For $13 Matthew got a post and his seat welded to it. Eric said it is really cool and should do the job until they get to Fairbanks which is over 500 miles south. By 6:PM Alaska time, they were ready to get going on this big adventure. The good part that came out of the missing post was the guys sat outside the general store for 6 or 7 hours and got to talk to a bunch of local people who were happy to give advic
e and backed it up with gifts like three bottles of mosquito repellant. A few days earlier the 30,000 strong caribou herd passed close by Prudhoe. There may be a few lagging behind. Another bonus is Eric and Matthew will have their photos on the Prudhoe Bay post office wall. The post master takes photos of bicyclists who make it up this far north. They spotted a photo of one of their MIT classmates who biked from Prudhoe to Argentina on the Pan America highway. Eric mentioned a group from Japan who is also biking from here to Argentina. The plan is to bike a few miles in the 24 hour sun and then find a nice place to camp.
e and backed it up with gifts like three bottles of mosquito repellant. A few days earlier the 30,000 strong caribou herd passed close by Prudhoe. There may be a few lagging behind. Another bonus is Eric and Matthew will have their photos on the Prudhoe Bay post office wall. The post master takes photos of bicyclists who make it up this far north. They spotted a photo of one of their MIT classmates who biked from Prudhoe to Argentina on the Pan America highway. Eric mentioned a group from Japan who is also biking from here to Argentina. The plan is to bike a few miles in the 24 hour sun and then find a nice place to camp. 