January 30, 2005
Nick, Adam, and Todd contemplate how unfortunate it would be to encounter a polar bear in Alaska. Our best chance of being mauled—er, I mean seeing a polar bear will be up near Prudhoe Bay. They’re only found in the Northern Hemisphere.
Photo by Nancy Olson
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Start: San Jose, California Time: 9:20 a.m. N: E: |
Finish: Anchorage, Alaska Time: 12:45 a.m. N: E: | Mileage: N/A |
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Notes: Hello, friends!
Welcome back to the LONGITUDE Expedition. We arrived in Anchorage this evening, which means our final leg is about to get underway. Todd, Nancy, Nick, and Adam flew the world’s most whacked-out itinerary (to save money, of course) to arrive in Anchorage sometime around midnight. It was a 12-hour (+) ordeal, because, get this, the itinerary took us from San Jose to LAX (where we had to change airlines AND terminals), where we had a two-hour layover (which we actually needed, since we had to walk outside to an entirely different terminal). Then we flew from LAX to…you’ll never guess it…Phoenix, Arizona! (Yes, for those of you who are wondering if you might be geographically challenged, that is the WRONG direction.) From Phoenix, where we had another two hours to kill, we flew direct to Anchorage, a six-hour flight with no movie and no crossword puzzle. We kept ourselves entertained by looking at our maps and guidebooks and getting excited about all the wonderful things we will see and do in Alaska and Canada. Alaska is our country’s final frontier, and we are going to explore a fair stretch of it. So, keep posted here as we post journals from our final month on the road! N.O.) | ||
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