A Day on Kakwik in Whittier, AK

We started off fairly early and made a day of it today, heading for Whittier by 9:30 am.  By the time we got through the tunnel, on the boat, and filled up the gas gussler, it was heading for noon as we headed for Blackstone Bay.

After checking the shrimp pots, (and we got about 5 lbs of shrimp!), we got ourselves a little out of the wind and stopped to grill chicken sausages for lunch.  What a beautiful day!  It was in the 70s, sunny, and except for a little wind out on the water, very warm and inviting!

After lunch we took turns in the kayaks exploring some little nooks and crannies in Shotgun Cove.  There is still snow right down to the water and tons of waterfalls pouring down the mountains!  Beautiful to be out there.  And a good place up on deck (above) for me to read David Sedaris while waiting my turn (and napping in the sun!)

Once we were underway, it was chilly enough to bundle up, but still a good place to read on the back deck of Kakwik.


Back at the dock, we finished up and stopped for a cup of chowder (which for some reason was cheaper if you bought it with beer - the special, chowder and beer!), then headed back home - 8:30 but still broad daylight - it won't get dark til about midnight now, maybe later.  Time to go back to work tomorrow - it's been such a nice weekend.  It was 76 degrees when we got home, nearly unheard of in Anchorage, and the forecast is 70s for the next 3 days - I don't think that's ever, ever happened!