Bethel

It's Sunday evening and we're relaxing at the Grr8 Bear Bed and Breakfast in Bethel. We all slept great last night after a walk around Lake Hood and our supper at Gwennies. Brian and I went for another walk this morning. It's never good to make assumptions, but we kept thinking that the weather here would be cold. It is Alaska after all! But the weather in Anchorage was beautiful - just as warm as it was in Iowa when we left.
After our walk, we went to breakfast at the hotel and then took the shuttle to the airport. Things were somewhat chaotic in the airport (even Brian thought so, and he travels everywhere!) Thank goodness he has platinum status and he could get us in the shorter lines. After checking in we walked around the airport some and saw a native art exhibit. It was pretty interesting to see art made out of whale skeleton, stomach lining and seal skin.
The flight to Bethel was short and uneventful - always a nice combination. Peter Green, one of the translators was at the airport to pick us up and take us to the B&B. We sat and chatted with the owner for a few minutes before heading for a walk around Bethel. We walked to the grocery store, my favorite place to visit in another state/country. It was kind of scary to see $9 bags of chips and $7 boxes of cereal. We picked up a few subs at Subway (as Rachel sang to us, "$8 footloooong") and walked back to Grr8 Bear.
We're looking forward to the week and working with the Yupik translators. Rachel and I are anxious to have a "normal" week of school. We're also hoping to visit Bethel's Cultural Center and of course another trip or two to the grocery store! Hope you all have a great week! Donna