07.13.2004 Update!

• So if you ever wondered were somebody showers when they live in a van down by the harbor, here is your answer: (Also I bum showers from my friends, Nick and others)
  
• In one complex are 8 apartments, several stores, a bar (the "Squires Rest"), a laundry-mat, the southeast waffle company (where istvan frequented for their somewhat shakey Wifi internet connection, and a thai restaraunt. Here's istvan coming at ya:
  
• I designed and fabricated a solid-state replacement for the vans broken turn signals. It is composed mainly of a 555 oscilator (absolutely fabulous chips that are cheap and highly useful), several relays, some LED indicator lights, and two household switches. It may look like a hack, but it is functionally sound.
  
• The dulcinea has been repaired!
  
• I went out to Eagle Beach again this weekend and found this fabulous field of wildflowers:
  
• The bees were in full force:
  
• For the weekend of July the 4th Istvan, Papo, and I flew out to Gustavus on a chartered flight. The pilot was very informal and it the experience was highly enjoyable. The plane was a small Cessna.
  
• The views were amazing, but I didn't get too many great pictures because it was cloudy both ways:
  
• It's kind of "interesting" to see your pilot whip out his pda mid flight :)
  
• A nice fjord:
  
• The backage service is a little different for small flights. Here's my friend Jeffy (He also came on the flight), "Hey Andy, I think this is your bag."
  
• So we stayed at Jeffy's house. Istvan, Jeffy, Papo and I came on the chartered flight. Rick and Ryan came by Kayak. Bob & Agi's family and Gabe's family came by Alaskan Airlines. Here is a friend of ours, Miller, who came and picked us up in his very old but working Dodge pickup:
  
• Jeffy's vehicle is a Toyota pickup that came with his property. Last time he was there he had car trouble, so we had just brought a replacement alternator that I helped Jeffy install when we arrived:
  
• Here are some huskies pulling a float in the parade at Gustavus:
  
• The big event for the 4th of July at Gustavus is the pole. They take a long timber, cover it in Crisco, put money at the end, and use a backho to hold it over a bridge. If you can get to the end and grab the money, it's yours! (If not, it's still good entertainment)
  
• Everybody loves Kelp dip!
  
• So there were twelve people packed in Jeffy's truck all weekend long when we had to travel, we felt like an immigrant van:
  
• Istvan and I hitchhiked out to Glacier Bay:
  
• The gas station is quite nice at gustavus:
  
• We got to see a nice view of mendenhall glacier on the way back:
  
• Landing in Juneau international airport on the way back:
  
• Unfortunately I just broke the gearshift on the van! (Stay tuned for the thrilling continuation next week....)
  

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