The last day in Alaska....for now

Because Nome is south of Brevig, the ice is already starting to melt.

This picture was taken at 2am. This is as dark as it will be for the rest of the summer.

To finish off the year in Alaska, a bonfire was created on the beach. Songs and fire and the Alaskan sun. What a great ending.

24 Hours of Daylight

May 15, 2011=24 Hours of sunlight. During the summer months in the Arctic, the sun goes 3-6 degrees below the horizon. Although the sun does go down, the rays of sun are still seen throughout the night.



At Prom, May 14, Native Eskimo singers came and allowed the students the chance to Eskimo Dance. It was so fun to watch the kids come out and dance to the music.


Native Eskimo art includes beading and sewing. We have been stringing beads in first grade for the last quarter. I became interested and created my first beaded barrette! I think it turned out pretty well. A new hobby is coming around.

May

The ice is starting to break up. The blue water can finally be seen underneath the ice. The ocean is still frozen, but the ponds are melting.

For the last week of school, I took the class around the community to take pictures. They thought it was the funnest thing ever. Here is just one of them.



For the first time ever I took a walk on the frozen ocean. It doesn't look any different then the surroundings but just knowing that it was ocean made it feel really cool.

We went walking on the beach where the pebbles are starting to show again and found this fire. There was no one around and it was just blazing away.

The ice is starting to break up. This is a view of one of cracks in the ice. It goes down a couple feet.