Trying to get a cooler from Barrow to Montreal is not easy. For days now, I have called UPS, the logistics coordinator at BASC-NARL in Barrow, Canadian Customs,… in order to find out, where my cooler is. It should have arrived last Thursday, but it did not even make it on to the UPS tracking system. Finally, I had some success.
After identifying all subcontractors for UPS and calling them in Barrow, Anchorage and other places – the cooler was found. And contrary to my worst nightmares (it being stuck in a UPS storage facility in Florida in blazing sunshine) … it was still in Barrow. The contractor changed and they forget to pass my cooler on to the new guys. Well, I tried to put everything in place and the box should be on its way now – although it is still not showing up on the system (I keep my fingers crossed and the phones ringing). At least it was stored properly and if transportation is fast and smooth, everything will be alright.
