Time check; Timing is Everything; Time to Get Serious!

I may have mentioned this before, we will be an hour behind San Diego when settled onto the Prince of Wales island.  Some at the party last night had trouble with this, so I looked it up, and sure enough, the International Time Zone border is greatly convoluted around Southeast Alaska, apparently to keep all of Alaska in the same timezone.  Just to the south of us, on a Canadian island, to the east of us on the Canadian coast, and farther north of us where the Northwest Territories sit on top of Southeast Alaska, we are basically surrounded by the Pacific Coast timezone.  See more:   Alaska Time Zone

We are very far south of the main body of Alaska.  British Columbia is about 700 miles from top to bottom, and we sit nearly half way down the BC coast, about 200 miles south of the Alaska state capital of Juneau.

Did You Know:  Juneau is the Alaska state capital, and a 300 mile, 12 hour trip north of Ketchikan.  For those who have to know, Wasilla is up in the main part of Alaska, 47 miles north of Anchorage, and an 820 mile,19 hour trip north from Juneau. 

Honestly, we are a bit run down from scrabbling to get ready, get packed, get some house repairs done, clean the house, etc., hoping we aren't forgetting something important.  Although aren't completely ready just yet, we are ready mentally to get this trip started, by getting on the road.