first week

This is my first blog recording the first week (about) on Nunivak Island. We did a lot of things here, like the hike to the dead whale, kayaking in the lagoon (and falling in), karaoke in the tents, and to the gravesites and rolling down the hill (snow). The first week was interesting. It was a bit different than I thought. It was a lot colder too. But it’s all okay. We learned to keep warm with bacon grease, feathers, and pilot crackers. Well, we just use the useful down things that they gave us, and it even gets hot. The geography of Nunivak Island is amazing. The cliffs watch over the falling tide below, and the rocks are thrown across the beaches. The rocks on the face are home to the birds alien to the any other place that I’ve been. The water comes up and the water goes down, changing the river from salty to fresh water. The graves show existence of the people who survived here throughout the winters and summers, but tell nothing of their lives. It’s interesting to walk by the old houses, still preserving the tools made with the little material they managed with. This place is awesome. But yeah.

later

Nels JC Smith

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