Living this remote has its own challenges and advantages. My first challenge has been trying to get the locals to accept me. This last week I finally got two of them to really warm up to me. Doris was the first. Although she was quite shy like her friends, I could tell she would be the first to befriend me of the group. She didn't even like the idea of coming near me but the fact that I could be kind of noisy around her was a good sign. Next thing you know she was letting me pet her.
My other friend is Fredrick (pronounced Froad-rick). I really thought after a few weeks he'd be the first to approach me. He's always been a bit of a chatter box and has been hanging around for quite some time, but it wasn't until recently that he accepted me as trustworthy. Now he is eating out of my hand and yells in my house when he wants food. I love that about the guy.
Now you may have thought this post was about people, but up here, the locals are not the people. We all try to be respectful of the real locals and as funny as it seems, it might be harder to capture the humans on camera then it was to get these guys. Everyone has been real nice, though, and treats you like a family. It has been a real treat living in this beauty.
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