Lots and lots of hours of reading for sure. This isn't the first time we have lived off the grid,or without traditional power so that part didn't bother us. We did want things to be easier this time so I started reading about power inverters,battery banks,generators,solar panels and I joined a wonderful group on City-data.com for Alaska. The information that I received from people on that group would turn out to be priceless. I also done some searching and found a wonderful lady online that actually lives in the town of Central and her help has meant so much to us.
We knew we would be driving so we had to get a 4-wheel drive something.We knew we were going to go through Canada which meant paperwork. And we had to figure out what time of year would be best for us to arrive there.
We set the date of 3/28/2208 and in 28 days we will be leaving SC heading out.
We found that the chances were good we would need passports so that was the first thing we went and did. Didn't know it would cost around $550 for all of us to get them but we didn't figure we had a choice. Now wouldn't you know it but they decide to hold off on making it mandatory. We also found out that post 911 they have really started enforcing the laws that restrict entry into Canada and we remember that my husband had a misdemor on his record over 10yrs old. We have worried for months that it would keep him from crossing but now know that it won't. The fear of having to drive almost 3 days across Canada while he flew almost made me say lets forget it. But it was something we just had to work through and thanks to many many calls to the Canadian Government we now don't have to worry.
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