I was in Chicago over the weekend and flew home Monday, only to come home, unpack, repack, and then leave on Tuesday for New York and then today (Wednesday) for Fairbanks, Alaska. Then I’m away again the following weekend, then Luke is away. It’s a lot. Why I booked things this way, I cannot say.
Yet as I wrote that, I left the Delta lounge and got to the gate to then be offered an upgrade to first class. So my travel agent does some things right!
So why are we heading to Alaska in February? It’s not like we haven’t had more than our fair share of Arctic weather this winter in New England! It’s not actually the weather I’m eager to experience, but the aurora borealis. Alaska has a significant solar activity “window” and that activity is cyclical. Roughly every 25 years, activity over the Alaskan window is especially vigorous, and that was last year. So this winter is a shoulder winter and still very active.
I’ve been to Iceland half a dozen times and Svalbard inside the Arctic circle, but I’ve never seen the northern lights. I am desperately hoping that this trip will remedy that shortcoming.
Otherwise, I need to have some serious words with my travel agent.
Vacation Days 