My son, in his infinite wisdom, decided I needed a new platform for my blog. "Mom", he said, "I'll do all the investigation and set it all up for you", said he. Needless to say, here I am with lots to tell you, 8 days later.
I'll probably catch you up in a few posts as my attention span is not improving with age and the threat of dying in a pandemic.
Stony River is an island. My co-worker has started a cross-country team and the route all the way around the village is 0.99 miles. It's by far the smallest village I've every lived with the exception of the floating logging camp which was a raft. The Kuskokwim River forms an arc around the top of the island and the other two sides of a rough triangle are wrapped with slough. Whenever I can't find anyone, they are on the river.
The parking lot at the boat launch site. It's a great spot to watch the boats going downriver to Sleetmute or upriver to Lime Village.
Evidence of set nets. This village is Athabaskan and is traditional in subsistence hunting and fishing and using the land.
I was wondering about this....a jet ski. The water is pretty darn cold and I didn't get to see it in action, but with Sleetmute so close, it would be a fast way to visit Grandma.
Long shadows and a comfy bosun's chair. I'm not sure it's Coast Guard approved.
Oh, yes. This I did witness. The fast boat above was pulling kids in this tube. Didn't have my camera at the time, but it had to be a chilly ride. No wet or dry suits but the kids here wear life jackets, mostly. At least I've seen them lying around in the mud, in boats, in bushes.
Almost everyone has a homemade wooden boat. They are heavier than the hubs of Hell, but the price is right and there is time to work on them. I've seen no fewer than 3 up on sawhorses in various stages of construct. This one has seen better days, but it was the only one of the 4 I've seen at the launch. All the rest were on the river I guess.
A brief update on the bats. My apartment is still uninhabitable with live bats and a stench that could raise the dead. The school pilot said that the bat repellent will be arriving on Monday's plane. Apparently it wasn't as high priority as 4 cases of canned fruit. I'm still living in the school, taking bucket baths and pulling out a mattress from between the library shelves. Not complaining though. I can sleep through the night without any flying visitors.
School started on Thursday and it's rainy and overcast today but it's SATURDAY! It's been in the 70s at night and low 50s at night except on the weekend, of course.
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