This being the first day of our first weekend in Alaska, I don’t have a lot to say. Mark wanted to make it a day of rest rather than trying out churches. We didn’t really take a break after the long drive up here. What I can say, though, is that Rose and Jerry arrived last evening so thank you for your prayers for their safety. We haven’t met them yet because they went straight to their home which is behind the gas station they also own. Maybe today…
I didn’t get a whole lot of practice registering campers today. We only had two registrations. We were really anticipating a bunch with the three day holiday coming up. Continue reading
My morning started out great with a phone conversation with Jamey. However, without KW at work today, I had to handle one lunch hour without any help and I made plenty of mistakes today. Continue reading
This morning when I first arrived in the office there was a flurry of activity. People were buying gifts before checking out. One couple bought nine Ulu knives, the traditional knives that were used by the tribes who lived in the north. Interestingly, the first time I had seen such a knife was at a Subway sandwich shop in Whitehorse when they used it for chopping salads. It has a curved blade with a wooden handle at the top. Continue reading
Mark and I went into the office together at 10:00 and then were taken our separate ways. I stayed in the office and Mark went outside to help with maintenance and landscaping. Continue reading
It’s been a pleasant trip, but after the frustration of not being able to do everything I wanted with my blog the last couple days, it’s nice to be back on American soil! For starters let me just say that we are now on Alaska Time, so we are an hour ahead of Pacific Time. Continue reading
I just wrote an entire blog about today and the internet service here burped and it was gone! I also haven’t been able to send pictures from here. When we get to Alaska tomorrow I’ll try to re-write today, send pictures for the last couple days, and write about tomorrow. Please stand by!
Sunset in Portland, OR: 8:38pm. Sunset in Whitehorse, YK: 10:43pm. I’m writing this at dusk at 10:50pm. I woke up at 4:44am this morning and daylight was coming through the skylight in our bathroom. It doesn’t make for wanting to get a lot of sleep! Continue reading
I’m a little confused. Yesterday the sunset time I saw for Portland, OR was 9:10pm. Today I’m seeing sunset in Portland is 8:36. I don’t know which is right, but sunset in Watson Lake tonight is 10:07pm! Also, one thing I forgot to mention yesterday was that we’d seen a couple hikers walking along the highway pushing or pulling little carts with their supplies. I think they’re making a trek along the Alcan Highway. Continue reading