Our last leg into Soldotna was a little plane jump on a 24 seat turboprop. It was hard to see the scenery because of low cloud cover. On approach to landing Jeff saw a single bull caribou, fortunately outside the fence of the airport. Landing was uneventful.
We were met by two guys from Samaritan's purse, and piled all our bags into the extended van and pickup for the short drive to Samaritan's Purse base camp. What a wonderful facility they have here for us. Solidly built log cabins for bunk rooms, and a large log dining Hall.
Evelyn and Ernie the camp cook made a wonderful meal of grilled Salmon & halibut potatoes, salad, rolls, and cobbler. We were all hungry from travelling and ate hardily. Steve gave us rundown of the camp and the status of the work in Marshall. After dinner we had some free time. Several guys went into town to get fishing licenses and tackle.
Brice, Brianna, Dean, Kim and I went looking for a Geoches right next to our camp. It only took us a few minutes. Kim and I took a long walk across the Kenai river and found 2 more caches. It was great to get out and walk a bit after being on planes for so long.
It is a bit odd to have it be 10 at night and have the sun still shining. Fortunately the cabins are solid and have good curtains so you can sleep when it is still light.
Which caches did you find? I'm looking at a map of Soldatna and there are a lot! There aren't any in Marshall. :( Happy hunting!
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