Yesterday I flew out of Kwethluk and back to Bethel, a flight of about 10 minutes. It was and is absolutely beautiful. T-shirt weather. Remember when I was stuck sitting at the runway back in Kong for a long time? I was actually kind of hoping it would happen yesterday, it was that nice out. Sadly, the plane was right on time.
Once we got up in the air we saw lots of geese flying. One group was relatively close to us and the pilot quick cut and released a hard right, flashing the wings at the group. We had a laugh over that one. It was so pretty to see the melting riverways and animals on the move, I would have loved to just fly around for a while for the fun of it.
Monday I'm flying out to Eek which is further away so hopefully it's a nice day. I'm looking forward to Eek, but I am worried about these birds. Bird hunting takes over peoples lives this time of the year, I am told. It was beginning to become that way at Kwethluk. Students fail classes because there are geese. People lose their jobs because there are geese. I'm worried about geese thwarting my attempts to teach.
I shot video of our takeoff from Kwethluk yesterday, just for the fun of it, to show the friends and family back home the difference between my commute to work and theirs.
Speaking of friends and family back home, I love and miss you all. I'm really excited to see everybody in just 3 short weeks!!
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Can't wait to see you!! I bet Mom will have a heart attack when she watches your clip. :)
Great video. You're an old pro with flying now. I don't think I could do it. Looking forward to seeing you. Spring is in full bloom now....tulips, daffodils, red bud trees and soon crab apple trees....my favorite time of year. We'll have to have a Memorial Day cookout.
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