Day #60: Weather on the Fritz

So yesterday was a beautiful day - actually, the first cloudless day since I have been here. I was in a small vehicle and had a mine tour followed by a deluxe, which is a 5 hour tour and nothing to get excited about. My groups were both happy, though somewhat asleep, and tipped me well. When I got off work, Nick texted me wondering if I wanted to take the road out to North Douglas, so we hopped on his scooter that is way too small for 2 people and headed up there. Of course, Nick had more energy than anyone should ever have, so he was wired and making all sorts of awesome sound effects and noises throughout this journey. But the sunset was glorious, and since neither of us had been up there, we got a whole new perspective of the valley. From one of the beaches you can see across the channel to the Mendenhall Glacier. We took the road all the way up to the sign that says "end" and I started to feel almost claustrophobic; being unable to leave easily is one of the things that really turns me off to the prospect of ever living year round in Juneau. I realized that I need the freedom to move about with a car in order to stay healthy mentally, though this 3 month period will be just fine.

Today the rain came back - it poured most of the day which usually puts the tourists in a less excited state. That being said, my day was relatively uneventful except for the fact that I was able to go grocery shopping for the first time in a couple of weeks today. The result is that I will only spend half a fortune on food instead of a full one because now I have food for all of my meals throughout the day. I made myself dinner here at the hotel for the first time in over a month, and it was the first meal I hadn't bought out in 2 weeks. I had time to get food because I had enough time between my duties, one of which was another mine tour. I hope that I don't have to do another one of those for a while - they are super boring and don't usually turn up any tips. Tomorrow should be a long day, and hopefully one with some good tours. Hope you all are well, another update soon...