Well, I had written a complete blog this am and for some reason it didn't show up..... sometimes this wifi in the park isn't all that it is cracked up to be and it is frustrating. We can't get on at all in the evening's anymore....figure there are too many people trying to do the same thing as we are! So I will try again and if this shows up twice...sorry about that! I probably won't even remember what I wrote the first time!
Friday morning the guys went fishing so I stayed around and cleaned and got my laundry done for another week. Andy and Don limited out so they had fish to clean. Bill had a couple online but they got away... (I know...fishy story!) :)
Charlotte canned fish that afternoon and we all did "just stuff".....
Late that afternoon, one of the owners' sons came by with a notice that they were having a salmon/steak supper with 5 kinds of salmon...can you name them all? Not sure if I can or not.... they have "color" names as well as their names.....
The meal was good and the salmon was yummy! After supper we decided to take adrive into town and a few miles beyond to go to a chainsaw competition that was going on for about 3 days here. It was amazing to see what they were designing. We really like the eagle although it didn't win anything prizes.
Saturday morning rolled around and Andy was smoking their salmon. Someone has to be around all day to watch the smoker with the temps and to change the racks around once in a while. So it became an all day affair. Charlotte and I went to Kenai to a Farmer's Market and Safeway to get a few things. The Farmers' Market was nicer than the one in Solotna. They have a store here called Three Bears.... its alot like Sam's but open to the public. All things in big pkg... bulk size.
We all decided not to go to the potluck on Saturday and to do our "potluck"...we smoked chicken and everyone brought something so it was great!
Bill and I went back to the chainsaw competition thinking they might auction off the eagle and see what it brought but some of the things weren't even sold at auction. I hope a bear will make its way home with me before we leave here. Stay tuned!
While at the auction and walking around we ran into a family from "home"...Stockton... they were having a brothers/sisters trip to Alaska. They will be here for 10 days. We knew they were coming but wasn't sure when or where they were staying. It was strange seeing someone we knew in a place so far away.
On our way over to the chainsaw competition we took a swing by the mouth of the river to check out the dipnetters.... OH MY GOD!!! You wouldn't believe how many people there were down there.... the line to the bathroom was a block long. Check out the pictures and if you can enlarge them...do...... it is so amazing seeing them down there and fishing...the tide was out so that is why they were so far out.
Our big entertainment for the day yesterday was to sit around the "tent" and visit while the smoker did its job. Don is smoking his salmon today so it will be another all day affair.
We are doing things around here today and the traffic is so unreal in town so we will probably not venture too far today.... I always have things to finish and get done before Megan/Jeff come on Thursday night. We are really looking forward to seeing them and wish they could stay longer with us.... can't wait to share this area with them.....
Our time here is growing short and the time is slipping by fast! We are not ready to hit the high temp's of the lower 48 yet but ready to get back to our kids and spend time with them and the new little one to arrive soon!
Well,that is about all for now and please check out the pictures!
until next time!
BJ
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