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We're Home!
We arrived home around 3:00pm to mounds of snow and colder temperatures (about 12-degrees above zero). We were met by our son, John, and the Petersen family. On our way home, we stopped-by at the Take-5 Coffee Shop for some coffee and a little visiting. Then we headed home for some rest and relaxation, as our bodies are still on Thailand time (a 17-hour zone difference). ...
Hours of daylight, but very pretty trees!
... up. We were still in Fairbanks though. We stopped at the Aleyska Pipeline which basically flows oil through it for miles. After that quick stop we ended the day at the El Dorado Gold Mine which you would assume is like Sovereign Hill but it is much more classier. They explained about the ground and the surface they deal with and as this is an active gold mine they still mine for gold here and find a lot of small stuff but they have found some big nuggets too. They ...
To the Ship!
... menus—what’s the point? Not long after dinner we went to the Mondriaan Lounge (Levels 4 and 5, forward) for our introduction to the Zaandam Singers and Dancers and also to the array of activities directors, all of whom had far too much cheerful pep and vitality for any normal human being to tolerate for too long without feeling old and exhausted. Feeling old and exhausted, we went to bed soon afterwards, closing the drapes on the still daylit ocean. ...
Relaxation in Fairbanks
... warm sunshine. My phone had died a while back, so I reluctantly left my place to head inside to charge it on my computer. I needed an outlet, so I had to be inside. Sigh....
So here I sit, insie near the fireplace int he main lobby, typing and charging my phone. Glenn arrives in about an hour, so I will charge my phone til then. After he arrives, we will come back to the hotel, pick up my stuff, and then camp until we leave for Denali tomorrow.
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Cold Cold Night
... the two girls from yesterday again and she went dog mushing with Ralf during the day, supposely lot of fun. Once we arrived at Murphy dome, we step out of the car to see the bright green/yellow aurora. Since Murphy dome is on the top of the hill and above the tree line, it is free from view obstructing objects. The temperature is just rediculously low, feels like -20. In seconds my fingers and toes went numb. ...


