Thursday, June 25, 2009
Jim and Linda's home is really close to the airport. There is only about 300, 000 people who live in Anchorage. Anchorage is surrounded by the Mountains. The weather is different in Anchorage then it is out in the villages. They do actually get warmer weather and some daylight during the 24 hours of darkness, but only a couple of hours. Lots of moose and brown bear roam the streets.
I rode a Beechcraft BE - 1900c to Emmonak from Anchorage. We stopped in St. Mary's before Emmonak at this little airport facility. I read the Alaskan Business Monthly on the flight. And learned about Renewable Energy Systems LLC, owned by Marvin Kuentzel, an alternative energy business on Dimond Boulevard in Anchorage. Tug and barge companies help Yukon River villages survive. The Yukon River stretches from the Bering Sea to its source in British Columbia. The Yukon has several branching tributaries or channels to which one of them the camp is located off of on the Akularak (sp?) River. More than 70 companies, including more than 40 with Alaska bases, have worked with BP on the Liberty Oil Field, located in shallow waters off the North Slope coast in Foggy Island Bay. I think Alaska history is so interesting... hopefully I will get to go back to enjoy it more!
When I arrived in Emmonak I was surprised to discover that one of the other passengers, Billy, was also coming to the camp. Billy and I were picked up by Pastor Austin and his 4-wheeler. It was so rainy and muddy that I was covered head to toe in 'silt' mud by the time we got to the Yukon Delta Assembly of God. I did learn from Billy that I have to let it dry and then it will completely wipe off, otherwise it will stain. Completely true!! By the end of the night I no longer was covered in little gray dots! We stayed in Emmonak till about 6pm so that work could be done on the new boat. Danean made an awesome dinner, including SPAM! I started to fall asleep and then we were on our way to get on the boat. I had fun playing with Aiden and Wyatt. Very cute kids! On the way to the boat I met Ronnie, Arthur, and Billie, who later were at Teen Camp.
Note to self- pack rubber boots in luggage when traveling, don't leave them in the boxes that were mailed! You will definately need them, along with rain gear! Also, if Gator gives me a hard time about my poncho being like a kite make sure to push him over the boat somewhere deep!! Ha! ('I joke!')
When I arrived at camp I felt a little weird given it was the end of the week for kid camp and many had already been there for a while, but the kids greeted me in my tent (Deann...) by piling themselves on top of me while I was in my sleeping bag trying to change into my pajamas. I set to work getting to know their names and also helping in the kitchen by doing dishes and washing trays. I always kept myself busy.
Jim and Linda's home is really close to the airport. There is only about 300, 000 people who live in Anchorage. Anchorage is surrounded by the Mountains. The weather is different in Anchorage then it is out in the villages. They do actually get warmer weather and some daylight during the 24 hours of darkness, but only a couple of hours. Lots of moose and brown bear roam the streets.
I rode a Beechcraft BE - 1900c to Emmonak from Anchorage. We stopped in St. Mary's before Emmonak at this little airport facility. I read the Alaskan Business Monthly on the flight. And learned about Renewable Energy Systems LLC, owned by Marvin Kuentzel, an alternative energy business on Dimond Boulevard in Anchorage. Tug and barge companies help Yukon River villages survive. The Yukon River stretches from the Bering Sea to its source in British Columbia. The Yukon has several branching tributaries or channels to which one of them the camp is located off of on the Akularak (sp?) River. More than 70 companies, including more than 40 with Alaska bases, have worked with BP on the Liberty Oil Field, located in shallow waters off the North Slope coast in Foggy Island Bay. I think Alaska history is so interesting... hopefully I will get to go back to enjoy it more!
When I arrived in Emmonak I was surprised to discover that one of the other passengers, Billy, was also coming to the camp. Billy and I were picked up by Pastor Austin and his 4-wheeler. It was so rainy and muddy that I was covered head to toe in 'silt' mud by the time we got to the Yukon Delta Assembly of God. I did learn from Billy that I have to let it dry and then it will completely wipe off, otherwise it will stain. Completely true!! By the end of the night I no longer was covered in little gray dots! We stayed in Emmonak till about 6pm so that work could be done on the new boat. Danean made an awesome dinner, including SPAM! I started to fall asleep and then we were on our way to get on the boat. I had fun playing with Aiden and Wyatt. Very cute kids! On the way to the boat I met Ronnie, Arthur, and Billie, who later were at Teen Camp.
Note to self- pack rubber boots in luggage when traveling, don't leave them in the boxes that were mailed! You will definately need them, along with rain gear! Also, if Gator gives me a hard time about my poncho being like a kite make sure to push him over the boat somewhere deep!! Ha! ('I joke!')
When I arrived at camp I felt a little weird given it was the end of the week for kid camp and many had already been there for a while, but the kids greeted me in my tent (Deann...) by piling themselves on top of me while I was in my sleeping bag trying to change into my pajamas. I set to work getting to know their names and also helping in the kitchen by doing dishes and washing trays. I always kept myself busy.
Where's the pictures with you covered in mud? I am so proud of the way you survived! Mom
ReplyDeleteI never went swimming! I got bronchitis! But I did survive!
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