Bethel Inservice

We have returned from our adventure in Bethel. We flew out on Friday afternoon--we weren't supposed to have a charter with one of the little airlines but they forgot, and didn't have us on the schedule...needless to say they lost all school travel business from the school. Josh, our designated school travel agent, called another airline and they got us a charter and were in Tunt within 45 minutes.

This mural is painted on the wall in one of the Bethel Airports

We arrived in Bethel around 3:30--meaning we had a whole afternoon for fun and relaxation. Kat and I checked in at the Hotel and then walked to Corrina's--a great grocery store in Bethel selling lots of food in bulk (kinda like a small Sam's Club) After a fun trip to Corrina's we went to Swanson's another grocery store, we recieved a 15% off coupon... after $100 worth of groceries (each) we were on our merry way :) Swanson's is about a block or a block and a half from the hotel we were staying at Kat and I were too cheap to pay for a cab...I mean $8 for a block, no thanks; but our boxes were a little too heavy to carry all the way back sooo....we borrowed a cart. We decided to push the cart to the Bed and breakfast. Now for those of you who need an education on Bethel...Bethel is very muddy and sloppy during the rainy season, and some of the roads are gravel/sand/clay--Kat and I pushed and pulled the cart through the muck to get our stuff home. A year ago, I probably would have been horrified at the thought of taking a cart, and to be honest I can't quite believe we did it. It was an enjoyable walk and we kept others entertained in the process. :) We returned the cart on our way to play a game with Nick and some other teachers from Kipnuk.

This is inside Hagelands--one of the small Bethel airports

You never know what you might see when you're in Bethel...always something new and exciting. This weekend it was the barges. There are barges that come to deliver goods to Bethel and to the villages. Last year the furniture for new teacher housing was on a barge, this year a new water treatment facility is on a barge and headed for Tunt. Frank (our Site Administrator/principal) is in hopes that it will be done by next year.

The barge...we saw a few barges parked in Bethel; they are massive!

Welcome to Tuntutuliak--This is our airport in Tunt

Hope your day is filled with many smiles. :)