Last day in Alaska

For this day I had planned a visit to the very interesting Anchorage Museum.






Exhibits ranged from totem poles to paintings, kayaks, sleds, and typical attire, lightweight waterproof gut parkas made from the intestines of sea lions, seals, whales and grizzly bears, and hunting hats.














A view of downtown Anchorage, taken from a point aptly named Downtown Anchorage Viewpoint, where there is also a whale observation station run by marine biologists.


After some spotting at Point Woronzof Road I went to the airport early in the evening to return the car and check in for my red-eye flight to Chicago.



I swear it wasn’t me they were after! (Teaser for later in the trip)

In order to get some decent sleep, I booked this flight in F. Two days prior to departure I received an e-mail from United prompting me to pre order the meal, but as none of the choices were something I would jump at without hesitation I just ticked the option “I will decide on board”.

Anchorage ANC – Chicago ORD
United Airlines UA 531
STD / ATD: 23:59 / 23:52
STA / ATA: 09:08 / 08:59
B38M N27273
Seat: 2A

My hopes of spending the waiting time in the lounge were shattered when the check-in agent told me that UA have no lounge at ANC. I guess that would give me enough time to get acquainted with every nook and cranny of the Ted Stevens terminal…

The very orderly boarding by groups started at 11:25 p.m. After boarding in group D or 5 on most of the segments on this trip, getting to board in group 1 was a welcome change.


The six or seven meal options offered for pre-ordering shrank to just two on board, of which I took the chicken for lack of a better choice. After the late dinner I went into lie flat mode and slept for around four hours.


Next stop: She-cah-go