Wednesday, 27 June 2007

Fairbanks - land of the midnight sun (dusk)

Fairbanks - home of interior Alaska. It was over 30 degrees while I was here which was a really nice change from the 15 degrees or so it has been everywhere else. Fairbanks threw itself a big solstice party for the longest day of the year - I can report that like in the movies, bands in street fairs DO play Sweet Home Alabama and the locals do get up and dance. Not me though.

This is me dutifully recording the 'midnight pitch' at midnight during the 102nd annual Midnight Sun Baseball Game. For the record the Alaska Goldpanners went down 6-1 to the San Diego Ocean Waves. However, this is as dark as it got in Fairbanks on June 21 - all night.

No comments: