I've got friends in weird places

The past few days here in Ketchikan have been crazy busy and fun. On Wednesday, Matt started his job as a Duck Tour Dispatcher and is in the process of being trained right now. We get up around 6AM every day for our jobs- what's nice is that because all of the companies revolve around the cruise ships, Matt, Kevin and I have similar schedules. We've been so busy with work that we haven't had a whole lot of time to explore our new home, but our current strategy is coming home, chugging coffee and going out again. On Wednesday, Matt and I went with our roommate Heather to Rotary Beach Park (they use the term "beach" lightly here)- we saw some gorgeous views. Legend has it that when the weather cracks 60 degrees, people actually go in the water.

                                                                                                      Heather and I at Rotary Beach Park

I am really loving my job because everyone at work is so friendly- and they know how to have a good time. Last night, the lumberjacks hosted a bonfire at the beach so I got to get to know some of the folks from the other departments (there are lumberjacks, retail and dock representatives as well as the managers). They have a lot of bonfires because they chop up so much wood during the shows and they need to find a use for it. It's really interesting to hear the lumberjacks' stories- they get recruited to the show out of high school and college like other athletes. Most of them chose their college based off of the availability of a timber sports program. Unfortunately for me, they were superior in every beach game we played because they throw axes at bullseyes for a living.

My new lumberjack friends

I also got to meet a few other people from different companies and it was fascinating to hear the ins and outs of the different businesses in Ketchikan. The tourist industry is fascinating and it's so cool to see all the behind-the-scenes action. All in all, I'm having a great time so far. Hopefully I'll have some adventure stories to share because I think I'm getting a day off next week- woohoo!

More soon!

Bridget