Busy Weekend

Alexander Andreyevich Baranov

Meghan endured a fairly active week - knitting group, birthday party, dinner and a movie night. Customarily she looks to the weekend for a respite. This weekend, however, provided no such rest. We seemed to be rushing from one engagement to the next. On Friday afternoon we hurried home to walk Reb and headed back downtown for the Grand Reopening of the Baranov Museum. After months of renovation the 200 year-old museum offered a behind-the-scenes look at its collection and a door prize drawing. Later we learned that Meghan's name was called as a winner after we left the museum. We are still waiting to hear from the Museum about her prize. We joined our friends and KHS graduates Rob and Mary Jane at the Museum and dined at Henry's Great Alaskan Restaurant afterward.

Java Flats Restaurant

Saturday morning the alarm clock rang early to wake us for a three hour shift at our good friend Alicia's cafe Java Flats. Meghan covered the register and treated the customers like a seasoned food service veteran. Meanwhile I dusted off the cobwebs and relived my days as a barista. We were happy to help a friend and our boss even let us have a much needed shift meal.

On Sunday the Alaska Avalanche School offered a free eight hour avalanche awareness class. It's been a couple of winters since my Level I avalanche class and the free class here in Kodiak was a great way to refresh my backcountry travel skills and knowledge. The instructors for Sunday's course were quite knowledgeable. Greg Runyan and Nancy Pfieffer, both certified climbing and skiing guides, drew upon their decades of experience in mountains throughout the world to deliver a dynamic look at backcountry travel and rescue techniques. We started the day at the Bayside Fire House, Meghan's "yoga studio," and spent the afternoon in the field practicing avalanche search and rescue strategies.
On Monday it was back to work and tomorrow morning I fly back to Anchorage for another look at the Anchorage Montessori School.