Well I didn't really leave, but I took a week and a half off work. This is the major kick off of my %@!#$&6%@!#$& hours of paid vacation this summer. I spent most of the time north of Anchorage between Wasilla and Talketna. I jetskied, swam, ran, biked, built a dock. It was really active yet relaxing. Alaska is such a pain when you want to get wet. You options are limited to chlorinated pools or braving arctic lakes. Nancy lake is one of the warmest arctic lakes. It was a real relief to get my water child wet. My soul is healed. I'm going back this weekend because I forgot my firewire cable to extract the video footage I took. I could go by a new one, but sometimes I'm cheap.