Alaska Bound

So, today begins the journey of a lifetime. After months of planning and preparation, Hazel and I are headed north to America’s last frontier—Alaska.

We will be exploring Fairbanks, Denali National Park, and Anchorage, before boarding Holland America’s MS Statendam bound for Vancouver, BC.

Awakening with the alarm at 4:00am, we got ready and headed to the airport. The sun was just rising as we arrived at Sky Harbor. We will be in Fairbanks on the longest day of the year, where the sun will rise at aroud 3:45am and set at 12:45am. It will be interesting to see how the relative lack of darkness will affect our circadian rythym.

Currently, we are inflight from PHX to Seattle. From there we will take an Alaskan Airlines flight to Fairbanks. Other than having to shuffle things from Hazel’s checked bag to mine to meet the 50lb weight limit, things have been going smoothly thus far.

Even though I will be writing at least one new article each day, internet connectivity will be throughout our trip. As such, several updates may be posted at once.

Waiting for the next leg of our journey in Seattle.