“I’m just coming up on Clinton in British Columbia. Boy is this a big providence,” Mingo told me on a quick satellite call this evening. “I still have quite a bit of driving for today. I want to make it to Prince George for the night.” All in all it sounds like today’s drive was relatively uneventful. He sounds exciting about crossing over into Alaska on Wednesday and even more anxious to get on the water in Eagle.

The satellite phone seems to be holding up well and the call quality was clear and crisp - a good sign for when he’s out in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness. The only downfall to the sat phone is that satellites come in and out of range, so service could be down for a few minutes as a new satellite comes up on the horizon. Our call tonight was quick. “I’ll talk to you tomorrow evening,” he told me. “I have to stop when I use this thing because the signal fluctuates so much when I’m driving. It kills the battery.” Hopefully, reached Prince George early this evening and found a nice, comfy hotel bed to crash on tonight.