A day late.
I meant to write this yesterday, but......no excuse. I forgot.
I was aware of Becky's birthday yesterday. I have the best way to remember. Peggie tells me.
We went to Eagar Wednesday. Just before we arrived, there was a buck antelope standing on the edge of the road. He didn't even run when we went by. We planned to bring the trailer to storage in Tucson. Instead, we decided to just store it in Eagar. Cheaper. Plus, it will give us an excuse to go to the mountains when we next need it.
I got the honey-do list completed. The A/C is fixed, and we have scheduled a meeting with the boss when we come back in July.
Peggie had a massage yesterday, so I went to the movie. Tom Cruise in "Edge of Tomorrow." Subtitle: "Ground Hog Day Goes to War in the Future Against Aliens"
No movies in Skagway, so it was a nice treat.
Two of Arizona's star basketball players were drafted Thursday. Both went slightly higher than predicted. Arizona is tied with Duke and Kansas for the most players drafted to the NBA.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Monday, June 23, 2014
In Tucson...
I flew from Skagway to Juneau in a six passenger plane. I was assigned the front seat (co-pilot) so I asked the pilot if we would fly over the Juneau Icefield instead of staying over the water. He said, "Sure."
The cloud cover was higher than the peaks, so we weaved our way over more glaciers than I could count. Well, I could have counted them if I had thought to do so at the beginning. It was a most pleasant flight that was over before I was ready for it to be.
I had to overnight in Juneau for a six a.m. flight to Tucson via Seatle. I arrived in Tucson at about 2 p.m.
It was (is) HOT! Or, as Andy Grifftith would have said, "Haaaw...aaw..AWT!
So, naturally, the A/C is on the fritz. Again. It is probably past time to get lawyers involved, but there is new management at the company we bought from, so maybe they will straighten things out. We'll see.
I have a "honey-do" list to complete this week before Peggie and I both fly back to Skagway next weekend.
As soon as the A/C works, I can work, too. We will spend one night in Eagar when we go up to retrieve the trailer.
We will fly north on Sunday, arrive late in Juneau, stay over night and catch an early flight to Skagway. The beauty of that schedule is that if weather grounds the planes, the ferry is available as a backup.
The cloud cover was higher than the peaks, so we weaved our way over more glaciers than I could count. Well, I could have counted them if I had thought to do so at the beginning. It was a most pleasant flight that was over before I was ready for it to be.
I had to overnight in Juneau for a six a.m. flight to Tucson via Seatle. I arrived in Tucson at about 2 p.m.
It was (is) HOT! Or, as Andy Grifftith would have said, "Haaaw...aaw..AWT!
So, naturally, the A/C is on the fritz. Again. It is probably past time to get lawyers involved, but there is new management at the company we bought from, so maybe they will straighten things out. We'll see.
I have a "honey-do" list to complete this week before Peggie and I both fly back to Skagway next weekend.
As soon as the A/C works, I can work, too. We will spend one night in Eagar when we go up to retrieve the trailer.
We will fly north on Sunday, arrive late in Juneau, stay over night and catch an early flight to Skagway. The beauty of that schedule is that if weather grounds the planes, the ferry is available as a backup.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
happy birthday Greg
Time to revive the tradition of noting important days.
Today may have been the worst weather day of the season so far. Nasty wind with cold rain. Fog on the entire tour route. Ten thousand people in port, but they didn't come to town.
I had bus trouble yesterday. Had to have another bus pick us up. I finished the tour standing and facing the guests while someone else drove. I have decided to hire a driver and do all my tours that way. It was both fun and effective. I wish I really could.
I still enjoy telling the story of my "hairbrained idea" from 2009. People love it, and like touching the wool. The goat tooth is also a hit.
Today may have been the worst weather day of the season so far. Nasty wind with cold rain. Fog on the entire tour route. Ten thousand people in port, but they didn't come to town.
I had bus trouble yesterday. Had to have another bus pick us up. I finished the tour standing and facing the guests while someone else drove. I have decided to hire a driver and do all my tours that way. It was both fun and effective. I wish I really could.
I still enjoy telling the story of my "hairbrained idea" from 2009. People love it, and like touching the wool. The goat tooth is also a hit.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
happy fathers day
Casey just called and guilted me about posting more.
Last night I was energetic enough to go bear hunting in Dyea. Most evenings I am tired and I have an early morning to look forward to so I don't go out. But I was off yesterday and today so I could afford to stay up. My reward was two bears. First, a small, thin young looking one, then the giant one I call Bruiser. Bruiser has hung out at the mouth of the same creek since our first season here. He is really big. Last night he looked like a bison grazing.
Sadly, today we will mark the early passing of a fellow tour operator. He was only 34, but had untreatable cancer. The night he died was the same night we had the earthquake.
Oh yeah, we had a 5.7 on June 4th. Woke up the whole town at 4 a.m. My first thought was a bear scratching its back under the trailer. But by the time it was over I had figured it out.
Last night I was energetic enough to go bear hunting in Dyea. Most evenings I am tired and I have an early morning to look forward to so I don't go out. But I was off yesterday and today so I could afford to stay up. My reward was two bears. First, a small, thin young looking one, then the giant one I call Bruiser. Bruiser has hung out at the mouth of the same creek since our first season here. He is really big. Last night he looked like a bison grazing.
Sadly, today we will mark the early passing of a fellow tour operator. He was only 34, but had untreatable cancer. The night he died was the same night we had the earthquake.
Oh yeah, we had a 5.7 on June 4th. Woke up the whole town at 4 a.m. My first thought was a bear scratching its back under the trailer. But by the time it was over I had figured it out.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Wow how time flies!
It is June 12th already.
Tomorrow will be Friday the 13th.
Saturday is Flag Day.
Sunday is Fathers Day.
I can't believe I have been here two months. But, here is what happens with time: today I had a conversation with a woman I met my first year here. The last time we had a conversation she was pregnant. Since then we wave and exchange greetings, but today we conversed. Her child is two and a half. I thought it was last year that she was pregnant. What? ?
I just got WiFi at my trailer so I hope I can be more consistent putting up posts.
Tomorrow will be Friday the 13th.
Saturday is Flag Day.
Sunday is Fathers Day.
I can't believe I have been here two months. But, here is what happens with time: today I had a conversation with a woman I met my first year here. The last time we had a conversation she was pregnant. Since then we wave and exchange greetings, but today we conversed. Her child is two and a half. I thought it was last year that she was pregnant. What? ?
I just got WiFi at my trailer so I hope I can be more consistent putting up posts.
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