Dang Anne!! Now you've managed to make me more antsy than ever to be off!! I had actually settled in quite nicely and was content waiting until till June. And you had to go and change all that!!

I'm really glad to hear you had a great experience - I'm sure it is a beautiful area!! I'll be there some day....

I would LOVE for get copies of your maps - thanks so much for offering to scan them!! When you get a chance, you can send them to me at sathren (at) gmail (dot) com I really appreciate that!

As for timing - we won't know till we're there how long we'll take. Basically we are saying we'll leave Alaska in our summer and arrive down there in their summer - approximately 2 1/2 years after we start. We will be talking with a lot of people as we work our way southward and can time that final approach accordingly. We are pulling the kids out of school for (at least) 5th, 6th, and 7th grades, so we could conceivably stay down there until August of that year.

I am so psyched!!! I can't wait to get back on the road!!!!!