Arrival in Alaska

We've arrived in Anchorage after a long journey! Unfortunately our plane was delayed leaving Heathrow so we missed our connection to Houston. However, it all turned out for the best in the end as we got a flight to Seattle yesterday evening, they put us up in a nice hotel for the night (so we got some proper sleep!) and then flew to Anchorage early this morning - in the end we only got here a couple of hours later which wasn't a problem and had some sleep, bonus!! It's really sunny here, apparently Anchorage is having a lovely spring so far, a lot warmer than we had expected We've been 'downtown' to buy some supplies - turns out Alaska is the most expensive American State! Earth B&B where we're staying is lovely and friendly. It's run by two women, one of whom works for the Alaskan Democrats, so it was interesting talking to her about her battle against Sarah Palin last year!

We're here for another two days then head to Talkeetna, where we will have our briefing with the Denali Park Ranger - and our final shower for 5 weeks - before getting the plane to the kahiltna glacier!