Ready to Roll

The truck is ready, kind of, and we're pack, kind of. Tomorrow at 6 AM we leave town and go to Livengood, where we'll be livin' good.

I just got done patching up a few holes in the roof. (The sky looks like that at 11 PM) The truck is now my house and it'd be cool not to get dripped on. Tonight I'm leaving the dorm room and making a bed in the truck just so I'm awake for our early departure.

Here's Bill packing up all the science equipment.

This is all the leftovers for the next segment.

This is the view from the uni.

After this post I won't have any contact for 4 days. What is time? You can always hear me if you open up your mind. Peace.

Midnight Sun Run 10K Marathon

After organizing everything in the banana boat, (note: see the geophysical institute behind it) which was around 10 PM, I heard a ruckus near the campus. I followed the noise and found out it was a marathon with about 4,000 people. Supposedly the coolest thing that ever happens in Fairbanks, or so the locals tell me. So I ran to my room and got changed. I made it to the booth just in time to register even though the race had already started. I was literally the last person to sign up. I dodged people left and right and sprinted. I think I got around to the 1,000 person mark. Wet, chilly.... ain't nothing like the Hut Point Marathon in Antarctica. This was a walk in the park.

Shopping

I awoke bright eyed and bushy tailed at 8 AM, not, and then headed to geo department to catch a ride and credit card to Sam's Club.

I have about 300 items on my shopping list for the 5 week menu plan, and things are always being added and subtracted. Fairbanks is like the last city in the U.S. to receive any goods. It doesn't have too much, but I'm still doing my best to get all the parts for sushi.

June stayed with me for the first 3 hours of shopping and gave me some of her ideas on quick and easy dinners. Reminded me of the stuff my grandma used to cook.

Then she left while Bill made his way over with the truck. I continued cruising through the aisles.

4 filled flatbeds and 6 hours later I sat down to find out how much I've progressed. I estimate I'm about 70% of the way done. I still need meats, produce, more desserts, and dairy. Oh ya, and I also need nori.

Here's the full line of goods. Bill's in the front.

~2500 bucks, ain't too bad. But, I still need about 2000 to make this menu happen.

June came back after visiting her grandkids and we all loaded up the banana boat.

Bill cleared out the gas cans. Note to self: do not cook anything until the gas is removed.

I then loaded up the goods.

That was fun, and I have to do it all over again tomorrow once the freezer gets working. Now it's time for me to walk over to truck in the cold rain and start organizing everything you see below in cupboards and take an inventory :$