Woman who lives in one of the world's most remote villages flies 200 miles to pick up takeaway
A woman who lives in one of the world's most remote villages with no shops or restaurants flew 200 miles to pick up a takeaway.
Salina Alsworth, 25, has lived in Port Alsworth, Alaska, US, her whole life - after her great grandparents, Babe and Mary Alsworth, moved there in the 1940s.
The only way to get to the village is by small aircraft as there are no roads, no supermarkets, no hospitals or pubs and the nearest city, Anchorage, is an hour away.
It has a population of just 186, which increases to around 400 during the tourist season.
Salina's family run the Lake Clark Resort which sees hundreds of visitors flock to the beauty spot every year.
Salina's husband, Jared Richardson, 23, a fishing guide, was one of the many tourists who visit the village.
The pair met while Jared was working on the resort where he will be relocating.
After working in Anchorage for a few days, Salina wanted to bring her husband something special when she got home.
She picked up an Italian takeaway so she and Jared could have a date night.
Salina, a manager at Lake Clark Resort, said: "The community of Port Alsworth was started by my great grandparents.
"There are five generations of us who live here.
"It is a very remote place to live - there are no roads to get here.
"The only way to get here is by small aircraft.
"I love the simplicity of living here.
"It can be complicated from time to time - you do have to plan ahead for supplies, but I love being surrounded by nature.
"You can watch moose running through your garden or bears swimming in the lake."
"I had been working in Anchorage for four days and I was flying home and wanted to bring something special.
"I got some Olive Garden takeout, the flight was a little over an hour.
"It was all worth it as my fiance and I had the best dinner date on our porch - well worth the aeroplane ride."
In the 1940s people were invited to live in Alaska to homestead.
Babe and Mary both had to prove that they could live self-sufficiently off the land and in return, the government gave them land to live off.
Salina's great-grandparents were two of the first people to live in Port Alsworth - which is why the village is named after them.
Residents rely on the nearest city, Anchorage, for supplies which can be a challenge to reach - depending on the weather conditions.
Salina said: "Snow and fog are a big factor, there are no hospitals here.
"We have a small clinic which does basic stuff but if you have a baby or need surgery you have to get there by airplane.
"The only shop we have is our little gift shop at my family's resort.
"We have two coffee shops, but they are the only places in town.
"Winter is a very challenging time, with us being so remote and everything coming from aircraft, snowstorms and fog are a real issue for us.
Despite its many challenges, Salina said she has no plans to move with her husband, Jared Richardson, 23, choosing to relocate to the village from 3,134 in Detroit, Michigan, US.
Salina Alsworth, 25, has lived in Port Alsworth, Alaska, US, her whole life - after her great grandparents, Babe and Mary Alsworth, moved there in the 1940s.
The only way to get to the village is by small aircraft as there are no roads, no supermarkets, no hospitals or pubs and the nearest city, Anchorage, is an hour away.
It has a population of just 186, which increases to around 400 during the tourist season.
Salina's family run the Lake Clark Resort which sees hundreds of visitors flock to the beauty spot every year.
Salina's husband, Jared Richardson, 23, a fishing guide, was one of the many tourists who visit the village.
The pair met while Jared was working on the resort where he will be relocating.
After working in Anchorage for a few days, Salina wanted to bring her husband something special when she got home.
She picked up an Italian takeaway so she and Jared could have a date night.
Salina, a manager at Lake Clark Resort, said: "The community of Port Alsworth was started by my great grandparents.
"There are five generations of us who live here.
"It is a very remote place to live - there are no roads to get here.
"The only way to get here is by small aircraft.
"I love the simplicity of living here.
"It can be complicated from time to time - you do have to plan ahead for supplies, but I love being surrounded by nature.
"You can watch moose running through your garden or bears swimming in the lake."
"I had been working in Anchorage for four days and I was flying home and wanted to bring something special.
"I got some Olive Garden takeout, the flight was a little over an hour.
"It was all worth it as my fiance and I had the best dinner date on our porch - well worth the aeroplane ride."
In the 1940s people were invited to live in Alaska to homestead.
Babe and Mary both had to prove that they could live self-sufficiently off the land and in return, the government gave them land to live off.
Salina's great-grandparents were two of the first people to live in Port Alsworth - which is why the village is named after them.
Residents rely on the nearest city, Anchorage, for supplies which can be a challenge to reach - depending on the weather conditions.
Salina said: "Snow and fog are a big factor, there are no hospitals here.
"We have a small clinic which does basic stuff but if you have a baby or need surgery you have to get there by airplane.
"The only shop we have is our little gift shop at my family's resort.
"We have two coffee shops, but they are the only places in town.
"Winter is a very challenging time, with us being so remote and everything coming from aircraft, snowstorms and fog are a real issue for us.
Despite its many challenges, Salina said she has no plans to move with her husband, Jared Richardson, 23, choosing to relocate to the village from 3,134 in Detroit, Michigan, US.
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00:00 with my takeout 200 miles to a remote Alaska village to have dinner with my fiance. Fiance
00:04 and I live 200 miles away from the nearest store. I just so happened to be in Anchorage
00:08 the past four days for work. I was flying home and wanted to bring something special,
00:12 so I got some Olive Garden takeout. My cousin flew me home. My uppa, my grandfather, was also
00:17 on board. We flew through Lake Clark Pass. Oh my gosh, it was absolutely beautiful. This turquoise
00:21 water, that's Lake Clark and it's the sign that we're almost home. Also, look how glassy, calm
00:28 Lake Clark is. When I flew to Anchorage on Monday, my goodness, it was one of the most turbulent
00:32 flights I've been on in a long time. The flight was just a little over an hour and here's the
00:36 sped up version of our landing. I also mentioned it's all gravel strips. We have no paved runways
00:42 here. They're all privately owned. Anyways, I got to tag along on a freight flight, so this was full
00:46 of just freight. It's my cousin Sam, he's unloading it all, but it was all worth it because my fiance
00:51 and I had the best Olive Garden dinner date on our porch. Well worth the airplane ride.
00:57 I get the question all the time, how do you get big items when you live in a remote Alaska village
01:02 that is only accessible by airplane? Not just any airplane, but small airplane. Depending on what it
01:06 is, it can still fit on our aircraft. Like look at this boat that they're putting into the plane.
01:11 I have seen four-wheelers and snow machines, couches, ovens, fridges, and freezers. All of those
01:17 types of items come off our airplanes. For anything bigger, honestly, it needs to come by barge, which
01:22 it does take a lot longer because it has to come out of Homer and goes on three different barges
01:26 before it actually gets here. But that's how we get some larger items.
01:29 Get ready for a 6 a.m departure on our resort in remote Alaska. I was at the resort a little
01:50 after 5 and was greeted by my parents' cat. Tours normally depart around 8 o'clock or 9.
01:55 Sometimes we leave at 6 a.m to beat the crowds at Brooks because it's the busy season. Sometimes
02:00 there's hours wait to get on the platform. I enjoyed the view because there was no fog.
02:05 First morning without fog in actually a long time, maybe about a week actually. Clients get sack
02:11 breakfast and sack lunch today, and for breakfast we made breakfast burritos and blueberry muffins,
02:17 and they all had to be ready by 5 45 this morning. I went down to the bay to go see them off. Oh my
02:22 goodness, it was absolutely gorgeous down there. Dad is the pilot taking this group out this
02:27 morning, and he won't be back till about dinner time tonight. I tell people all the time one of
02:31 the benefits of staying at our resort is that we're the middle ground between Anchorage and
02:36 Brooks Camp, which means that we get there a lot earlier than a lot of the other people do,
02:40 especially when we're leaving at 6 a.m. Because again, sometimes it's a two to three hour wait
02:44 to get onto the platforms to see the bears.