Just because its there - the northern most tip of America thats why. Our hotel is just 100m from the Arctic Ocean - and I WILL NOT be going for a swim!
Our flight from Fairbanks goes via Prudhoe Bay, where all the pipelines from offshore rigs converge, then is piped onwards overland. It’s one of those places people fly in and out of to work 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. We didnt come here for sightseeing, we had to change planes for the onward flight to Barrow. We had a 3 hour layover from a midday flight, so we thought - foolishly as it turns out - that we would just fill our time with a lazy lunch.
Ha! Ha!
Other than toilets there are no facilities at all at the airport - not even slot machines for beverages! One of the ground staff suggested trying over the road at Prudhoe Bay Hotel.
It’s quite a large hotel, obviously for the workers. We ate in their canteen - helped ourselves to what (little) food was around then paid at reception.
Seems everyone is at work:
Not sure how they entertain themselves when the shift ends.
Just as well return to the airport - the seats are more comfortable anyway! The airport by the way is not called Prudhoe Bay Airport - its “Deadhorse”
Mmmm ....
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