17.7.07

23rd May

Up at 9.30, couple of cups of coffee then say goodbye and walk in to Talkeetna for breakfast at the Roadhouse. At last! I had pancake, bacon & maple syrup. Chatted to a retired couple from Florida over food and then Larry & Jane arrived.
We picked up our smelly kit from K2's storage shed and back to their house by the lake where we tried to sort out car hire for trip to Prudhoe. It was very difficult and Murray & I had almost given up. Larry, however didn't, and turned up trumps when he sorted us out an SUV from Enterprise. Everything was organised over the phone & we collect it tomorrow. Then we hare off to the top of the continent and Murray cycles back to Talkeetna with me as support.
Said goodbye to Larry & Jane & Colleen drove us back to hers, after she finally allowed us to buy her a pizza. Murray & I dashed off to get a USB for his camera & PDA, and then back via a liquor store. All looking good to go arctic tomorrow - car gets to Wassila by 9am.

Larry & Jane's

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