Company interference

Visitors are afoot, and a casting. It is one of the wonderful things about Kodiak in the summer. You get company upon company upon company. Everybody from old classmates, to family, to friends in fishing from the mainland... I could almost charge a B&B fare for our guest room, if it wasn't for all the silly taxes and extra fees involved.

I'm glad the weather held out for the fisherpeople, who have been from one end of the road to the other fishing for whatever they could fish for. The first trip out was a sightseeing adventure more than anything, saw whales breeching just 100 feet from the boat, also saw porpoises and chased puffins. The next trip they limited out on halibut, and even pulled in a good 100-pounder. Mill Bay Beach was a disappointment though, you could see them jumping in the bay, but not even one nibble - unless you count the little hermit crab we found in the tidepools.

Oh, and despite being overly cautious about bears in the woods... we managed to get a good haul of blueberries and salmonberries! So much better than last year.