Month: July 2019

Alaska

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…the second loop into the eternal day
After exploring the southeast of the huge US state with Christine and Daniel, the far north awakened in us the desire to travel beyond the Arctic Circle. While Christine and Daniel turned off to Haines in Delta-Junction, we headed north again and soon reached Fairbanks. Read More

A year on the road!

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Our house
We have already been travelling in North America with our vehicle for over a year and have already covered several thousand kilometres. The car is at the same time our home and everything depends on this Jeep Wrangler, which was supplemented with a camping kit from Gazell. Our vehicle is a whole 9 cm higher and 48 cm longer than the original dimensions, so that it fits everywhere where any normal jeep goes. Although every American “Jeeper” recognizes that this car is somehow different, but otherwise it passes as a normal car. Only when the roof is set up it becomes a photo object and in the many internet forums our “Jeep” must already be a hero. Read More

Endless wideness – endless sunshine

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….in the wideness of Yukon and Alaska

To the minute, typically Swiss, we stood in the bar of the “Best Western Hotel” in the middle of Whitehorse, where we had arranged to meet Christine and Daniel Scholer. After more than a year the hello was accordingly big and cordial. What we agreed on more than a year ago without obligation worked out and we felt very honored about the visit from Switzerland. Together we want to travel the next weeks in the vastness of the north. For us it was a new experience; up to now it worked very well with togetherness and the plans were quickly forged. The four of us needed even better planning and communication, so that all wishes could somehow be fulfilled. For us it was also clear that “our visit” could set the pace, as we could make up for what we had missed later. The wishes and the routes were quickly determined over a beer and nothing stood in the way of the common adventure. Read More