Was reminded that I have never posted my favorite book, well ok I am biased, the one I wrote Let it be Hot!, How to Deal With Life’s Problems. This is a story about a man who gets lost in the maountains of New Mexico, meets an old prospector who teaches him to eat hot chili and teaches him to not fight life but to Let it be Hot.!

Warmer here than in Anchorage, a bit fortunate to get in last night as the fog in Juneau caused most of the flights Tuesday to be cancelled. But there was a break and we landed.

My hotel of choice in Juneau is the Best Western at the airport. I have stayed at the Westmark Baranoff downtown many times, its old classic hotel charm is hard to beat. But it is downtown and the airport is quite a few miles out of town so you have to rent a car or take a taxi.

I called the Best Western as I got off the plane, walked to the curb and in less than 5 minutes the shuttle was there. The staff of the hotel is always great and the shuttle will take me to the convention center the next morning for free. They have breakfast, nothing fancy but sufficient. Free wifi as well.

Woke up this morning to single digit temps and snow on the ground, even the locals were compalining about the cold.

Hotel: Ramada Inn downtown, on 3rd. Stayed here rather than the Sheraton a few blocks away. The Sheraton was $169 per night and they of course continue to charge for parking, airport shuttle and WiFi – one of my pet peeves. It seems the more expensive the hotel the more you have to pay for what the moderate priced hotels give you for free.

My room at the Ramada was $69 after tax. That includes, parking, breakfast, airport shuttle  and wireless internet.

The room was localized with photographs of Anchorage in 1915, a pleasant change from the generic prints so many places use. Had to suffer with Lipton Tea, not a favorite. Have stayed here before and will do so again.