Happy 2014!

Training for 4 races.

Winter Desert

We are over the hump of darkness! It starting to be lighter longer by a few minutes per day.

Trip in the buggy to install repeater for the Hospital on mountain top

Ship Security

So, I finally have some internet time to update my blog and google+. One of jobs I had this summer was security for large foreign ships, checking everyone one in and out. The ships have been cruise ships, fuel ships, and research vessels. Lots of different kind of folks through here.

Sail Boat Delivery

I recently had the opportunity to crew on a 700nm trip delivering a sail boat from Nome, AK to Sand Point, AK. I was a bit seasick for the first day and a half but soon got over it by the time some heavy weather with 40 knot winds came our way. We tucked into Nunivak Island for a day to wait for the weather to pass. We then had a nice northwest wind to carry us all the way to False Pass. I saw some black and white dolphins (see video) that hung around for 2 hours playing in the waves in front of the boat.

Geocaching in the back country of Nome, AK

Me geocaching 

Our indestructible ride to get us to these very back country geocaches

Jannelle in "The Cave" about to discover the geocache

Me writing in the log book

Stopping to enjoy the view and flowers

Little cabins around everywhere

Bianca found this geocache

View from the cache of  Salmoln Lake

Following Rolland and Bianca on this looong hike

Deb enjoying the view

Abandoned Gold Dredge, Nome

                                             

Things have been busy here in Nome.  I see May is my last post.  One of the things we like to do when the weather permits is to take the buggy out into the country.  This time we stopped at an abandon gold dredge.  See more pictures at g+.