We started out our day with a scrumptious breakfast from the Ilisagvik cafeteria and then had a little bit of down time before we went to the end of town to see the release of a rehabilitated Snowy Owl. The owl had been found on the side of the road in Prudhoe Bay after having been hit by a car. It was then been taken to Anchorage to be treated for eye and wrist injuries. We were invited by Peter's cooperating teacher to watch it be released back into the wild at the freshwater lake in Barrow. It all happened really quickly but was pretty amazing!
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| The sign says "Paglagivsi! 'Welcome!' to the ancient village of Ukpiagvik 'The Place where we hunt Snowy Owls'." This is the original village of Barrow, Alaska. The Inupiaq name of Barrow is "Ukiagvik" which actually means "the place where we hunt Snowy Owls." A little ironic considering we are going to watch a Snowy Owl be let back out into the wild...(they dont hunt them anymore though). |
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| The freshwater lake. Hard to tell where the lake starts and the snow ends... |
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| There she goes! |
After the owl release we came back and played a game of "Scene It" and had lunch. After lunch it was time to be productive for a little while but then of course we went and had a delicious Cinco de Mayo dinner of enchiladas and Mexican rice. Then we played "Clue" and went outside to work out our SNOW FORT in a huge snow drift outside the door of the dorms!!! (probably one of the best snow forts that I have helped make!) And of course, once we were finished we rewarded ourselves with hot chocolate, popcorn, and a movie! :)
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| Playing cribbage in the fort! ;) |
Overall, a great way to spend Cinco de Mayo in the Arctic!
Hope you all enjoyed your Saturday, May 5th 2012!
-K
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