a pause for touristic activities

Wow, so I haven’t had much time at all to write on here, much less even respond to calls and emails (for which I apologize immensely, and responses are coming I promise J ) I went on a day cruise (Kenai Fjords Tour) a couple of days ago in Seward and saw sea otters, puffins, sea lions, orca whales, humpback whales, humungous mountains and glaciers. It was amazing, definitely a must-see if you come to Alaska. In 6 short hours I saw it all. I was also a bit distracted as I stole away from the Lodge for a good whole day- paranoid the whole time that something catastrophic was going to happen while I was gone. Now I know how parents feel- that sucks. It was definitely worth it though. After 8 long 14 hour days, I needed a break and some glacier-caving whale-jumping action seemed like just the thing. I also went fishing with Mark, the sports fisherman that lives in the Lodge, and I got a king salmon. It was only about 13-15 pounds but I thought I was going to fall out of the boat trying to reel it in. Mark kept yellin at me to get the rod tip up so he could get the fish in the net, just about then the sucker would dart underneath the boat and I’d trip a couple steps to keep up. Especially after hours and hours of manual labor moving dirt and boards (another job description I was not aware of when I got into this gig) my arms were killing me and this two foot fish was close to having ME for dinner. It all ended well… him on the grill. Seriously the best fish I’ve ever eaten in my life- which, to be honest, isn’t much to compete with, thanks mom J. Just kidding. It tasted like steak, so if Rachelle Shendow ever came to Alaska I think I could convert her to a fish lover. Or at least a non fish hater.

Overall most of the projects I’ve been managing are complete- besides Cabin 2 renovation- so things are calming down a bit. Although there are new things being added to “the list” everyday. Always something to fix/repair/change/improve. That’s life I suppose. Emily is visiting me right now so it's really nice to have people helping out and familiar faces hanging around. I’ll try not to wait so long for the next blog entry as I’m sure I left out some juiciness.