I had 9 days from my
assignment delivery to the actual flight to the mission site: Sort, pack & ship items, say goodbyes,
change phones, have a birthday party, dinner with family, 4 trips to Anchorage
I strategically flew into
Aniak and then to Kalskag where the principal picked me up from the little gravel
airstrip. He drove his SUV right to the airplane and we unloaded my cargo bags
right from the airplane to his vehicle. There is no terminal. I got marching orders, looked at the headquarters
and found the living arrangements adequate with running hot water. My vehicle
arrived: Bright red Honda Foreman 4x4 (4-wheeler). Word spread quickly. An hour later I was greeted by a tribe of
natives in my living room. I gave them each a cookie to make a peace offering
then asked them to help me move furniture. Gratefully they complied.
The next people to arrive
were my cohorts. We had a cup of tea and
more cookies!
Early the next morning I made
contact with the leader of the village: The Pastor!
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