We managed to stay awake last night until about 10.30pm, nighttime creeps up on you in this land of the midnight sun. I was still awake at 4.45am but I am beginning to feel normal again. After breakfast we set off for the Riverboat Discovery. On arrival, we wander round the obligatory gift shop where they have a -40c degree experience. Steve is wearing only a t-shirt but at least i have a jacket on. I was mainly aware of how cold my clothes had become and that m...

Taken from a little booklet picked up in our hotel called, "Staying Alive in the Arctic - A Collection of Anecdotes, Facts and Lies about life in Alaska!" Exhaust from cars, even though it is 250 degrees when it comes out of a vehicle, cools to -40 in less than 10 seconds. (Exhaust is a major contributor to "ice fog"). Dry snow, at 40 below is cold enough to prevent skis from gliding. (The air is so cold it prevents friction between the ski and the snow, thus e...

At 4.00am my brain became suddenly alert! I hate this jet-lag, I can't cope with it. The alarm is set for 5.00am as we are leaving at 6.45. Today will be spent travelling the 450 miles from Anchorage to Fairbanks with a few interesting stops along the way. Breakfast was once again at the Slippery Salmon. I thought it very strange that our first stop should be at the supermarket, Fred Meyer. However, we needed to get some mosquito repellent so this was the oppo...