Fly 550 miles to Anchorage, drive 370 miles to Fairbanks, spend Christmas day, drive to Soldotna (130 miles back past Anchorage), spend 5 days there catching up with friends, relatives, & home stuff , then back to Kotz on the 2nd. Then rest up at work.... smile

Friggen "vacations" the wife organizes are tiring!

The only true cost of having a dog is its death.