Day 9. Snorkel at the hotel beach
We spent the whole day either doing screen time in the room or snorkeling in the ocean. Claire practiced dive down to take photos. Now she is a master of taking underwater videos and photos.
Northern Lights
Preparation 2025 is solar maximum, peak of a 11-year solar activity cycle, which means best chance to see northern lights (aurora). One cannot see norther lights in the summer due to the constant daylight. I wanted to see it in the Spring. Here is how I chose the travel dates and place to see northern lights: New moon . Strong moonlight may reduce the chance to see northern lights. Jan 29 is new moon. 27-day northern light forecast It is not accurate, but I thought it was better than nothing. I saw two red bars (Kp=5) on Jan 30 and 31. Clear weather. Clouds will block northern lights. I searched Accuweather weather forecast for Fairbanks (Alaska, USA), Whitehorse (Canada), and Yellowknife (Canada) to see which place would have clear weather on these days. Yellowknife was in favor of good weather. That made me to book a trip to Yellowknife on Jan 29 - Feb 5. Before the trip, I upgraded my phone plan so that my SIM card would work in Canada. Goo...
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