Surviving Alaska

A few weeks ago Nathan and other shipmates got to participate in a weeklong-survival course. He had a blast! I'm getting the feeling that being in the Coast Guard in Cordova is like being in "Boy Scouts on Steroids." I borrowed these photos from the USCGC Sycamore blog.

One of the lessons was how to survive in cold water. I think the plan is to be wearing one of these orange suits. Nathan is in the middle of the pack here.

At the end of the week they got dropped off here and wished the best of luck in surviving:

And then they got "rescued." Nathan's (new Land's End) jacket still smells like smoke! But I guess the good thing is that they were able to make a fire : )

Nathan is the one wearing sunglasses.