Exploring Sunshine Bay

We had a built-in vacation day on Valentine's Day, so we took the snow machine out for a ride.

Getting dressed up.

A couple from our school followed us to Emmonak.

On the way back, Nathaniel took me to "Sunshine Bay," an abandoned fish packing plant on the Yukon River.  I didn't exactly know what all the buildings were used for, so we walked around.

I didn't want to take any of my gear off because it was 13 below zero!

Frosty faces

Nathaniel on the old loading dock.

I took a break on some chairs behind one of the buildings.

There were boardwalks connecting the buildings together.

This building had a sign reading "Sunshine Hilton."  

We went inside the "Sunshine Hilton" and here's what we found:

I don't think we'll ever be spending the night there...

This looked like a house.

The colder temperatures were just what we've been needing to safely travel on the river.  However, the sudden drop in temperatures, and lack of snow fall this winter created some problems for us.

Since our water and sewage pipes are above ground, pipes all around our village had trouble with freezing and some breaking.  Four of our teacher housing units have been out of water/sewage going on day 4.  Unfortunately, we are one of those units.  We had water stored on hand already.

We've been using this 5 gallon container to fill our Brita pitcher for drinking water.

This was one of those weeks where I said, "dishes can wait till the weekend."
So, this weekend I loaded up our dirty dishes in a tote and (hand) washed the dishes at a friend's house just a few steps away.  

Before the sewage went out, we had to throw a pitcher of water down the toilet to make it flush.

Since we can't put anything down the drain, our neighbors invited us to walk over any time we need to go to the bathroom or take showers.

When we brush our teeth, we have to use a cup, and then toss the water outside.

When the water/sewage does get fixed, we will not have anything important to complain about!