First just to clear up my post yesterday, there isn't a road out of Barrow that will take you anywhere.  To get stuff here or out of here, it must come by boat or plane.  The season is really short for boats.   The water is not in a liquid form, for long.  The problem was that there was an airline that would fly them out to Anchorage.  They stopped with no warning.  We have got it worked out though.  Our car should have flown out today (hopefully) to Deadhorse.  This is where the oil fields are on the North Slope.  The Hall road (used mostly by 18 wheelers) will take it down to Fairbanks from Deadhourse  and from there you are back on the road system.  Chris could drive it, although our truck would have been a better choice and that would take a lot of time off, (and most likely end our leave in the Wasilla area_  but it will be put on a truck trailer and hauled to Anchorage.  Hope it makes it before we leave the Anchorage area. 

We have enjoyed two of those rare beautiful days in Barrow.  I don't think there was a cloud in the sky today.  We took a long walk on the beach and the kids played in the park.  It was a least in the mid-fifties.  The kids are still playing outside near the house! 

We leave in 6 days, so this will be my last post for awhile.  We will be spending a week with friends just north of Anchorage.  We will take 4 days to get to Juneau from there.   It was a pretty drive in the winter last December and we are looking forward to seeing it again.  We will be spending one night in Canada and then going to Haines, Alaska to catch the ferry.  Juneau does not connect to the road system either, but it is on the Alaska marine highway (Ferry) and will only be a four hour (or two on the fast ferry)  ferry ride from Haines.