Day 31

We got up at 5:00 AM so Jan and Jerry could be at the harbor by 6:00 to embark on the salmon fishing adventure. Nancy and I went along (to the harbor, not fishing) so we could take pictures as they left. The boat left promptly at 7:00 and off went our manly men to catch us some dinner. It was a beautiful morning, still cloudy but no wind or rain; we didn’t even need our heavy jackets. Nancy and I went back to the trailers and, being women, we cleaned. After cleaning the trailer, I went to Safeway and Nancy went for a walk. Once I was done with my household duties, we went downtown and walked through the shops and ate some lunch. By the time we did all that, it was time to pick up the men.

We drove to the harbor and eagerly awaited the mass quantities of salmon the boys would be bringing back. We were even getting a little concerned about how we were going to get it all home because shipping is pretty expensive (as I found out when I shipped the fish to my boss). We didn’t need to worry, Jan caught 1 and Jerry caught 2. I think we can handle getting them home. Although they didn’t catch much, they really enjoyed themselves and wouldn’t hesitate to do it again. They said it was absolutely beautiful when they got out of the bay – they got to see whales (putting on a show for them), dolphins, sea lions, & eagles. The only disappointment was they didn’t get to hang their catch in front of the “Caught in Seward” sign and have pictures taken. The boat crew was running late for their afternoon charter so they cleaned and cut up the salmon on board. Jan and Jerry came home with their catch in a plastic bag.

It started to rain when we left the harbor and continued to rain for the rest of the day (and night). Our camp area looked like a lake! We planned to hike to Exit Glacier that afternoon but that didn’t happen. We stayed in the trailer and had fresh salmon for dinner. It was pretty yummy.

All that rain and the trailer didn’t leak!