Section Five

We spent the weekend packing, tossing and talking about what we will find in Sitka. Many of our friends have wished us well on our adventure. We are learning to live with much less in our lives. While building a crate for a painting, Jimmie had to buy some screws at the hardware store because he had already packed his vast collection of fasteners. C'est la vis.

We listed some of our well-used furniture on craigslist last week. Kami has been amazed at the haggling that people would like to do over a $25 dresser. She sometimes does not have patience for this! We're getting rid of most of our furniture and we just have a few more pieces to go.


We've made reservations for the U-Haul truck, the barge shipment and our ferry ride (with berths!) from Prince Rupert to Sitka. We will pack up on Tuesday, October 20, drive to Seattle and load up half a container on Wednesday, October 21 and drive up to Prince Rupert to catch the ferry on Sunday, October 25th. That's a lot of time to drive 1100 miles but we're a little anxious about possible delays. Prince Rupert looks to be a lovely town with lots of rain this time of year.