The Season Known as Breakup

In Alaska there is no real Spring, instead we are in the season known as Breakup - the river starts to thaw and hug pieces of ice will soon be move down river, the snow melts, and the roads "breakup". Puffin and I played hookie from school yesterday and we out hiking around.

Here are some pics form our adventure:

Here Puffin is running free outside of my apartment -

This is Puffin playing in the mud -


Here she is playing with Licorice - the two of them are very good if not unlikely friends. Licorice, a black lab, waits at the door of my apartment after after school, hoping I will let Puffin come out and play.

Puffin is taking a break from some hard playing -

This is my apartment building from the old airport-


Here is the view from our hike -

Sun Rise

I thought you might want to share in the beautifulu sunrise the other morning. I made Puffin get up to watch it with me, but she seemed pretty unimpressed :)

This is the view from my new apartment:

SPRING!!!

Well, it is April 22 today and I think it is finally spring! Today it is 50 degrees out - practically a heat wave. I have traded my winter boots for spring ones and my Carhart Coat for a lighter Land's End one.

Unfortunately, the rain is starting to move in so the snow will be gone soon and the mud and puddles are already coming up strong. The puddles are crazy there are about two inches of mud, but underneath that is a sheet of ice so if you slip you not only land on ice, but also in a very cold mud puddle. Luckily, Puffin is a little girl and HATES the cold puddles so she isn't getting too dirty, but she does get to run around outside a lot.

The sun is starting to stick around a lot longer. It starts rising at about 6:30 now and doesn't set until about 10. Even at 11:30, it is still just dusk outside so getting to sleep is getting more difficult, but it is really nice to leave school at 7 and still be able to go out walking with Puffin.

Another great part of spring is that there are a lot more Eagles out flying around. :)

Moving...

I decided to accept a job in on an Island out in the Bering Sea.  I know I am crazy, but I really think this will be an incredible experience.  The island is way out in the sea about 200 miles from main land Alaska and only about 40 from Russia.  You can actually SEE Russia from there!  

If you want some more info, check out this site -  http://www.tsuru-bird.net/gambell  

I promise I will post lots of cool stuff when I get there :)