MOSQUITOES??? We don't want no stinkin’ mosquitoes!

You’ve heard about ’em. The world-famous Alaska mosquitoes. Well here we are—three couples on the trek who were prepared at our campfire tonight. Yes, the mosquitoes were bad tonight, but – believe it or not – this was the exception in Alaska. For the most part the mosquitoes were relatively few and relatively small in Alaska this year. Canada, however. That’s another story.

The lovely chapeaux we are wearing are actually Brian’s – bought on his infamous camping trip up here in the late eighties. He needed them so he could keep the mosquitoes away while he was eating. We haven’t had quite that bad a problem.

The other couple standing – Don and Dianne Weir – are from York, PA and retired from a business selling pizza and other goodies at various fairs, carnivals, car shows, etc. Don is an antique car nut and has several (14-15) original unrestored Fords, Brewsters, and others that he shows all over the country.

The seated couple are Bob and Jeanette Rieck from Surprise, Arizona. The Riecks are full-time RVers. They have a small (1000 sq. ft.) house in Surprise and spend most of their time in their RV. They are, by the way, two of the nicest people you would ever hope to meet. Bob is the stereotypical Boy Scout /church youth group leader type. He has a million stories ,games and songs, and he shares with all of us. Oddly enough, by sheer coincidence Bob and Jeanette live right down the street from our Trekmaster, Glenn, although they did not know each other.