Hello All!
I'm taking a break from the travel postings (since I don't have my notes or the pics with me at the moment) to tell you a little bit about the differences between Alaska and California.
First, there is no sales tax. Very nice! Second, safety updates for the office include things like: The Seagulls are nesting in the downtown area so watch out for falling bird poo and the birds diving at you. Another difference is that the field staff out here travel in groups and have a Bear Guard with them. A Bear Guard is a person who's only job is to watch for bears. I believe they are armed also, but I've yet to confirm that part. When someone first mentioned Bear Guards, I thought it was some sort of body armor... yeah, I was wrong about that.
Something else I noticed while traveling and forgot to mention (I think anyway... if I'm repeating myself, feel free to skip to the next paragraph) there are no stars out during the summer nights. It doesn't get dark enough. It's like twilight for a couple hours and then the sun rises again. Makes me wonder what they do up here for the 4th of July... I don't think the fireworks would be very visible.
My real training starts on Monday, but for those of you curious about the project I'll be working on here's a public website: www.thealaskapipelineproject.com.
Take care!
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