Summertime!

I made it back to Nome from Indiana. I really enjoyed visiting with my family and friends while I was home. The four weeks went by way too fast! After arriving back in Nome, I worked as a camp counselor for DAWN (Drugs Aren't Wanted in Nome) Camp. We had nine youngsters from grades 6-8. Camp was five days. We made rockets and launched them, painted rocks, made face masks, made greeting cards, went to Pilgrim Hot Springs for a day, as well as many other activities. It was a lot of fun, but I was ready to start sleeping in my own bed at night, instead of freezing in a tent. This past Tuesday evening, I went with some friends out on their fishing boat. We netted salmon, fished rock and reek with no luck, and just enjoyed the beautiful evening. The sun was shining, the water was calm, it was awesome! That was my first time out in a boat on the Bering Sea. Then, Friday and Saturday, I went with a friend of mine to Anchorage and Talkeetna. She is looking at possibly moving there, about two hours north of Anchorage. Wow, the tourists are everywhere! You can definitely tell it is summer! It has been a fantastic summer thus far!