A Bugsplat on the Windshield of Life

Hi all! We just got to Anchorage. Sorry we didn't post again yesterday but we ran out of time. As it was we were five minutes late for the ferry check in time. Of course once we got there we sat for an hour before they checked us in. Renee and I were packing the car like crazed monkeys. The car is packed from floor to roof plus the car topper. As you can see in the photo the front is higher than the rear.

That's the M/V Kennicott behind the car. The ferry was nice. It was so much better than the M/V Tustumena (the ferry we took to Kodiak when we moved there). The room was actually carpeted and had a nice couch that turned into a third and fourth bed. The boat was large enough that Renee didn't get sick. Of course she didn't walk around the boat while we were underway either. I did walk around. The sea was smooth and calm as we left Kodiak. It had been rainy and grey all day but just as the Kennicott put her stern to Kodiak the clouds broke over some of the mountains giving me the most picturesque final memory of the island I could ask for. As I stood on deck watching the island fade in the distance a single whale breached not 50-feet away from the boat. As the sun set I headed to the lounge to grab one of the draft $2.50 Alaska Ales and then to bed.

The animals did well in the car overnight, nothing damaged, no one overly sick. Renee and I let everybody stretch their legs in Homer then we hit the road again. The drive was relatively uneventful save for a few drivers who can't either drive the speed limit or stick to a speed limit. ARRGGGHH!!! Sam cried a little through the drive but everybody was pretty good. We got to Anchorage at about 12:45 to find out that our hotel didn't have a room ready for us so we had to wait about an hour to get in. So, we're here in Anchorage, everyone is bushed from the traveling so far. We just ate out lunch (a very unfullfilling pizza, Renee's stomach is upset again) I'll throw in a couple of photos from the boat to round out today's entry.