Budda Budda's Summer 2007 Adventures - Part 1

Since Budda Budda came to live with us in Alaska, she has been fortunate enough to experience many new things and to see new places and people. Through the spring of 2007, Budda Budda saw cold Alaskan weather, including plenty of rain and snow. By the time summer arrived, she was glad! Glad, at least until she learned about something else new: Alaska mosquitoes! She quickly realized why we call them "moose-quitoes" - they are almost as big as a moose! Or, they seem that large, anyway. Getting away from these mosquitoes was her goal. She wanted to get out and see more. It was lucky for her, then, that Star & Mona purchased a 2005 Winnebago Chalet motorhome! Budda Budda loves it! She quickly wanted HER picture in the RV, driving the RV, sleeping in the RV, eating in the RV, chilling out at picnic tables near the RV! She loved "her" RV.....in fact, she named the RV, "Arvy." Budda Budda and Arvy had one big adventure during the summer of 2007. She flew from their home in Bethel, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska, 500 miles away. Then, they were taken to Arvy, at the dealership, and their summer journey began. All in all, Budda Budda and Arvy traveled some 10,000 miles in just under 6 weeks. She saw 5 Canadian Provinces and 14 of the United States! She is going to post photos on this blog of many of the places she went and the things she saw. Traveling from Alaska towards Canada, in fact, she was quickly able to see many, many different forms of wildlife. One of her favorite, though, was getting to see a mother bear and her two little cubs - right by the road! Arvy was not 6 feet away from the mother, who stood calmly eating near the road. It was as if she was posing for all the tourists with her babies! Here are two photos of that encounter:

The bear on the left was the mother while the two cubs were just down the hill. It was exciting!
In the next blog, Budda Budda will continue to share her summer adventures with you, our faithful reader, and, of course, post numerous photos. Stay tuned!