When I go on trips, especially to new locations, I like to send friends and family postcards. I do this because I think everyone deserves some "happy" mail every once and a while. And, I like to think that I help to keep the post office in business. There is a real difference between getting an email from the Top of the World and getting a postcard!
But how long does it take for mail to make it from Barrow to the East Coast... well, today I can report that it takes A WHOLE MONTH to mail a postcard from the small town of Barrow to Freehold, NJ; New Orleans, LA, Boca Raton, FL... a whole month.
I had given up on my mail. My friends thought that I did not really send them out. I did, and they arrived today! Crazy right? For perspective, I mailed my holiday cards from Anchorage, and they arrived to their respective locations in less than a week. So, why did it take so long? Yes, it is remote. Yes, it is winter. And yes, it was the holidays. And no, postcards don't fly priority - but really, a whole month!?!?!?
So, to my friends, you all have heard the stories already. You have seen the pictures, and I hope you read the blog story.... now you have your card with the Barrow postmark. (I am sure the Memphis postcards will not take 30 days).
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