One of Sean's fine halibut.


Our fiesty little deckhand tasting a bit of herring "sushi"! He kept us laughing all morning.



Sean catching his first fish of the day.




Sean and Graysen

Sean and I on the bluff overlooking Homer after a couple of days in the motorhome.

Sean and Graysen right before we boarded the charter at 5:45 AM


Mugging it up as tourists on the boardwalk in Homer.

Eagle in Kenai sitting on a post in the back yard.

Me fishing on the Kenai. No waders for me, just rolled up jeans, my sun hat from St. Lucia and flip flops. We fished in the water until midnight at which point I could feel nothing below my legs! And though we caught some lovely stick and log fish, alas no salmon!

Update!

I have more pictures to post from our trip, but will have to get to them on another day. Our plans are still in limbo, but we decided against leasing our home. Turns out that most people who are interested in a 5 bedroom house with 4 baths have large families!!! :) That took a few days for our "Duh!" factor to kick in. Our house is now on the market and we are hoping to sell it. Where and what we do after that is still up for grabs. Sean has had one successful interview, but it did not result in employment yet. The company is waiting for the contracts to be awarded since the new fiscal year. We are keeping our fingers crossed! In the meantime it hit 117 degrees the other day. Its miserable. Last night at 1am it was still over 100. We have not had any good rain since last August and we are way over due. We are heading into the monsoon season so we have our fingers crossed.

We appreciate those of you who have been so supportive and reached out to us in this difficult time. Sean and I are both big believers in the theory that everything happens for a reason. We are starting to see things move now. Sean has sold his racecar and his Jeep and he is now "toyless". We are hoping to remedy that soon if our luck turns. Anyway, your kind thoughts and words of encouragement have been instrumental in getting us through the last four months. We are still looking to the future with hope and positive thoughts. Some days that is easier to do with a fresh halibut dinner!!!!!!

Kenai

Graysen looking for "reds" in the Kenai.


Jared was working in Kenai and got to come out and join us for a while. Rumor has it he had to be bribed with smores.

Walking the beach.

Girdwood

The weather was so awesome! Sunny and just enough of a breeze to stop the bugs from biting!

View from the Roundhouse. We took the gondola up to the top of the mountain, did some walking and had lunch.

Getting ready to go up the gondola.

See in-laws can get along! Let's see after sharing motorhome space for a day or two!!!

Hitting the Road- Day 1

Sean after "shooting" the bear with the camera.

The bear in the campground. This was after we had seen several moose, a fox and an eagle. We quickly devised a survival strategy of rubbing bacon grease on other motorhomes if needed.

Graysen whittling his first hot dog stick.

Consultation before we hit the road. Sean and I trailed behind the motorhome in Doug's "Econo" commuter car. I didn't even know that they still made vehicles without cruise control!

Arrival in AK

While Graysen lay peacfully slumbering the rest of the gang decided to MacGyver it up by trying to crack locks without the combo. Reminder- Its about 1:30 am.

The entertainment started right after midnight quesadillas! I don't know if there was low oxygen on the plane or not!