YOU ARE MY ANCHOR 💓
Yesterday I said that to my wife, partner and love of my life.
During one of my sleepless sessions, I thought about something that happened some fifty years ago.
We were teaching in Tatitlek a Chugash Indian village located in Prince Willam Sound, where the town of Valdez is located.
One day I noticed from my window, which had a view of the dock, an Alaska State trooper disembarking from a skiff (small boat). I wondered who got into trouble in the village?
A little while later, I got the answer, as the trooper was knocking on our door! It was for me. A gift from my ex-wife and her new husband, one of our neighbors!
Since we were twenty or so miles from Valdez, I had to take my skiff and head in to be able to respond to the summon.
This was in the middle of winter, a very hazardous time to be travelling in a small twenty foot skiff!
The trip in was luckily not bad at all. The weather was good.😃 I went in, spent the night and took care of business from a friend's house, the Londagins.
The following day, I headed back home to Tatitlek. The weather had taken a turn to the worse. The winds were severe. However when looking at the water from the citydock, it wasn't that bad. The skiff wouldn't have a problem. Off I went. 💪
When I went through the Narrows and entered into the Sound a short distance, the wind turned violent. (gulp!)
I knew that if I decided to try to go adound the reef, I more than likely would NOT make it. I pulled into the anchorage and dorpped anchor. I spent the night and in the morning, the wind had subsided - home I went to my loved one!😉 I am actualy visiluizing this trip as I write.
My hope is that I can return the favor an be HER ANCHOR for the tough times.😀
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