Roll call Alaska 2017

[colliehauler]

I will try to get to Alaska next year, dreamed about it for years.

Anyone else planing a trip for next year?

[DrewE]

YodaRules wrote:
OK.... I'm getting lost.... what is the CAD coin names and equivlents, like we have quarters, dimes, etc. (and quarters are the single most used coin in machines.

Thanks,

Patsy

It's pretty simple, really.

1 cent coin = Penny (formerly, pretty well phased out by now)
5 cent coin = Nickel
10 cent coin = Dime
25 cent coin = Quarter
50 cent coin = Half dollar (not very commonly used)
1 dollar coin = Loonie (because it has a picture of a loon on it)
2 dollar coin = Toonie or Twoonie (it's worth two of the looines)

[YodaRules]

OK.... I'm getting lost.... what is the CAD coin names and equivlents, like we have quarters, dimes, etc. (and quarters are the single most used coin in machines.

Thanks,

Patsy

[ford-willy]

garyhaupt wrote:
Loonies and twonies...we don't have one and 2 dollar bills...we have metal discs...loonies and twoonies. Just like paper only heavier in the pocket.

ATM's don't give 'change'..just bills. Most/all laundromats have change machines..you put in twoonie or loonies..or a bill and just like Vegas...get a handful of change back.


Gary Haupt

Gary --- Thanks. But should I assume the change the machine gives back is the equivalent of an American quarter???? Is there a Canadian quarter? My wife has a saved large bag of US quarters to use when we are in the states only.

[Mover480]

We're leaving Monday, be back sometime in October.

[PghBob]

Remember that in a lot of Canadian campgrounds you will need loonies for the showers as well. So, make sure to have a fair amount of loonies for your needs.

[garyhaupt]

Loonies and twonies...we don't have one and 2 dollar bills...we have metal discs...loonies and twoonies. Just like paper only heavier in the pocket.

ATM's don't give 'change'..just bills. Most/all laundromats have change machines..you put in twoonie or loonies..or a bill and just like Vegas...get a handful of change back.


Gary Haupt

[gemert]

YodaRules wrote:

ford-willy wrote:
Wife just asked ---- In Canada how do I pay for cloths washing and drying. Do they take Loonies & Toonies? Coin changer for bills? We have Canadian cash now and the smallest is 5 dollar bills.

I understand, and hope my information is correct, that after crossing into Canada I can get Canadian currency from any ATM using my credit card or debit card with a cash advance. Plan to get CAD after crossing border then find a store to cash bills into Loonies and Toonies for this like your wife wants -- washing clothes!

Patsy

What are loonies and toonies?

[YodaRules]

ford-willy wrote:
Wife just asked ---- In Canada how do I pay for cloths washing and drying. Do they take Loonies & Toonies? Coin changer for bills? We have Canadian cash now and the smallest is 5 dollar bills.

I understand, and hope my information is correct, that after crossing into Canada I can get Canadian currency from any ATM using my credit card or debit card with a cash advance. Plan to get CAD after crossing border then find a store to cash bills into Loonies and Toonies for this like your wife wants -- washing clothes!

Patsy

[ford-willy]

Wife just asked ---- In Canada how do I pay for cloths washing and drying. Do they take Loonies & Toonies? Coin changer for bills? We have Canadian cash now and the smallest is 5 dollar bills. We are leaving in 6 days now from S. California.

[bob_nestor]

YodaRules wrote:
I created a new topic then was directed to this 2017 Roll Call to Alaska. Anyone here still heading up to Alaska in the first half of June? I plan to leave north central Florida heading to a boondocking spot in the Badlands south of Wall.

Wondering if there are others on this same path?


Patsy
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Leaving from Dallas/Ft. Worth in about 10 days or so for my trip north. Not looking forward to the snow on some part sod the highway, but I need to be there by mid-June to meet up with friends.

[Kidoo]

It was the same when I went in 2012 in this area, we had a snow storm. We made it to Fort Nelson and the next we went up Steamboat pass I think, and stopped there with over a foot of snow.

[sue_t]

May 12 - snow falling at Sikanni Chief, which is about 175 km north of Fort St. John. There's also a rainfall warning between Fort St John and Fort Nelson.

This image will update automatically. On May 12 at 7:20 pm it showed LOTS of snow.

[2gypsies1]

I'm sure you'll find many travelers once you cross into Canada. It's not a lonely road and won't be a lonely trip. 🙂 You'll meet up with the same folks over and over again. They're all going the same places. Have a great summer!

[YodaRules]

I created a new topic then was directed to this 2017 Roll Call to Alaska. Anyone here still heading up to Alaska in the first half of June? I plan to leave north central Florida heading to a boondocking spot in the Badlands south of Wall.

Wondering if there are others on this same path?


Patsy
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[fanrgs]

sue.t wrote:
Some folks just need to make miles, which I understand.
This August there is a vintage jeep convoy making the trip to Alaska in honor of the Alaska Highway's 75th anniversary. They plan to stop for a visit to see my 1943 FORD GPW Jeep.

Sue, you'll enjoy TC's April 9 blog post about the travelers they meet on their trips up and down the Alaska Highway HERE.

I would love to see that jeep convoy, but I will be in Fairbanks in June, not August. So please post photos on RV.net of all those jeeps at your place. They'll love that WWII-vintage jeep that your dad "rescued"!