24 hours of light!

It has been rather interesting getting used to 24 hours of light, but it's also kind of fun. I'm not sure what it'll be like to go back to darkness after this. It's been causing havoc on my sleeping, but I already had sleep issues, so no big deal. But when guests at the lodge think that they can't go on a tour at 9 or 10 pm because they won't get to see anything, it's fun to remind them that there wouldn't be a time they wouldn't be able to see. They forget about the constant light. I went on a doglsed ride yesterday and the musher made a joke of "Mom says we need to be home by dark...so we don't have to be home until at least September"... The pics of the dogsled and the Lodge were taken at 10pm last night. As you can see, the sun is still very high in the sky. It's awesome.

The jobs are going well. It's been a rough start due to my scattered training. I didn't quite feel like I knew enough of anything to work at either job, but luckily, working with people who are on vacation, lends me a bit more patience and kindness. So I've been able to catch up.

I'm a little (ok...a lot) more isolated than I'd like to be, but I'm sure that will take time to get used to as well. My roommate and I talk about what it'll be like to see a Town and stores again in September. We sit and fantasize about being able to "run down to the store to pick something up". It's funny. She actually went into "town" yesterday with a few of our coworkers and had QUITE the experience. The town, Glen Allen, consists of a gas station "The Hub", that has a mobile Thai restaurant in the parking lot. We refer to it as the Thai-mobile. A Grocery store where everything is outrageously expensive and a Radio Shack, where apparently you can get anything from batteries, to guns and ammo, to jelly belly jellybeans and halloween costumes...huh? And oh yea, we can't forget about the espresso shack...A little (and I mean little) coffee hut in the grocery store parking lot where you can get your caramel macchiato... we Americans sure have our priorities.

In about an hour, I go for my driver training so I can escort up to 15 guests to the various tour locations. I'm not sure they were planning on Van training me, but I've basically badgered my manager to do it because I am dying to get off property and to drive SOMETHING! The guests are in for a treat.

That's about all for now. Gotta go get ready for work. Hope everyone is well. Love-Reebs