Why, rent a room, of course! I have been trying to rent a room for a couple of weeks now, and I finally was able to get one last night. It was very comfy, and it had T.V.! It just got a couple of local channels, FOX, and the Discovery channel. The room was also very nice. It was kind of wood themed, and the free shampoo was almond and vanilla.
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I finally got a webcam, so I can take some pictures of myself. I really have changed a lot in the time that I am here.
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Also, the lost hikers were found a ridge over.
I have been so busy that I haven't had enough time to update this as much as possible. I'll start out with the bad news around here. A couple of hikers in the sister lodge in Denali went missing last Thursday when they went out on a hike. They are experienced hikers, but they do not know the area. I am hoping that they will get back safely. Also, the kitchen flooded yesterday, as did dry storage. I'm not sure if any food or things were damaged, and I am hoping it stays that way. We still have yet to replace the dishwashers and cooks that have quit, and more are going to be fired soon. I have been able to convince a friend in New Zealand to come and help us out, since he has a bit of experience in food service. I just hope he can come here really soon. I do several jobs at once, and I am moving up to desserts and salads sometime soon (I am taking the place of a woman who is pregnant and swelling like a balloon).
Read more...I apologize for not posting recently, as it has become very hectic at the lodge ever since some of our cooks and dishwashers have been quitting randomly. Other than that, it has been pretty exciting. On my last weekend off I went whitewater rafting (which was scary yet fun), and I plan on going to a cruise around Prince William Sound tomorrow. The weather around here is always either mild or cold, which is really enjoyable during the summer when I would usually be sweating profusely if I were back in Oregon. Prepping food has been really simple ever since I started to remember what needed to be done every day, and I am apparently so good at it that I am starting to be trained as a line cook. Here are some pictures I took while walking to lunch on one of my days off:
Some mountains around the lodge. This one is still active.
This is the lodge where I work at.
Even more mountains.
