Day 3 - Saturday, July 28

WORKSTUDY DAY 3 SATURDAY 28,2012

Today was the day to pack up from Ketchikan and head to the island of Annette and the city of Metlakatla (Met – la – cat – la).  After a beautiful hour and half ferry ride we were greeted by Leon Thompson, the pastor and led back to the quaint, old church.  Amazing stained glass windows framed by architectural curves – simply beautiful for over 100 years old!  The congregation provided an INCRDIBLE meal of Sockeye Salmon, Fresh baked rolls, homemade salads, and homemade strawberry shortcake.  We topped off the evening with a hike to Yellow Hill (the only yellow rocks in Alaska!) and a challenging evening message from Jim.  Wifi is sparse here, and I must go to the Library to be able to post, so will try and post when I can. - Christy

The ride to Metlakatla was long but there was a great view and it rained a bit. No whales though. The people were so warm and welcome and there was so much salmon! All the food was great and we got to talk to some of the people. This one woman and her daughter led us to a beautiful hike area and we all climbed around on rocks on the top taking in the view of the surrounding islands and mountains. Words cannot describe the beauty. The way down Hope, Veronica, and I were jogging along the boardwalks pretending to be Katniss Everdeen being chased by the Careers and shooting arrows and such. So far I am in love with Alaska. ~Meaghan Ford

Well today was pretty cool, taking the ferry and stuff. Metlakatla is pretty neat and yeah it’s cool. We went on a pretty cool hike, it was pretty and I got to do some fun bouldering and free climbing stuff. I’m moving to Alaska by the way! - Ben

Today was great! The ferry ride over was beautiful, and a little rainy. We had an amazing salmon dinner with some locals, best salmon I’ve ever had. And then the hike after dinner (which was a little hard with such full stomachs) was absolutely stunning! The panoramic view from the top of the mountain took my breath away. I’m officially in love with Alaska! –Hope

Well a nice relaxing start to the day was great!! The people here are so nice and accepting to all of us that it warms my heart! And did I mention the AMAZING weather that we are having, great for hiking which was very entertaining and very beautiful! The yellow rocks that we went hiking on can only be found here in Metlakatla, Alaska. The food is great and the salmon is even better!!!! FRESH!!! I officially want to live here in the summers!! Or at least visit here and around it!!!  ~Hannah~

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it’s true! The Klinger girls tried something from the ocean! And liked it! We had 16 sockeye salmon, some grilled, cooked, and fried. Then they did pistols at 700 feet above sea level on some random yellow rocks that shouldn’t be where they are. It’s been such an amazing blessing and privilege to be invited here. Even though everyone gives us looks like “Hey, who are those crazy people in the gray sweatshirts?”  They’re all so welcoming! Can’t wait to start VBS Monday!~ Jill K and Karli K.

OMG!!! Alaska is probably the most beautiful, green place I’ve ever been to!  After an hour and a half ferry ride, we arrived at the church, learned about the pastor, and finally settled in. After a VERY delicious meal of salmon…Yes Mom and Dad, I ate the salmon and it was AMAZING!!! We went on a hike to the yellow rock trail and experienced breath-taking views! We got to meet some of the locals and they are so inviting and welcoming, you almost feel like family. I can’t wait to start VBS on Monday and continue this crazy, fun, amazing, memory-making trip! ~Makenzie F.

Got to Metlakatla today. It’s like coniferous rain forest. So rainy. Anyways, we had a nice ferry ride, dinner (gracefully made by the locals SALMON TASTES LIKE CHICKEN!!!! :O), and a really nice hike in which a few of us took some nice rock climbing trips, and slid to our near tragedies. Well, it was a long day, and I’m even more tired than yesterday and we have to wake up at 7 am, sooooooo……………….. night. J -Karli O.