Carolina Girl in Mukluks and Pearls: The 24 hour trip

The 24 hour trip

OK, I am so sorry. I have been without real Internet since I have been in Atqasuk. WE are having to get internet installed at our house. Now that I am in barrow on my way to Anchorage waiting on a flight. SO I apologize to all of you for keeping you in the dark these days have been crazy and fun. I mean nothing has gone the way I have wanted or expected it to. But it is all part of the experience! I will be in Anchorage for for training this week so will post a few blogs this week!

The Long Trip-

I am excited, terrified, and so ready to take this adventure. I mean what can I say leaving home is always hard. I was going to travel 3,768 mi away from home. I was dreading the near 24 hours I had until I would arrive in Atqasuk Alaska. I mean how could I know that it would take us more than 2 days to eventually get to our house in Atqasuk? My first flight took me on a six hour flight from Charlotte to the very hot desert of Phoenix Arizona. after a layover of an hour I took another 5 hour and thirty minute flight to Anchorage. All went smoothly except for my two posters hanging out of my carry on bag started hitting people in the head as I would walk by (oops). After a grueling 6 hour layover in Anchorage and reconnecting with Christine we were ready to go start our journey onto the great bush Alaska. I am excited about moving into my house and my classroom and becoming a true Alaskan belle. (y'all I am so bringing the pearls and the word y'all to Alaska! mark my words) I took us four hours to fly from Anchorage to Fairbanks where two people in handcuffs being led by a state trooper got on the plane and sat all the way in the back, and then to Dead horse (yes this is a real town) but when we went to land there was a white blanket of clouds and the pilot was unable to see the ground.

We were unable to land so they turned us around and sent us back to Fairbanks where we refueled and sent us right back to Dead horse. A 1 hour trip quickly turned into a 4 hour trip. We weren't even allowed off the plane! When we got to dead horse we finally Flew to Barrow. Barrow is beautiful in its own way. It is right on the ocean and has many nice people.

The airport was a one terminal and we were picked up by a lady in our school district. Because we had missed our flight due to the wonderful tour of Alaska earlier (thanks to the weather) we were unable to get to Atqasuk that day we were put up in a cute little hotel called the airport inn. We got a tour from the human resources director and got to eat at the top of the world hotel!