Alaska -- what?!?! Yep, Eliana and I are back in the last frontier, breathing the crisp sub-Arctic air and ready to enjoy the summer days of endless sunlight. It’s time to sniff the tundra wildflowers. Climb snow-capped mountains. Take in the enormity of the ancient glaciers. We’re here for three weeks, combining business with pleasure. Valentina Volkswagen has been left at home in Miami this time, and we will be working with the US Fish & Wildlife Service on a sea otter research project. We’ve been asked to lend our veterinary expertise and help determine the cause of an exceptionally high mortality rate in the Alaskan population of sea otters. Why are they all dying? Toxic chemicals in the water? Lack of food to eat? A mysterious disease outbreak? Hopefully our detective work will help get to the bottom of it.