Alas! Alaska: Are You Kidding? I'm Not Going. By Marilyn Walters Sugarman Kindle Edition Alas! Alaska: Are You Kidding? Im Not Going. Alas! Alaska is not the usual thrilling true adventure narrative associated with the wilderness of our forty ninth state. It does not concern itself with scaling mountains, stalking bear, catching upstream salmon, or flying with bush pilots into uncharted regions. My story is less wilderness survival and real life survival, survival of an Air Force family uprooted from our comfortable Virginia home to visions of living in an igloo in Alaska. There is no question that people are interested in reading about Alaska. But, this story is different. Compiled from actual letters mailed to family back home, Alas! Alaska is the only book ever written about an Air Force familys three year tour in Alaska, from the point of view of a than slightly reluctant Air Force wife whose heel marks from coast to coast are still visible. It is zany, irreverent, and true. In addition to presenting an accurate picture of life in the Great North, it will make you laugh out loud. Chapter One starts with our arrival in Anchorage with its accompanying first impressions, mostly disagreeable, from the inadequate housing accommodations to the introductions of our alcoholic, yet friendly, neighbors. You will discover the unforgettable characters, unique customs and peculiarities first hand observations of natural phenomena such as the Midnight Sun, pitch dark wintry days and sunlit summer nights; earthquakes and tremors; mountains and glaciers; subzero temperatures; and the Aurora Borealis. Gradually, I, the unwilling housewife, grudgingly accept the fact that I am snowbound for three years and adopt the “if you can’t beat them join them” attitude. Now, snowmobile outings, sledding parties at twenty below, and camping trips during a monsoon were my new norm. Meanwhile, my husband, a Captain who has convinced himself that he is a Brigadier General, is bungling his way through Arctic Survival, or Cool School, and fighting the enemy, the inevitable military red tape. Only our three sons seem to be capable of adjusting, as they insist on viewing everything with excitement from the State Fair with its 60 lb. cabbages to Fur Rendezvous, the winter carnival whose main attraction is not the animal pelts but the unshaven fur faced prospectors. Each of the eight chapters delves further into our familys misadventures, from avoiding clashes with knife wielding neighbors to chasing moose and playing Bingo with the Eskimos. The planned affairs of the conservative military and the impromptu social activities with the uninhibited population are equally disastrous and hilarious. Alas! Alaska is informative and fun than eating hot moose burgers at the ex governors rained out picnic. Sooner or later it will tickle your funny bone like a walrus whiskers.
Alas Alaska is not the usual thrilling true adventure narrative associated with the wilderness of our forty ninth state It does not concern itself with scaling mountains stalking bear catching upstream salmon or flying with bush pilots into uncharted regions My story is less wilderness survival and real life survival survival of an Air Force family uprooted from our comfortable Virginia home to visions of living in an igloo in Alaska There is no question that people are interested in reading about Alaska But this story is different Compiled from actual letters mailed to family back home Alas Alaska is the only book ever written about an Air Force family s three year tour in Alaska from the point of view of a than slightly reluctant Air Force wife whose heel marks from coast to coast are still visible It is zany irreverent and true In addition to presenting an accurate picture of life in the Great North it will make you laugh out loud Chapter One starts with our arrival in Anchorage with its accompanying first impressions mostly disagreeable from the inadequate housing accommodations to the introductions of our alcoholic yet friendly neighbors You will discover the unforgettable characters unique customs and peculiarities first hand observations of natural phenomena such as the Midnight Sun pitch dark wintry days and sunlit summer nights earthquakes and tremors mountains and glaciers subzero temperatures and the Aurora Borealis Gradually I the unwilling housewife grudgingly accept the fact that I am snowbound for three years and adopt the if you can t beat them join them attitude Now snowmobile outings sledding parties at twenty below and camping trips during a monsoon were my new norm Meanwhile my husband a Captain who has convinced himself that he is a Brigadier General is bungling his way through Arctic Survival or Cool School and fighting the enemy the inevitable military red tape Only our three sons seem to be capable of adjusting as they insist on viewing everything with excitement from the State Fair with its 60 lb cabbages to Fur Rendezvous the winter carnival whose main attraction is not the animal pelts but the unshaven fur faced prospectors Each of the eight chapters delves further into our family s misadventures from avoiding clashes with knife wielding neighbors to chasing moose and playing Bingo with the Eskimos The planned affairs of the conservative military and the impromptu social activities with the uninhibited population are equally disastrous and hilarious Alas Alaska is informative and fun than eating hot moose burgers at the ex governor s rained out picnic Sooner or later it will tickle your funny bone like a walrus whiskers Alas Alaska Are You Kidding I m Not Going..
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