Day 32 - 1000 Island Parkway As mentioned previously we arrived late last night into Montreal from Fairbanks, staying at the Sheraton near the airport. However, we decided to head back to the airport early to collect the car and then return to collect our baggage. Whilst packing we could not find Vince's travel pillow. This meant going to baggage claim before picking up the car. Some advice - don't look for help at Montreal Airport on a Sunday as it is n...

Day 31 Heading for Montreal As mentioned previously we departed Fairbanks in the early hours of the morning. We arrived in Seattle around 6.00am. Luckily we did not have to change terminals so there was no need to go through the arduous procedure of security. We had about an hour and half wait for our next flight. We took the opportunity to have a coffee (Vince)/ tea (Margaret) and a cinnamon raisin bagel for breakfast. The flight for Chicago was on tim...

Day 30 Fairbanks (8th September) Today was a fill in day as we before flying out for Montreal. To start with we went downtown and walked around a little (0°C) until we were able to catch the bus for North Pole. This is a town about 18km out of Fairbanks. The Mayor of North Pole is Santa Claus (he legally changed his name on being elected). We stopped at Santa's house and went in for a look around. It is filled with Christmas trees covered in ornamen...

Day 29 Denali to Fairbanks (7th September) After an early breakfast we took a quick walk down the road to the Denali National Park sign for a photo opportunity. A balmy 3°C. On the way there we saw a group of people readying for a ride down the rapids on the Nenana River. On our return they were setting out. The only good thing I could think was that the water would not be much colder that the air. We then headed back to our room to collect our gear...

Day 28 Denali National Park Early start today as we had to be at the main lodge by 6.45am ready to board our Tundra Wilderness Experience. The bus is an old school bus supposedly converted for tours. Not sure how it was converted. We think the original seats were still being used as they were quite narrow. Luckily Vince only needed to sit on half a seat so Margaret had plenty of room. Scott, our tour guide/bus driver, has a love for the park and he was fu...