TIRED

WE GOT THE 4 WHEELER FIXED.  BEEN CHATTING WITH THIS YOUNG MAN NAMED AUSTIN. HE IS 14 AND STAYS IN A TENT AT THE PARK.  HE WORKS HERE TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.  HE LIVES IN KENAI. 

IT WAS TOO WINDY FOR THE BOATS TO GO OUT TODAY, I HAVE SAND WHERE SAND SHOULDN'T BE, SO AUSTIN WENT CLAMMING WITH US AFTER HIS CHORES.  HE'S HUNG OUT WITH US ALL DAY.

I CAUGHT 50 CLAMS. ROBERT CAUGHT 38 AND AUSTIN CAUGHT 20.  I WOULD HAVE LIMITED OUT IF I HADN'T OF HELPED AUSTIN.

A LIMIT IS 60.  I STILL HAD THE BIGGEST CLAM AT 61/4IN. SHELL BUT WE HAD QUITE AFEW AT 6IN.  WE STARTED CLAMMING AT 11:30 IT WAS 5:30 BEFORE ALL THE CLAMS WERE CLEANED.

TONIGHT ROBERT AND AUSTIN ARE OUT SALMON FISHING WHEN THE GET HOME I WILL COOK THEM RAZOR CLAMS RICE AND CORN ON THE COB.  THEY DON'T GET MUCH OF THE CORN HERE.  IT IS SO EXPENSIVE.

MARY, THE PENCIL IS GONE.  IF YOU CLICK ON THE SPOT AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH BLOG THAT SAYS " 0 COMMENTS" THEN YOU CAN WRITE A COMMENT. 

LINDA AND BOB THE MANAGERS HERE MANAGE NETARTS BAY RV PARK IN TILLOMOCK IN THE WINTER HOW COOL IS THAT?  THAT'S WHERE WE DUG THE BUTTER CLAMS.

WE'VE BEEN GONE A MONTH NOW.  DO NOT MISS HOME.  I COULD GET USED TO THIS.

TAA DAA

OUR FREEZER IS FULL SO NOW WE HAVE TO BE CREATIVE.  ROBERT HAD TO EAT A HALF GALLON OF ICE CREAM LAST NIGHT. 

CLAMMING COUNT LAST NIGHT WAS 72.  IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE, BUT THE 4 WHEELER WE BORROWED BROKE DOWN AND WE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE PARK.  THE SPARK PLUG JUST BROKE IN HALF.

AFTER WE CLEANED THE CLAMS WE GOT ON THE HARLEY IN SEARCH OF A SPARK PLUG.  WE HADN'T EATEN ALL DAY SO WE WERE RAVENOUS.  IT WAS ABOUT 6:00. 

WE FOUND OUR SPARK PLUG AT A GAS STATION.  IN THERE WE SAW A PICTURE OF A 900 POUND HALIBUT.  IT MEASURED 11FT. 3IN.  IT WAS CAUGHT IN 1950.  HUGE!!!!!

WE ENDED UP EATING DINNER AT THIS BAR IN NINILCHIK.  OUR PARK MANAGER LINDA AND HER HUSBAND BOB, THE BOAT CAPTAIN JOINED US.  THEY ARE A RIOT.  WE HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN AT THIS PLACE.  IT IS JUST LIKE A LITTLE PAYTON PLACE.  I THINK WE'VE BEEN ADOPTED.

GOOD EATS

LAST NIGHT WE COOKED UP CLAMS AND PORK TENDERLOIN.  I COOKED UP MY BIG ONE.  MAN WHAT A FEIST.  I COULD NOT EAT IT ALL.

THIS IS KIND OF A COOL LIGHT HOUSE THAT WE SEE FROM THE POINT WHERE WE WRE STAYING.

TONIGHT WE HAD CLAM CHOWDER MADE FROM THE CLAMS WE DUG AT NETARTS BAY OUT OF TILLAMOCK OREGON.  IT WAS VERY YUMMY.  GERRY AND SUSIE WENT HOME

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HOMER

UH OH....I MISSED A DAY.  FORGOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT YESTERDAY.  WE DROVE DOWN TO HOMER AND HAD A DRINK AT THE "SALTY DAWG".  IT IS A PLACE AT THE END OF THE SPIT.  IT IS COVERED WITH DOLLAR BILLS THAT PEOPLE SIGN AND STICK ON THE WALLS.  THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

IN A LITTLE SHOP WE FOUND THIS COOL CRIBBAGE BOARD.  IT IS MADE FROM A FOSSILIZED WALRUS JAW.  THE TUSKS ARE FROM FOSSILIZED WHALE JAW.  AND THE PEGS ARE MADE FROM FOSSILIZED WALRUS TUSKS.

FOUND A COUPLE OF SIGNS FOR THE BAR.

CLAMMING DAY 2

TODAY I WENT CLAMMING.  WOW THEY ARE NOT AS MANY CLAMS AS I REMEMBER.  FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.  BUT I FINALLY GOT THE HANG OF IT.  I CAUGHT THE LARGEST CLAM.  YEAH FOR ME!!!!

ON THE WAY BACK WE CAUGHT SOME INCREDIBLE PICTURES OF SOME EAGLES.  THEY HAD SOME SALMON.  ENJOY!!!!

CLAMMING

NOW BEFORE YOU CORRECT MY SPELLING I KNOW HALIBUTT IS SPELLED HALIBUT,  BUTT IT AMUSES ME.

MY ARMS HURT SOOO BAD FROM FIGHTING THE HALIBUTT, I STAYED HOME.  GERRY AND ROBERT DUG AND SUSIE SCOUTED FOR THE CLAMS.  THE LIMIT IS 60 PER PERSON.  YEAH RIGHT.  THEY GOT AROUND 60 BETWEEN ALL OF THEM.

I PACKAGED THE HALIBUTT AND THE CLAMS.  MY FREEZER IS ALREADY FULL.

THEY ALSO FOUND 2 HERMIT CRABS AND ROBERT WANTS TO BRING THEM HOME.  THANK GOD THE NEIGHBOR BOYS CAME OVER AND WANTED TO PLAY WITH THEM.

HALIBUTT FISHING

FRIDAY ROBERT AND I WENT ON A CHARTER HALIBUTT FISHING.  MY FIRST TIME. 

OUR DECK HAND WAS A GIRL NAMED KATIE.  SHE WAS GREAT AND REALLY TOOK A SHINE TO ROBERT AND I, AND VISE VERSA.

I CAUGHT THE FIRST KEEPER AND THE SECOND LARGEST.  MY SECOND FISH WAS A DOOSIE ALSO.

WHEN KATIE FILLETED MY FISH SHE CUT OUT A PART OF THE FISH THAT SHE CALLED THE EARS.  THEY ARE IVORY AND SOME PEOPLE MAKE EARRINGS OUT OF THEM. 

SOOOOO   WHEN WE GOT BACK GERRY AND SUSIE WHERE WAITING FOR US.  THEY ARE STAYING WITH US A FEW DAYS TO GO CLAM DIGGING.  WE ARE HAVING A MINUS 4.8 TIDE.  PRETTY GOOD FOR DIGGING.

 

BAD KITTY

OKAY SO WE'VE BEEN BUSY. 

FIRST OFF THURSDAY  WE CAME TO A PLACE CALLED DEEP CREEK.  HAD A BEAUTIFUL VIEW ON A CLIFF OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN.

THIS PLACE IS FILLED WITH EAGLES.  HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THEM SO YOU WILL BE GETTING LOTS OF PICTURES.  

 

4TH PICTURES

4TH OF JULY

ROBERT, GERRY AND I WENT ON THE 4 AND 6 WHEELERS OUT IN THE SWAMP AND LOOKED FOR SHED MOOSE ANTLERS.  GERRY FOUND ONE.  ALL I FOUND WAS A JAW BONE AND A HUGE VERTERBRAE.  IT WAS FUN THOUGH.

HE TOOK US TO AN EAGLE NEST, BUT MY CELL PHONE WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO TAKE THE PICTURE.   HOWEVER WE DID GET THIS LITTLE BIRDS NEST.

AFTERWARDS WE CAME BACK HOME AND HAD A BARBEQUE.  I HAVEN'T FELT WELL SINCE SO HAVEN'T BEEN BLOGGING. 

MUDDY

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE CLOSE UP

THE SWAMP

GERRY'S PLACE

WE'VE JUST BEEN RELAXING. ROBERT WENT FISHING BUT DIDN'T CATCH ANYTHING. HE GAVE ME A LESSON IN FLY FISHING. AND WE WENT BIKE RIDING. I ALSO TOOK A LITTLE SPIN ON THE ELECTRIC SCOOTER.

BAILEY NEEDED A BATH.  MARK KEPT SAYING SHE STUNK POOR THING.

JEREMIAH AND HIS WIFE KAREN CAME DOWN FOR THE WEEKEND AND BROUGHT THEIR 4 WHEELERS.  SO ROBERT, GERRY, A BUNCH OF THEIR FRIENDS AND THEM WENT ON A LONG RIDE. 

THIS IS THE WEEKEND MY FRIENDS ARE HAVING A REUNIOIN IN ASHLAND.  WISH I COULD BE THERE.  10 AFTER 2 IOTA PHI THETA.  MISS YOU.  TIP ONE FOR ME.