If you haven't already connected the dots, I had the chance to spend July 4th in Unalakleet this summer. I had been hearing for a couple of years how fun it is to spend the 4th in UNK, and thanks to some extra encouragement early on [ That would be you, Nikki :) ] I decided to stay for a while after camp... best decision of the summer!
A few highlights/activities from July 4th Unalakleet style:
• Endless amounts of crab (the night before, but it still counts!)
• Waking up to sunshine!
• The Parade - so great.
• Hanging out at the softball field with everyone, watching the games
• All kinds of games and competitions: 5 K run and bike, potato sack race, bubble gum race, horseshoes, fish cutting, sidewalk chalk drawing, you name it!
• Afternoon nap. Yes, I napped on July 4. And it was glorious.
• Coffee Pot Race: Read the caption below. So fun to watch!
• Delicious blueberry desert at Nikki's gram's house
• Anchor toss! (I need to work on throwing out not up. ha!)
• Paddle boat race
• Frisbee on the sandbar at midnight with friends.
Doesn't get much better than that! Definitely a 4th to remember.
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| One of the many great floats during the parade :) |
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| Blue skies. |
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| 5K runners are off! |
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| Hanging out with everyone - poppers galore! |
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| So funny! |
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| Coffee Pot Race. Consists of: boating across the way, collecting wood, driving the boat around an obstacle, coming back to the beach, collecting water in a coffee can, and building a fire with the collected wood and limited matches. Whoever's water boils first wins! |
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| Onlookers. |
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| Attempting the anchor toss :) |
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| Paddle boat racers! |
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| Off they go! |
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| Unreal sunset - this is around midnight. |
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| Frisbee on the sandbar! Doesn't get much better than that. |
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| Cooling off. What a day. What a day. |
LOVE THIS!!!
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