Polar Bear Club

A very early rising from the very posh Regency found us at the Fairbanks airport. Our first hot breakfast of the trip and a slightly delayed flight (yeah I know, a flight on a road trip) and we were in lovely Barrow AK.



Greeted by our tour guide Ryan Rock we started our bus tour of the village. Pictures will do more justice than words. Not the most thrilling tour I have ever taken. We got to see the new football field, a lovely blue and yellow astro-turf, and watched the high school dismiss. But the native dancing (which jenny joined in at the end) and blanket toss was too damn cool. We got one of the dancers, kids all, to almost touch the ceiling :)



Amazing to see how humans can live pretty much anywhere we choose, as long as the money is there. With our flight getting there late and the returning flight leaving early we had to cut the tour a little short.



So standing outside the airport, waiting for our plane to arrive, Ryan did a little fast talking and convinced us to join the Barrow Polar Bear Club. The only requirement to join said club was to immerse your entire body in the Artic Ocean. Sooooo we took a quick dip, very invigorating.



Back in the plane, then 120 miles to Denali NP in Lulu, and lights out. Tomorrow we get another bus tour, but with the possibility of seeing lots of wildlife and Mt. McKinley.