Arrival in Fairbanks

We took off from Seattle at 9:30ish PM, just as the 🌞 was setting and was getting dark. So we closed our eyes and pretended to sleep as it was after midnight according to our body clocks. After an hour or so, it seemed to get lighter rather than darker.

It wasn't dark or light when we arrived at 4AM our time.

Twi-night at midnight in Fairbanks.

I had called the hotel for a shuttle and she said it would be there shortly. Huh, we were the last ones to get picked up after having to call the hotel a second time. Not very impressed.

Aw well the bed at the Best Western Plus was soft and inviting and it wasn't long before we fell to sleep.

The morning is starting off with dreary rain but hopefully it will clear a bit this afternoon.

It's been a hectic start to our 50th Anniversary trip. You know...the trip of a lifetime...a bucket list item...spending the kids inheritance.
We finally got all the financial side of the deal sorted out after a quick afternoon trip to the bank. Then after hockey in the evening, baseball on Tuesday morning, followed by more hockey Tuesday evening, I really look forward to a relaxing Wednesday.
That was not to be as this was the only day we had to complete the BIG deal and get the new to us diesel pusher motorhome. We hit the road at 6:30 AM for Kingsville, east of Windsor, a 4 hour drive.
We met with the sellers and went over a few details on operating the rig. Then we had to change the ownership and get new temporary plates. That meant facing rush hour traffic in Toronto on our way to the storage lot North if Newmarket. It was a lousy exhausting drive but I finally pulled into the compound at 6:30  PM. Yup....a whole 12 hour day.
We had time for a quick dinner out and last minute packing. Boarding passes also needed to be processed as well as baggage tags. And lastly, arrangements for a car to pick us up to get to the airport. Too bad we had to get up at 5.

So here we are zooming at 475 knots at 40,000 feet on our first stop, Vancouver. After a lengthy stopover, we head to Seattle and finally to Fairbanks Alaska to start our 8 day land tour before our 7 day cruise. We get into Fairbanks just after midnight which means we will have been up just a hour short of a whole day.

O am so much looking forward to a relaxing adventure.

Stay tuned...