two bull Elk grazing. They are already growing their antlers. Today the weather has been as promised and I am glad we are staying here. We went to the Lumberman's Museum today. Interesting to see the old tools they used.

I hope to get the splint off my thumb tomorrow. It makes typing very tedious.

My plan for tomorrow is to cross into Canada. As a result, we will be turning off our cellphones and only using the computer where there is Wi-Fi available. I plan to buy a prepaid cellphone for use in Canada. I will advise the number and try to switch my calls from home to it.

The pictures for today were taken by Joyce using the camera she stole from me.