Frozen M&Ms: Conversations with Jesus, Again

6/1/13

We made it into the village today. James had meetings through the week in Anchorage so we ran around the city and hung out in the hotel until he was finished and came down with James and Christopher on their way home. On our way down we stopped and watched some people catching hooligans (this is the actual name of a type of fish, I promise). They are small fish that are very rich in oil and pretty easy to catch by letting the current carry dip-nets down stream for a short distance. We also stopped by a wildlife preserve to sneak a peek at the animals there. Perhaps it's the crazy cat lady coming out, but the lynx twins were my personal favorites. I will post pictures as soon as I'm able to get the pictures off of my camera, which may take a while given it uses a weird memory card. We also saw plenty of wildlife on the side of the road, counting 21 moose on our way down including a couple newly born and very cute babies.

Our site seeing, while fun, got us into Homer a little late - 12:30 at night to be exact - so I was able to take a break from my ongoing battle with the sun as it was already dark when we got to the hotel. Unfortunately, that also meant I was rather tired and not very attentive when we checked in and I realized on my way back from breakfast that I didn't know which room I was staying in and had to ask the front desk. After a quick stop at the grocery store, I was once again sitting in a very small plane on the runway saying, "Please, God, don't let me die today . . . "