Day #38: A Day of Firsts

A short day: 7 hours. My first transfer was cancelled; took a nap in the back of my bus. Then I had a combo tour (glacier, salmon hatchery, then to the salmon bake for a feast), with a rambunctious group of older folks off of a carnival ship. They were very fun, tipped me well, and provided me with a whole lot of firsts: one gentleman (probably late 60's) gave me a dollar bill that he had folded into a ring with some bills stuffed in it; that same gentleman practically took his shirt off in the salmon hatchery to show me all of his tattoos (two half sleeves, and both sides of his torso were completely covered with a pheonix and a mountain lion), and then I showed him a couple of mine; another gentleman from New Zealand tipped me with a calendar from his country after I told him how badly I want to visit it; and I met another family of Williamsons. What a hilarious list of events today, huh?

I would just like to say that it has been sunny for 5 days in a row now. I'm afraid that I'm getting used to it - I know that when it goes away I'll probably be very depressed! I'm pretty stoked to say, though, that I think I'm finally (as of about a week ago) really psyched to be here in Alaska. Maybe it's that I've settled in, or that I've already saved a ton of money, OR that I'm making fabulous friends, but there are definitely too many reasons why Juneau has treated me well so far. The weather has been great, the hiking is fabulous, the company is wonderful, and the work is really, really fun. I'm no longer counting down the days until I come home, I am simply existing and living & loving life. I am, however, counting the days until Daniel gets here: 13!! Just can't wait!!