Just got a phone call from Justin then another from Sean.  They are in Prudhoe Bay!   <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Very Happy" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> It was a very brutal day for them.  Sean said it was like all kinds of barriers were being thrown at them in the last 54 miles.  Justin hit a caribou  <!-- s:( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_sad.gif" alt="Sad" title="Sad" /><!-- s:( --> - but he did not lay his bike down - then three miles later he got a flat tire.  Sean said he couldn't believe Justin managed to remain upright.  In the same 54 miles Sean hit a heavy patch of gravel and did lay his bike down but other than some broken plastic, signal lights and a few other bits of damage, his bike is okay.  Sean is quite sick right now - thinks it's some kind of flu.  I asked him what kind of light they have.  He said the official sun set was at 5:07 p.m. and the official sunrise was at 5:07 p.m.  They were driving into the sun which made it very difficult to see for the last few hours which is also why Sean laid his bike down - he thinks.  

Anyway, they will be leaving Prudhoe Bay tomorrow to head back to Fairbanks and from there decide which route to take to come home and how long they will take.  

Congratulations, NobleMen!  You did it!  29 days - they think!  They really haven't stopped to figure it out yet.  They are VERY tired, cold and glad to have a hotel.