Saturday, 16 August 2003

Almost the start!

Location:Deadhorse
We have arrived in Deadhorse. It took is 8 hours from Coldfoot to do the 240 miles here - not surprising there was so much dirt and mud. After the first 50 miles we look like dirt devils. The whole back of the bike is caked in mud, thick and dripping.

We have lots of caribou to contend with - there are plenty of babies about who don't know the dangers of the road and give us a hard time. Plenty of muskox too. We even got to see a grizzley with two cubs across the road!

The Atigun Pass was cold and dirty, but with amazing vies over the valley which is turning gold with the autumn.

Everything is still set with 18 August start date, provided those heavy skies do not dump any snow!