Posted in on Feb 29th, 2012 1 Comment »
February 24 The top of Punchaw Road had a good deal of snow and it runs for a few miles through farmland that rapidly closes down to forest. The top of the road is a two track gravel road that narrows to a one lane road road as you enter the forested area. In the [...]
Posted in on Feb 26th, 2012 4 Comments »
February 24 We’re up and out by 7:30. When I got up at 6 and looked out the window there was a very fine dusting of snow on the cars. By 7:30, the snow was starting to accumulate and though the forecast was for 2 to 4 inches (or 5 to 10 centimeters is Canadian [...]
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February 23 We cross into Canada after a short interrogation from Canadian Immigration. (They still seem to be fried about having to be finger-printed when they enter the States.) Down the Trans-Canada Highway to the east for about 50 miles and the left up to the north to follow the Frasier River through the mountains [...]
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February 23 At last! It’s early morning on the 23rd and the rally is about to start. I’ve been awake since 4:00am and would have started then if they’d have let me. But now it just before 8:00 and we’re ready to go. The cars are packed, the jerry cans full of spare fuel, the [...]
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February 22 Finally! The cars arrive. At 10:30 in the morning on the fay before the start of the rally. Sheesh! Hal, Peter and I are walking through the hotel parking lot and I just happen to see a car hauler with a red SUV and a bright yellow wagon driving up the road toward [...]
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February 21 We spend the day trying get in touch with the transportation company and/or the driver. We have some luck. The cars are in Washington and will be in Kirkland soon – whatever soon means. By evening, we realize that “soon” probably means “tomorrow”. Then I get a call from the driver looking for [...]
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February 22 Here’s it is the first day of the 2012 Alcan 5000 Winter Rally and Barbara arrived last night. Unfortunately, our cars haven’t arrived. They were supposed to be here on the 15th and now they’re officially a week late. We have talked with the driver yesterday and he is in Washington but not [...]
Posted in on Feb 21st, 2012 No Comments »
The car is on a transporter somewhere and everything that needed to get done before leaving for Seattle has been done. Off to the airport. The flight leaves on time and it’s packed. These US Airways flights are getting so tight we’ll be standing up for the entire flight in order to get leg room. [...]
