As we'd used the airport road a few times since our arrival, we now had a strategy with taxi drivers who had been inclined to use 'longer' routes. Although missing Kodiak, it was good to be reunited with our belongings that we'd left behind at the hostel. It was Sunday and we went into town to 'do' a touristy thing - the Alaska Experience Theatre that showed films about the State and the Northern Lights. It being Sunday, atmosphere in town was a bit lacking (thin...

Well, here we are again on the road albeit on a very much reduced scale in terms of time and load. But we are now here in Anchorage, Alaska. After a hectic time back home with family visiting from Australia, we survived our 27 hour journey to Anchorage. We must say that we were impressed with Virgin Atlantic right from Heathrow check-in to landing in Chicago. Also, it is worth noting that from being disgorged from the Virgin flight at Chicago we managed to get t...