Bethel

We arrived in Bethel Super Bowl Sunday.  Since we had the rest of the day and wouldn't fly out to our respective villages until tomorrow morning, we all decided to explore the Bethel area on foot. First, we would have to catch a taxi to Bentley's Bed and Breakfast to check in and drop all our cargo off before heading out into the snow covered world of Bethel.

Waiting at the Bethel airport for taxis.

A true rural Alaska taxi.

Watching the Super Bowl and enjoying being connected to the Internet again.

Bentley's B&B

Our taxi rides were all very interesting as you can see from the photo above.  We all crammed into each taxi with all our cargo. The taxi driver I had actually drove on the river to get us to Bentley's Bed and Breakfast, which was bumpy, but really cool. We arrived at Bentley's Bed and Breakfast, which is a very bright blue building. We got settled in our rooms and decided to relax a little while before venturing out into Bethel.  After watching the Super Bowl long enough to reconnect with the world via the Internet provided by the Bentley's Bed and Breakfast WiFi it was time to wonder the streets of Bethel and find some dinner. After exploring and dinner we crashed for the night in our comfy beds.

Why can't I get cell phone reception?

Dinner, with choices :)

Expensive fruit, good thing we brought our own.

Rural Alaska prices, Ouch!