Exploring Kotzebue

Stephen has just departed the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage en route to Kotzebue (kot-sa-byoo) in northwest Alaska. He'll be up there for about 3 days doing some inspection work on one of their buildings.

Next week he may be spending his birthday in Chefornak which is on the southwest coast of Alaska, much smaller than Kotzebue. There are no hotels in Chefornak or restaurants. He'll be sleeping in the school which is what he'll be going there to inspect.

These field trips would be much more enjoyable if he hadn't been very sick for the past 2 weeks. We think he probably has a sinus infection by now. And his head hurts considerably whenever he sneezes or coughs or moves. I hope the flight doesn't do him in... It's only an hour and a half flight to Kotzebue. And generally, it's the landing part that really bothers his head. He claims if he blows his nose continuously during the landing, it's better. Otherwise, it's excruciating.

If he takes any nice photos, I'll try and remember to post them to the blog.