"Thank goodness, our tent is solid, because last night it snowed heavily", according to Nicole.
Our globetrotters are in Tok Junction and moved from their tent to a motel with a very appropriate name : 'Snowshoe'....

'The unexpected encounter with the grizzly bear really scared us !  We 'cycle' as good as on our own. The constant snowfall makes people stay inside.   The slightest noise we hear, frightens us and we are prepared for the worst !  Bears are awake from their hibernation and are hunting for food.  Last night we were listening to every sound and we started singing out loud.  All sorts of songs.  Eddy Wally won't believe his ears when we tell him that his songs were being used for daunting grizzly bears !!'

'We came to the conclusion that we are going through the longest winter of our life.  For 8 months now we knock through snow, ice and  temperatures below zero.  Here in Alaska people are anxious for the spring to come.  It has never took that long before !  The water refuses to break/melt,  people tell us disappointed.  
The past few days we met road-workers.  They invited us to take a break in their resting areas.  When we came in, one of the men took off his coat and shirt.  We laugh about it now but at the time, we were scared.
All the man wanted to show us, were his injuries, left overs from a fight with a black bear.  He was cutting trees with a chain-saw.  He used the saw to concquer the bear.   The men were surprised to seeing us travelling without a weapon.  They offered us a gun and bullets but whe refused. There is no chance us crossing the  Canadian border with a rifle and bullets !  Instead we will use pepper spray and a tooter (on gaz).