Fairfield Inn Anchorage

Awoke at 07:00 Anchorage time after an hour or so of darkness. It was a nice change to preflight the aircraft with 60 deg. Temperatures. Departed onetime at 09:30 for a 4:00 flight to Petropavlovsk, ...

... they were headed to Japan.  I felt good about getting on the flight.  Later, Susan mentioned to me that the flight stops in Anchorage and then comtinues on to Japan.  Oh no!  We were all on the same flight.  There were many, many ...

... the Alligator-Pungo Canal.. With our 4'6" draft we were able to anchor just off the main channel in a closed section of the Fairfield Canal with a bow and stern anchors to keep us tightly in line with the narrow channel. Peace, finally, after 54 nautical ...