Since the fish have been running on the Yukon I haven’t
slept much. Okay, lets be honest, it’s really just since summer kept the
daylight pouring through my blinds all night.
As I recall, Sunday was a late
night, fishing until 1:00am. Monday was the same, and Tuesday was a catch-up
day. Wednesday was an all nighter: cleaning fish until 5:00am, vacuum sealing, cleaning house, and
then heading off to work. By lunch I left to catch the plane and hit the ground
in Anchorage by 2:00pm Thursday. Happy to be in the big city, but with lots of
work to do, I grabbed my car from the parking lot near my home. Changing the
windshield and doing a little shopping I finished up the day with sushi at my
favorite restaurant downtown. Ready for bed and running on fumes, I decided to
share beer, good conversation, and a warm fire instead of calling it a night.
Good sleep is a treasure I will not soon again underestimate.
Repairing the car further then wrapping up the sale, I moved
on to the motorcycle. Running like
a top, I forgot how wonderful it was to ride in Alaskan summers.
Always something to do, shop for, or just errands to run, living two lives, one in the city and one in the Bush, is stressful. Compound
that with Master’s homework and you have a maddening start of a promising
vacation. I think this weekend was definitely worth it, though. Time with friends and loved ones is always worth it. I cherish this time and value it above all else. Maximize fun, minimize unhappiness, that's what I say.
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