As feared, none of the flights made it into Petersburg yesterday. So Elise spent yet another night in Juneau. All the hotels there are full now. Fortunately, one of our church members who works for the Forest Service was also stuck there, and the Forest Service provides housing to traveling employees. So Elise and Lorean were able to go there instead of spending a night at the airport. I'm sure if they had to, they could have found a place to stay with one of the church members in Juneau.
The weather this morning is overcast, but visibility seems to be okay. A bald eagle is sitting on a post that is just across the street. There's probably somewhere close to 3 feet of snow on the ground. Another storm watch is in effect late tonight and into Sunday with potential for another foot or more of snow.
So there is a window of a few hours today where the flights could make it in. They will be attempting to come in on the southbound, afternoon flight. The departure from Anchorage has already been delayed 30 minutes or more, so we will see what happens.
Elise's mom should be on her way here. Her flight has left Seattle and is enroute to Ketchikan. No delays are reported for that flight yet. The church service this morning is likely going to be fairly short, since that flight arrives around 11:40 a.m. and I'll need to pick her up.
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