Kodiak, Alaska
Two days ago I accompanied film kit being delivered to Kodiak. I had never been there so I was pleased to tag along. After an hour and a half flight we landed in rainy Kodiak, much to my relief after feeling nauseous on the semi bumpy ride in. Once on the ground, we unloaded the kit, had a short break, and then off we were again. It was snowing at 1,500 feet which didn't help with my queasiness. I didn't get great photos but here's just a couple that I took of Kodiak.
Yesterday was a bit more exciting. In the morning, my boss asked me what my plans were for the day, then he told me to go out to camp for the day to help with take down. I've enjoyed helping with take down the past two years; however, this time I was a little apprehensive. Simyra and mine's flight to Anchorage and then to London would be the next day and the weather this month has been awful- as in hurricane like winds and rain almost every day. When going to camp you always have to expect to get weathered in there because you just never know what Alaska weather will do next.
So, I hopped on the plane and was at camp by mid morning. I immediately got to work taking down the galley weatherport. Not ten minutes after I start, flurries are fluttering around. Then, what I from Alabama would call a blizzard started. Luckily our pilot made it back to camp from another delivery in Kodiak, but the snow/ice was sticking to his plane so he had to taxi up the beach above the high tide line (of 20ft that day) and wait it out. It's wasn't looking like we were gonna get out...
Back at the galley, with one of the sides completely taken off and snow blowing in over the fridge, counters, and food, we decide to put the galley back together and wait out the snow in warmth.
We cranked up the fire in the wood stove and huddled around it while the temperature in the galley slowly creeped up from the outside temp of 33. Soon there was 5 inches of snow on the ground and the temperature inside was 43. We had an early dinner and by the time we were done the tide was going back out. The high tide had cleaned the beach of snow and made a nice runway. Once the snow slackened we doused the plane with anti freeze and the pilot was ready to fly. With one of the film crew staying in order for me to get back to town, we left and it snowed for half of the flight. Then miraculously we flew in clear skies and landed in Homer. What a day!
Next post will be from London!
Yesterday was a bit more exciting. In the morning, my boss asked me what my plans were for the day, then he told me to go out to camp for the day to help with take down. I've enjoyed helping with take down the past two years; however, this time I was a little apprehensive. Simyra and mine's flight to Anchorage and then to London would be the next day and the weather this month has been awful- as in hurricane like winds and rain almost every day. When going to camp you always have to expect to get weathered in there because you just never know what Alaska weather will do next.
So, I hopped on the plane and was at camp by mid morning. I immediately got to work taking down the galley weatherport. Not ten minutes after I start, flurries are fluttering around. Then, what I from Alabama would call a blizzard started. Luckily our pilot made it back to camp from another delivery in Kodiak, but the snow/ice was sticking to his plane so he had to taxi up the beach above the high tide line (of 20ft that day) and wait it out. It's wasn't looking like we were gonna get out...
Back at the galley, with one of the sides completely taken off and snow blowing in over the fridge, counters, and food, we decide to put the galley back together and wait out the snow in warmth.
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| The Galley without one of it's sides |
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| After |
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| After high tide washed the snow off the beach |