Saturday, July 24, 2010

Naknek tradition

Ahhh...I am finally back from an adventure in Alaska. I worked in a little town called Naknek that sits next to the Naknek River that floats to the Bristol Bay. It was Salmon season and I was at a cannery and freezer plant. I was one of the seven on the glove crew who took care of the gloves that the workers used. Part of my duties was to go out to the satelite plant situated just on the other side of town from the main plant.

That meant that I got to drive a lot. So I can say that I've now driven in Alaska :). I found out that Naknek has a peculiar tradition that I love. When you pass a vehicle coming from the opposite direction, you wave--you just raise your hand a little to wave at the other person. Oooo, I love it when they wave back!

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