Farewell Juneau

Just wanted to throw up some quick pics from the halibut trip in Glacier Bay. This fish is definitely the most beautiful, amazing marine creature I have ever been around. I was in awe when it came up the long line, and I deeply appreciate it's life. This 350 pound fish will feed many many mouths. Took Steve and I all we had to wrestle it aboard. The best part of the trip (besides visiting a friend's remote log cabin complete with kick-ass garden, mud oven, and wood fired hot tub) was waking up to piss in the middle of the night. I could hear whales breathing clear across the bay in complete darkness...it's quite a sound to behold.

It has been a wonderful summer...full of adventure, great times with loved ones, and many many laughs. Now back to Charleston to plant the fall garden :)

crab Diving

Wrapping things up.

We finished our crab season on Tuesday with our final shipment to Portland and celebrated with a big crab dinner. Moving 300 pots back onto dry land was a little easier on my back this time through because of the two months training! The picture shows the boat stacked with 72 pots...barely any room to stand on deck. Those had to be loaded onto the skiff (20 at a time), and then hauled up the beach and into the woods.

The "booby" picture was a creature growing on a rope that we hauled up. With 30 years experience working on boats, Steve has never seen anything like them...they even included eerily similar "nipples?" Haha.

Other pics are us goofing off on a bike/run to Herbert Glacier (the same Glacier Tyler and I hiked to 3 years ago and went into an ice cave), and Steve and I enjoying a rare sunset from a real fishing boat.

The boat is now outfitted for long lining, and we are leaving tomorrow for Glacier Bay to catch 4,200 pounds of halibut. The weather forecast is grim with 4-5 foot seas and heavy rain...should be a good trip. NOT