Arrived in Tuk, Alaska around 8:00 local time last night. The last 200 miles were a bit brutal (Jeff got to drive the last 5 hours or so). The highway department is losing the battle with the frost heaves. We were going 10 mph at times, and probably didn't average more than 30 over the total distance. Long day, but not as long as the trucker had in one of today's pictures (the accident had occurred several hours earlier....not sure if anyone was hurt or not).
We are all glad to be here. Tuk is a small town (maybe 500 people).....Gus made a great dinner when we arrived (it was wonderful), and we went to the local watering hole for a couple of after dinner drinks....
About 2- 3 hours of darkness a day here....could lead to future trouble. Seems like we can stay up way to late, and the bars are open until 5 a.m. This is not a good combination!!!
Tim, Gus, and Jeff
Road dust, cold beer, good steaks and twenty hours of daylight. Dangerous mix! Stu Hamilton
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