I am Melissa Rudacille

I started blogging while preparing to move to Alaska for 6 months. I am aiming for a “good enough” blog that brings you along on our 4200 mile drive to Alaska, then exploring the north. Your input and questions are welcome!

The posts won’t be perfect as I don’t know what I am doing. I could easily get research paralysis on both content and structure and never hit “publish” on anything. Photos will often be from C, the better photographer.

FYI, posts may be irregular as we often won’t have cell service or Wi-Fi.

My Latest Posts

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• Adult Spelling BeeAugust 6, 2026
  This post has photos from our 2023 trip to the “Top of the World”, Utqiagvik, Alaska.  The text is the story of the Virginia spelling bee I joined last night.… Read more: Adult Spelling Bee
• Berry BlissMay 22, 2026
  The Baltimore Orioles showed me that some mulberries were ripe on May 11. I’m enjoying spring in Virginia! I was annoyed that the birds were knocking so many on the ground… Read more: Berry Bliss

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