The snow made it real hard to land as we descended to correct altitude before landing in Alaska. It took many trails before I could locate the runway and actually calculate the right speed and angle to land, but I did it without a hitch. I was afraid to get out of the plane. On the dashboard, the temperature monitor read 30 degrees Celsius. I hate the cold because I am not use to it. Anything under 60 degrees Celsius is killer to me. Anyways, I rushed out of the plane and went to the closest clothes store, which was luckily just inside the airport. I bought heavily insulated pants, jacket, socks, boots, beanie, and gloves. I looked like a bloated penguin when I looked at myself in the mirror, but I was warm, which
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