As north as north gets in North America

We have ridden around 1,000 miles north from Anchorage to Deadhorse, Alaska, chiefly to go for a skinny dip in the Arctic Ocean. Deadhorse is the most northerly settlement of Alaska reachable by land transport. The 400 mile dirt road that runs up here only exists to service the huge Prudhoe Bay oil exploration area, and the pipeline that runs south to Valdez.

On the way, we crossed into the Arctic Circle, ie into latitudes where the sun doesn't set during the summer time.

We are staying in what is basically a portakabin in a giant oil terminal at the end of the world, but it's very hospitable indeed. Hairy oil workers are asking us about the bikes and the trip, and are impressed by the scale of our ride. Glad I've had my haircut, though.

So, this is where it really starts, and it's obviously downhill all the way from here to Ushuia, so no major problems expected.

Pip pip!

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