On to Seward!

I arrived in Seward yesterday evening after taking the Park Connection bus down from Anchorage.   The trip down took about 2 1/2 hours- I would've preferred to take the train, but it only runs in the morning and I couldn't check in to my hostel in Seward until after 5, so I didn't want to be stuck dragging my bags around all day.  I stayed at the Moby Dick Hostel Monday night because: a) it's cheap, b) I couldn't get into my dorm until Tuesday, and c) I've stayed there before. Once I got settled in at the hostel, I went out to eat and then walked around down near the Sea Life Center. I'm sick already (shocker, I know!) so I called it an early night. 

Today, orientation started at 1:00.  There were about 7 of us new seasonal employees, we are pretty much the last "wave" of new hires coming in  for the season.  We got to watch some very exciting videos on harassment, blood borne pathogens, chemicals, etc etc...such fun! At the end, we received our uniforms- polo shirts, fleece jacket, and heavy parkas. We can keep them at the end of the season, but we have to pay for them, so I'm definitely not keeping all of it!! 

At the end of the day we headed for the dorms.  I had no idea what to expect. It's a 2 bedroom, with 3 ppl in each room (they're decent size rooms), and since I'm the last one to arrive, guess who gets the top bunk?!? Of course. I'm just picturing all the ways I can get hurt since we all know how graceful I am :) It's like being in college all over again, climbing up and down a ladder to get in/ out of bed. Big difference from college is that I won't be drinking here- it's against the rules to have any alcohol on property and we will get fired it there is.  I'm the oldest one here, can I pull the "you're younger than me" card and switch??  We may actually see if we can disconnect the bunks and put mine on the ground, cause lord knows I do not really want to be climbing a ladder for the next three months!!  

My dorm is a good 20 minute walk to work- with a decent sized hill involved- I am sooo happy I'm in decent shape now- otherwise, that hill (who am I kidding- just the walk alone!) would kill me! I can't wait to start hiking Mt Marathon (3022 ft)- by the end of summer, I will make it to the top!! 

             Park Connection Bus in Anchorage 

Small boat harbor

Start of the Iditarod 

 My awesome bunk!!