On this leg of our journey, we find our hero trying to get to Kotzebue. I cannot really explain why except to say "because, he's getting paid for it." He got up at 4:00 AM to be at the airport by 4:45 AM for the 6:00 AM flight. If any of you have met him and know anything about him, that was a huge undertaking. Somehow, he actually made it. Kotzebue is on a peninsula that faces the Bering Sea on the West and the Kotzebue Sound on the East. Kotzebue is a "damp" town, one of many in Alaska. Officially "damp" towns prohibit the sale of alcohol, however one is permitted to bring alcohol and consume it there. Providing, of course, that it is identified as part of your luggage and declared. The truth about
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