May 17

We leave Edmonton at 0640h, arriving in Anchorage at 1130. Arrangements have been made, and we will be picked up at the airport by Tim. The plan is to go to the grocery store, for the last minute shopping for some fresh food and whatever we can’t bring into the country. We will probably also stop at the local climbing shop to look around and pick up whatever we may have forgotten.

The drive to Talkeetna is about 2 hour and we should arrive in the late afternoon. We will be dropped off at Talkeetna Air Taxi which is the company that will fly us to basecamp tomorrow. We will spend a few hours organizing our gear and getting ready for tomorrow. We will head into town for the last fresh food that we will see in a while. The night will be spent in the bunkhouse at TAT.

Added by Ted: Lucille texted that the flight to Anchorage was delayed by three hours, but other than that, everything went as planned. ALL of their luggage actually arrived, so they have all of their expedition gear and food.