Happy Birthday to Jody: Hans is Electrified

After I spent hours running around town trying to find a 500 amp fuse, I couldn’t have asked dave for a better birthday gift then to get electricity into the van. My birthday wish came true and before the stroke of midnight the inverter was officially wired in and the power was flowing. The inverter will be responsible for running our refrigerator and other small miscellaneous things, like the computer. We hope this inverter will last through our two year trip and be able to power a small cabin when we get back into the “real world.”

Other accomplishments since the last post: we got a skylight/roof vent, the cabinet hardware has been installed, the propane is hooked up, the water drainage system works, and we installed a clothing rack. Today we will install magnetized screens for the back door and side door, cut out and install the indoor/outdoor carpet, finish the curtains and secure our storage totes, so they won’t fly around the van when we hit the brakes.

Our plan to leave for Coldfoot tomorrow has been postponed one day. We will finish errands and pack tomorrow and head up north on Thursday. So only one day off - pretty good considering we planned this schedule last fall. Coldfoot has a wireless connection so I will do my best to publish a post while we are above the Arctic Circle. This will be the last time we will be that far north for a long time.