First leg complete. We made it out of Dutch, where the weather was in Shari’s words “marginally shitty” all day, on time all the way to Seattle, and when we arrived… We got our bags! Thank you, Hermee and PenAir!

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The day we’ve spent two years anxiously awaiting has finally arrived, and guess what? We’re still anxious. This is October in Dutch Harbor, a time of year when the weather is notoriously unpredictable and often downright ugly (okay, so that’s most of the year but October can be particularly bad). The forecast as of yesterday wasn’t looking very good for …

Wow, we’re leaving in two days!  Weather permitting, of course – the normal Dutch Harbor caveat.  The last week or so has just flown by and I’m feeling way behind on the projects I’d hoped to complete before we leave.  Not that most of them can’t wait, I simply wanted to get them done.   I’m not packed, the greenhouse still …