Had to make this bigger to make sure you didn't miss the lineup of coolers along the bank here. This is the drop off point at the Copper River for dip netting (personal use) for Alaska residents. Sal-mon, sal-mon, sal-mon - it's that time of year! The coolers are there to hold a place in line for the boat shuttle to take you out and drop you off along the cliffs for "your spot" - not quite shoulder to shoulder but closely lined up designated spots along the shore!
First dip netting! First King salmon for dinner! First time to the Copper River! Did we mention how delicious the salmon was cooked on the grill, shared with Mary and Lance downstairs? By the way, it was Lance that fixed the salmon! We've kept hearing the king salmon are the best, and it seemed that way tonight! It turned out the salmon hadn't made it up the river in quite the time they were expected, so instead of the 40 Copper River reds Brian was allowed, he came home with 8, but with a king salmon too, and so did Ben who was there as his fishing partner! Still better than the two guys just below them who caught NOTHING the whole day. Now Brian's got the experience and he thinks he'll go back when he comes back from out east.
What else? We've both been working and getting ready to move out and settle in to upstate NY again for about 5 1/2 weeks. We hope to sail for two of those on Petrel, across Lake Ontario to the Thousand Islands - I hope Petrel doesn't get jealous that we've put Kakwik on our blog - not even a sailboat, but more practical on Prince William Sound out of Whittier!!
Judy's still finishing up work, Brian has a couple of jobs to complete, and we head out on the Summer Solstice, late late late on the 20th, or early on the 21st -- that'll be cool because it'll still be light as we flyout of town - good views of the mountains, glaciers, etc.
Looking forward to seeing all of our friends on the EAST coast!!
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