Alaska

It has been over a month since my last entry (I am especially sorry to those of you who have been eagerly checking everyday....haha), but I am finally in Alaska.

Steve didn't waste any time putting me to work. After spending the night in the Seattle airport, my flight got into Juneau at 7:00 AM on Thursday. We went back to the house for breakfast, and then headed straight over to the gear to start sorting things out. The picture (excuse the quality) shows what I have been doing the past three days: getting the 50 pound crab pots ready to launch on Monday. This involves checking for holes, repairing/replacing any worn out parts, and recording all the tag numbers. We have 300 pots total(the trailer in the foreground is only 60, just to give you an idea of how many I have to move around). We also replaced the boats batteries, got all of our permits, passed the coast guard inspection, and of course stocked up on supplies for our first trip on Monday.

We were all hanging out in the driveway yesterday afternoon, and all of a sudden Lucy (the family pup) raced down the drive way into the cul-de-sac. She was chasing a black bear out of the neighborhood and holding stake to her territory! I wasn't even here for two days, and I already had my first of many bear encounters. Last night Molly, Steve, and I went mountain biking with a bunch of their friends for Steve's 44th birthday party. I am surrounded by 3-4,000 foot snow capped mountains...this topography (and climate) is starting to get under my skin, and I look forward to a day of exploring.

Steve took the second picture over Memorial Day. Just wanted to show you the landscape and where we will be fishing. Looks nice, eh?

More soon.
:)