First date at Port Alsworth

We arrived at the Samaritan's Purse base camp at Soldotna, Ak., Sunday evening. The flight from Chicago to Anchorage was an endurance test. We were nearly and hour late leaving Chicago, waiting in line to the runway. We were in the air for over six hours on a fully loaded Boeing 737.

A bear had been sighted at the base camp Sunday a.m., so we were warned to make lots of noise if we went up to the shower/restroom building. I made Bill get up at 3:00 a.m. to go up to the restroom with me.

We flew out to Port Alsworth this morning. Another plane loaded with groceries followed us over, so we spent the a.m. trying to get the groceries sorted and stored. We have three refrigerators and two freezers, and pantry full of food, so we should be able to provide adequate meals. Seven of us flew in this morning. About five or six full-time employees are working with volunteers to run water lines and sewer lines to the cabins.

Bill and I are sharing a cabin. I will send more photos via Facebook tomorrow. The weather is very pleasant. We are watching salmon running in the lake (from inside the dining area). Huge fish are jumping all over the surface.