Tomorrow, I step out of a Twin Otter airplane and onto the Alaskan Tundra.

I’ve been here before but that was different. The Vollendam cruise was fun, and pleasant but it was summer. It was also a cruise, which meant a few minutes in over trafficked ports of call designed specifically to separate tourists from their dollars.

This is different.

I’m here for work, on very short notice.

At 10:00 a call came that meant that I had to get to Alaska pretty quickly. Today, I flew from Vancouver to Seattle and then from Seattle to Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage has a population of about 300,000 people and aside from the fact that the local bookstore didn’t have a copy of Twilight of the Superheroes it’s a lot like any other large American city. I settled for some Alice Munro instead.

I had dinner at the Glacier Brewhouse and I can’t recommend it highly enough. The Spice Rubbed Halibut was phenomenal.

Tomorrow I fly from Anchorage to Prudhoe Bay and then board the Twin Otter at 1455hrs to Alpine, Alaska. My favourite Wikipedia comment about it says:

As of the census of 2000, there are no people living in the location.

Alpine is an oil spot of some sort, and I’ll be performing a door fan test on one of their facilities. I’m a bit vague on details given the short notice.

I’m also a bit excited, and managed to pack a few lenses and a camera.

Tomorrow, I step out of a Twin Otter and onto the Alaskan tundra, and I intend to make the most of this opportunity.

Posted by skooter at 10:03 PM This entry is filed under Travel.
This entry is tagged: Alaska, Alpine, Oil, Work