I’m out, again, at the CD4 drilling well at the Alpine facility. I have no idea what the production of this well is, but it’s big.

It’s only -48 today, and the wind is less gusty than it was yesterday. This makes it much more manageable. At 0900hrs, the sky is still pitch black and the snow is blowing hard enough to create what they call a snow fog here.

While we’re waiting for somebody to caulk a seam, I’m sitting in a glycol heated trailer drinking fresh coffee and, of course, checking email and posting this note. It seems a bit bizarre.

Today is my last full day here. I got a baseball cap from one of the guys here. It’s a small souvenir, but a nice one.

My trip home starts tomorrow, but doesn’t end until Monday. The first leg will be via Twin Otter from Alpine to Prudhoe Bay, the same Twin Otter I arrived on. This is about a 15 minute flight.

From Prudhoe Bay I board an Alaska Airlines flight to Anchorage at 0542hrs. This arrives late in the evening at approximately 2215hrs. My stop over in Prudhoe Bay is going to be slightly more than three hours. Lunch, and Internet access, at the Prudhoe Bay hotel again.

I stay in Anchorage tomorrow night, and then board another Alaska Airlines flight to Vancouver at about 1300hrs the next day, finally arriving in Vancouver at 2000hrs after transferring in Seattle to a Bombardier Q200. I could catch an earlier flight, but I plan on taking advantage of some time to sleep. Not much of that in my life lately.

It’s a very long trip home.

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