Alaska by Daniele Somenzi
Alaska
Witehorse landed in Canada, Donato and I rent a car and we head to Alaska. Snow is everywhere, the cold is biting -27 degrees in November, but not matter, we are in the car with a heater. We asked the smallest car, but as often happens, they deliver a bigger, this time we even have a sports 4mila automatic displacement of a monstrous power, I have often amused to powerful acceleration, with a few scoured time.
There is the sun, the white snow with blue sky leads us to the many photographs and movies, mountain scenery very beautiful, all of a sudden after about a hundred km is the Canadian border, and after having viewed his passport without even fall down ' car in the U.S. Here, it is, Alaska is in the States. From there a little snow thins out up to disappear. Jun in the valley between the high rocky mountains, the ocean until we reach common ground in the town of Skagway.
A photo of the cartel in the city and soon discover that the village is done by parallel roads to the square, and with very few people see, it seems a ghost town, but we understand that a cold discourages walking out of the heat.
Try a guest house for sleeping and is found immediately, Mrs., widow to earn a few dollars to rent a couple of rooms of his house, then, as if it is enter into a private house, very high moquettes the usual cat and pictures of all kinds . The form of heat is hot air coming from the small grate scattered throughout the house on the floor.
In the evening asking if we can see the aurora borealis to the lady that we respond with a probably, maybe. So at night I looked at the clear sky to see nisba but only in special circumstances, the aurora appears. I had already seen but no Donato.
The day after the early morning we go to the port by car, and, buy a ticket one way ferry for Juneau, the capital of Alaska.
The cars leave the parking lot at the port do not think the ruby, should, thieves, change by force from the road frontiera.E it is insured against theft.
Leave for 6 hours of the ship, which will stop first in the fjord near the town of Haines city, to load cars and people.
Continually look to the sea to spot whales, but nisba here seems to be among the fjords norvegiesi. The wind chill us to stay warm inside.
6 hours pass soon come to Juneau to sunset with the sea always calm, and you think, between the mountains on the right and left can not even be moved, it's as if we were in a lake.
Jun descend from the ferry and a taxi reach the best western hotel.
Here talking to a lady who lives there, we discover to be in a city where there are no roads that go outside, and consequently there are no car theft and even violence or other crimes, and this precisely because the thief is in a cage can not escape, pecking at the port or airport.
despite the cold, many Americans are moving here, just for this reason.
Here the plates to car wrote Alaska, my brother and view his collection, certainly would have wanted one, then ask but unfortunately the time is short and I have not found.
The next day, telephone in the airport for a scheduled flight to Skagway, fortunately for them two hours to hand them one, so the book for 2 people, but the surprise when we arrive at the airport that the plane is not large, but a 4-seater like the Cinquale, indeed exactly is a low wing cessna like Luni used a couple of times disappear with the parachute.
But fortunately, with the pilot and we had only a 2 seat.
We walk up the plane accompanied by the Pilot, a boy accumulating flying hours and then one day be able to fly with the air. Climb on board behind Donato and I next to the pilot, so if I guido faints.
The single piston part, the scenery is fabulous, Juneau with its bay and a ghiaccciaio the background is a beautiful city, shame for the cold.
For an hour over the snowy peaks of the mountains, I filmo a blast, these scenarios are rare with the sun to be seen, then he thrusts slowly down the valley to Skagway and with gusts of wind at the end, landed on the runway asphalt.
Back to square one salute the pilot and find that the minus 15 degrees will freeze your hands instantly.
Tipa The body of the minivan, takes us to the port near them, fortunately, the cold to walk there would hibernated.
Open the car and discover that the bottle of beer that Donato had bought was ice.
The car battery is down. the first attempt to be empty. I understand that this n 'is just one more, make or are blocked.
Provo and while there is the last round of the piston, fortunately party.
Evvaiiii. we are still 5 minutes to warm the engine to recharge the battery but especially for bringing warm air to us.
Enter into the main street of the town which is the summer destination for many cruise ships, and we pause a little more far out postage on a postcard to Vicini Casalmaggiore way and then to Canada.
From there we return in a little snow and ice and salute the Alaska
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