Today was my first day of training. Tory really wanted to show me around, introduce me to everyone, and help me get oriented. We headed out first thing to the zip line camp. Our company offers 3 main tours - eagle zip line tour (for the more outgoing people), bear zip line tour (geared towards families with children), and the rain forest sanctuary walking tour. Of course I need to know what product I'm selling to our customers so I strapped on my gear and headed out for the eagle zip line tour. It consists of 7 zip lines ranging from approximately 120 to 350 feet in length and about 150 feet off the ground. Not going to lie, its a little nerve wracking at first. However, once you relax it is so much fun! Once summer rolls around you will see many bears below or even in the trees (last summer there was a bear 120 feet up in a tree by the zip line course!)
Once I returned to the ground I was able to meet many of the employees working at the camp, including Wayne who makes the totem poles. These totem poles are so beautiful and take about a week per foot to carve. There is also an eagle sanctuary which consists of one eagle who has a broken wing and can't fly. They feed him rats, so there were rats laying all over the ground (my nightmare). My company has hired about 80 people (young folks in their 20's from all over the world) to come work the summer in Ketchikan. Everyone is so laid back and as nice as can be. I can see how this town sucks people in.
We then drove into town to check out my office for the next 6 months. No one had been in it since last season so there was plenty of dusting to do. The office is right downtown and over looks the docks (which is where I'll spend most of my time). My days will mainly consist of running from cruise ship to cruise ship. There are 4 berths along the dock and each berth can hold one cruise ship at a time. With the dock being over 1/2 a mile in length, there will be lots of running around.
The search for a permanent home continues, but I will keep you updated as things materialize.
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