We stayed the night at the lovely, light house of Ron and Kathy Bowerman here in Bethel. My first time in this part of Alaska, which has been a blank spot on my map. We're due to fly to Emmonak in a few hours.

Kenji just stocked up on some frozen burritos for our trip at the Alaska Commercial Store. You can buy gourmet cheese or a four-wheeler within the store, which is well-stocked with veggies too, due to its proximity to Anchorage. It's astonishing anywhere in Alaska has fresh veggies in winter when you think of it. We're so far from where they pop out of the soil. All our soil is frozen.

Gas here is about $4.50 per gallon. It's cheap compared to some other liquids.