Normally the telephone calls that we get here are related to brewing temperatures this time of year. Most people are concerned about the affect of higher temperatures. This Monday, however, we received a call from a gentleman who was in Alaska and was having a difficult time buying a Coopers microbrewery kit for his friend in Nome, Alaska. He was an Australian armed only with an Australian credit card and a big fan of Coopers homebrew and wanted to buy his host a kit to thank him for his hospitality.
After helping him out, We talked a little more and I learned what brought him to Alaska. Alex Whitworth is his name and his in the midst of an adventure. He and a couple of companions are traveling from Sidney,Australia to ultimately the United Kingdom in a 30 ft. sailboat via the Northwest passage. This trip was inspired at a bar outside of LSU's campuss afte a symposium on rish in which Alex and his associate were asked to present.The symposium involved astronauts including the commander of the International Space Station. For more details of his adventure and background, you can check out his website at www.berrimilla.com/tng/.