The village I am going to is not connected to the road system, so things needed are flown in. So, I took a day in Anchorage to do what experienced bush teachers call "Guerilla shopping". I came from Washington with 2 fifty pound suitcases and a cooler loaded with household goods and clothing. (a LOT of fleece!)
Here are details for those who crave them!
Once I got to Anchorage, I bought some plastic storage bins and mailed everything I had brought in the cooler, to free it up for its intended purpose. Alaska has a special shipping rate within the state to accommodate all the remote area residents, so I saved quite a bit mailing what . The post office is also open until midnight, and opens up at 6 am.
I got up at 5 am, and got to the post office to mail those first bins. No lines at 6 am, it was a breeze!
Super Walmart was the next stop. I went to the one that has the Bush Shipping Department. I loaded everything on my list into a shopping cart, and headed to the back of the store. The Bush Shipping Dept. rang up my purchases and for an extra 10%, boxed everything up and shipped it off for me.
I then hit Costco. This was mostly for the items I would carry with me in the cooler: meat, veggies, eggs. But, I did manage to also fill a bin to mail with those shakes I like so well.
Once I had purchased, sorted, shipped, and repacked, I was ready to head to Bethel and see Anna!
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