We sold the Jeep.

Whenever we sold a car, my mom would cry. I would laugh. I thought it was pretty silly to cry over a car. But I actually got a lump in my throat when Adam handed over the keys. It all made sense to me. We had a lot of memories in this thing and we always got looks when we drove it. I will miss it. I'll keep you posted on it's replacement. It won't be another vehicle, but it will be a toy. The jeep made for an expensive "toy".

Seward, Alaska

Seriously, our captain had hooks for hands. He was quite charming... as you can see in the picture where he is hugging Aunt Stella so kindly, and then trying to claw MY head off in the next.Yikes! Please don't kill me is all I could think. No seriously, he was a funny man! Good captain. Made the boat trip a little more edgy. Grandma Lois didn't like the ride so much, her and Leah kept eachother company.

Cutest Otter ever!

Kept rolling over and around. It was adorable.

ugly fish

Glacier, we came very close, and I was not all that terrible cold, and it was drissling and overcast. How does it not all melt away?

Whales tail fin

Puffin bird

seals-look close

mountain goats

sea lions

more puffins

baldy

Terrible Fisher

We were supposed to get up early and go fishing and then do something really exciting the rest of the day. Instead we woke up late, fished until after 2 and got back too late to do anything else. So we took a nap instead, then went to dinner. Tomorrow holds the promise of more excitement. Adam's Aunt Stella reserved a charter boat for everyone. We are hoping to see whales and dolphins. The down side to this: a 4 hour drive there and 4 back. So we will be up and outta here by 6.

There were so many salmon in the water that they were nearly on top of each other. They weren't swimming, they just stayed still on one spot. And you could see them everywhere. It was very strange. If you "snag" a fish, you have to (by law) throw it back in. Snagging is when your hook catches on another part of the fish other than it's mouth. There were so many fish, that yes, you could not avoid snagging them. You would have to reel it in and un-snag it, then throw it back in. We really only caught one that wasn't a snag, and it was Adam who caught it, but it was a red or pink one they call it, and aren't good for eating we were told. It had a nasty rip in its skin on the side anyways. It looked like it had seen better days. We would have only taken one fish with us had we taken any, as we do not eat meat; but Grandma Lois and David would have cooked it up. There were probably 6 or more snags at least. Adam did however catch one of the enviable, rarer silver salmons that are supposibly tasty, but it was a snag :( oh well.

Off to bed, have to be up kinda early tomorrow and I have fully adjusted to the time change, so it is no longer working towards my advantage.

One last note: Leah called the dog "Barf". That made me laugh. I am the only one who does not call her by her given name, and Leah must have liked my name for her better than Suzie, 'cause when Suzie tried to lick her fingers (she had been eating) she was like "no... Barf!!" I had to laugh. So innocent, so cute.

The Cutest Baby Fox and... No more PORTAGING!

Today I portaged in Alaska. I got a suntan; saw a porcupine, baby fox, and two moose that I scared away because I got so excited when I saw them. The portaging about killed us all. Don't ever do it with a toddler; wait, JUST DON'T ever do it at all. There is only one person I know who would in their right mind, knowing in advance what exactly was involved that would do it. That is Bob... and he would have loved it. An 8 hour trip around lakes/land; canoe - carry your canoe through the woods, canoe - carry your canoe through the woods, etc, etc, approximately 15 times. It took us 5 hours and 40 minutes. We were incredible. Incredibly fast because we knew the faster we moved, the sooner we would be in our bed or on the couch surfing the web. The longest we hiked in just one stop was .25 miles. But that is a lot with a heavy canoe, paddles, lunch and tons of water bottles; and a toddler we all took turns carrying. We have blisters. But we saw the cutest baby fox on the way home, we pulled over, opened the van doors and watched it play and yawn on the side of the road. It made all our hard work worth it. P.S. the scenery was beautiful!! Mom and Bob, you would love Alaska in the summer. Tomorrow holds even more excitement. Don't know what we will do yet. Maybe quads through the woods, white water rafting or motorcyces. Probable the first, but no one really knows. We will have to see how sore we are tomorrow. P.S.S We found out who owns Barf... aka Suzie. It's the neighbors dog! Sooo why does he hang out here? So weird. Visit me on facebook for more pictures. That is what I have mostly been updating.

The Shower and hillbilly pictures I promised.

And lastly, Barf from SPACE BALLS. The ears of course, not the coloring. Does anyone find it hard to believe I like this ugly dog? No one likes her but me cause she's kinda crusty. I love her though. Creepy eyes, ey? Her tag says Suzie, but I think she looks like a mog... half man half dog... aka Barf.