Here's some highlights from this week:
Began working at the warehouse. Delivering food and supplies to restuarnts and housekeeping. Dive golf cart, and fork lift. Lots of lifting and stacking. The Navy term for a Storekeeper, was a "box kicker". That be what I am doing! Our warehouse looks like many of the 2 story log cabin homes in the NC mountains.
Work overtime a couple nights in the dish pit, washing dishes and pots and pans: had previous experience in college at Uncle Kenny's night club, and at church camp last year.
Ginger has worked in Housekeeping, here at The Homestead, our dormitory. One day she did 30 loads of sheets. She was pooped. She has made lots of girl friends. Many near our age...hard to beleive hugh!
The drive to the lodge is incredible. It is about 12 miles away. As the warehouse crew, we have our own van. Others go via shuttle on big buses. Below I will show some photos I took on the way home. Every day, along one steep cliff area, we see Dahl Sheep (mountain goats). The area where the lodge is is called the canyon. On both sides are high mountins, with the swift moving Neena River between.
Snow covers all the mountins, and the blowing wind with a blue sky makes for a beautiful scene. The weather, though chilly, highs in upper 40's has been clear blue skies, no humidity, makes it comfortable. I like going for walks, but don't think Gingers been outside yet.
The Neena River winds through the canyon
Met Greg from Wassilla, his brother dated Sarah Palins sister in high school. (Ginger and I love Sarah Palin.) He now lives in North Pole, AK. Santa Claus attends his church. The last night the gals at the table invited Christina, sitting alone at the table next to us to come over. She also lived in Wassilla, she graduated and played hockey with Willow Palin (Sarah's daughter).
I took a long walk in the wilderness one day. See bear track below. Rather exciting to see.
I am off today, so went to church. A nice little baptist church. The Preacher's Dad is reitred Navy Dental Tech Chief, the brother is a current Senior Chief with the Seabees. Dad likes to fish, so we have lots in common. Sat in on a very good adult Sunday school class, and really enjoyed the service. Peter the Preacher is in his early 40's. He sat on the floor, and had a little lesson for the little ones (Hey Jim, you ought to try that). I then walked to the post office to get the mail. Only had the Alaska Bush Shopper, like a PennySaver, and most important a letter from Ginger's Mom dated 5/9/11.
If you don't know, Gingers Mom fell a couple days ago, and broke her neck. Thank God for Bob and Fran for taking care of her. It has been fused, and is being moved to a nursing home near them, I beleive today. Will check later with Bob. Please prayer for her.
Today is Gingers first day at the lodge. The balance of the workers arrived yester, over 300.
She will be going thru General Orientation, and Department Training today. They will begin setting up the Express shop too. Her Manager is a wonderful sweet girl. Her husband is the IT guy. They plan on moving to Salt Lake City at the end of the season. They have family in Logan, UT
Early this week I walked to the Post Office and got our last package, my fishing gear. Stopped in at Donna's Expresso and Gift shop. got a latta, and sat outside in the sun. While in side, had one of those back to the 50's moments; the K-12 school is next door, a little guy about 9, pulls a crumples $1.00 bill from his pocket and asks Donna:" How many can I get for this", Donna replied 32, hard candies! Took be back to those days.
Donna gave me a tip on a local fishing spot, go down Lignite Rd, past the RR tracks, look for the 2 beaver pons, fish them , and the creek. Today at church, Connie, the Preachers wife, without knowing my coversation with Donnna, said OH. they spotted some black bear by Lignite Rd....UMMM
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