4th of July

Happy 4th of July!!! What a day we had. It was great. Gustavus has a parade in the morning, and we, along with quite a few of other people, were there. It was so fun, everyone goes all out, even us. A few of the employees put together a float to have in the parade. Actually it was quite a sad float. It was an old kyake that they covered with cardboard and spray painted white. They added some stars and called it the Fairweather Torpedo. But it was fun to partipate. When it came down the road we clapped and cheered. 

After the parade, everyone headed down to the park where the were stands setup with food and crafts. Some of our own lodgies set up a face painting booth and painted kids faces for free. For the entire day there was a schedule of activities, that anyone who wanted to, could participate in including gunny sack races, the eight legged race, horse shoes, and a bubble gum blowing contest. One of the girls got me to participate in the the last one. I didn't do so well. I started late and only had two minutes to chew two huge pieces of bubble gum and try to make a bubble. By the end my jaw hurt.

We had to leave early because, we had to work, but afterwards we headed back into Gustavus for the fire works. There wasn't a single firework show, but lots of little ones by different people. There was a bonfire again in the same spot as the summer solstice, but we spent a majority of our time down on the beach, where the fireworks would go off periodically.

The best part of the night is when Kat (a server in the dining room), Ian and I decided that it was time to jump into the ocean. We thought, we are in Alaska on the 4th of July, we have to do something memorable. I wasn't too exicted about the idea but after a little coaxing I decided to join. 

All's that I can say is that is was a 4th of July that I will never forget. We are having such a great time in Alaska.

One of the servers, Zach, is really big into Fire Poi, and he brings them with him where ever he goes. The best is by the fire, and tonight he did them on the beach. Ian took a great video, take a look.