Here's a photo of Mom at the Russian River. When
Craig was here we all took a hike up to the Falls again,
chasing those Red Salmon.
Craig took this photo for us. Ploy almost had to be carried in
and out!! She was the heaviest "huffer and puffer". We all had to
laugh. It was a real workout for those carrying fish out!
The GANG!
Check out the number of Reds waiting to climb the falls!!
You need to click on this photo to make it larger so you can
see the salmon. There were hundreds waiting to climb.
Looks like a couple of "seasoned" fishermen here . . haha!
Here's a good looking couple! We were on our
way out in this photo.
Time for a rest at the midway point. Craig and I could tell that
we both need to "workout" a bit more (huff-puff) . . guess
we'll have to do this hike a few more times in August? haha!
Here's a "strange-looking" THAI-ALIEN we met as
we were hiking out. This alien was wearing a very stylish
bug-repellent helmet . . . pretty cool, don't you think? She said
it would guard her against the attack of mosquitos . . maybe
I should have some made in China? haha!
Finally!!!! The hike is over!!!! Wake up Bryson!
Unfortunately, there was no "underwear-clad" crazy
Alaskan to do the "jig" for us.
Devyn and Celeste came to visit for almost two weeks. They
arrived the same day Craig departed for the "oven".
It didn't take Devyn long to find the Pike lake. Unfortunately
for these Pike Hunters, they forgot to fully charge their motor before
leaving on the "hunt". I love Bryson's paddle, but I don't know how
much it is helping in the push forward . . . looks like a little
water might go through that paddle!
Here's Devyns trophy pike!! ha. We thought that the
Pike had somehow died out of the lake, because we
didn't catch any in early June. They must
have been waiting for Devyn?????
Father's Day was great. I got some cool stuff and lots of
goodies. The kids "custom decorated" my gift box. Artwork is
courtesy of all the four of the kids here (Ploy, Shelise, Bryson & Preston).
Can you tell who's who???
One night after we had dinner, Preston was walking
from the kitchen to the living room when we heard a rahter
"audible" TOOTY escape from him . . . he turned red
and was very embarrassed. We laughed and teased him
about eating too many beans. One side of my gift box
was a reminder of that evening! ha.
The picture to the left is Shelise and Ploy in their sweat shop.
They put two different colors of stain on the siding, Mahogany and
Red Cedar . . . without approving the different color with the
boss. I was very concerned about the different colors, but
as it turned out, they were fine. On the right is Bryson and
Preston cutting trees and raking and cleaning between cabin
number 2 & 3 (they did an awesome job!). In red it says,
"Only 5 minute break for moose?" I teased them
one day for taking a very long break to watch a mama moose
and her 2 babies and reminded them that they did not
get paid for watching moose, but that I would allow them
to take 5 minutes to watch and then they had to get back to work!
The first 2 times we went fishing on the Kenai for Kings, it was
early morning and my 4 passengers could not stay awake.
At one point, all 4 were asleep while the guide drove
the boat . . . some fishermen!!!!! ha. On the left, where
the arrow is drawn, it says, "Foul Hook". Gotta love all this
cool artwork!!
We wound up taking a couple of trips to the Russian River while
Celeste and Devyn were here. They arrived early in the morning here.
I joined them much later in the day, about 3 pm.
Here's Preston with one of the 4 fish he caught at the Russian.
By the time I arrived at 3 pm, the fish numbers had
gone down and fishing was slow. Preston enjoyed
himself.
Devyn with his Sockeye Salmon. He caught this one, but
also hooked into several others that he was unable to land.
This is what happens when too much "ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT" is
applied to your Sockeye . . . the eyes pop out of the sockets . . is
that how they got their name??? haha.
Way to go Preston!!!! ha.
Shelise . . . doing her best to snag a Red.
Celeste with one of the two Reds she caught that
day at the Russian. She got many odd looks from people
floating by on rafts . . . guess they hadn't seen too
many pregnant women fishing before!
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Had this big boy visit on the opposite side of the river
at the Russian. He as a big Brown Bear and it was funny
to watch him "back up" the tourists. He would
pretend to charge them for a few yards and then he would
stop and find something else to eat alongside the river.
He had the "technique" down!!
Looks like Devyn and Preston are struggling with
the weight of those fish!
We slept in on July 4th and missed the parade, but
we did see this cool car and trailer combo making its way
into Soldotna.
This photo was taken about 11 pm. Fireworks are
prohibited in Alaska, so all the kids had was a few left-over
fireworks from Zack and Tyler visiting us last year.
Mom and I watched from the porch. The "fireworks show"
lasted a whole 3 minutes I think!
Devyn volunteered to put out this firework with his
"BUM"!!! ha.
We had to go hunting for a King while Devyn and Celeste were here,
but like so many outings, we had no luck . . . but it was
a GORGEOUS day.
Soon-To-Be parents, Celeste and Devyn. Celeste's size
did not seem to hinder her in fishing and having fun!
Here's a happy "fisher-woman"! Happy to have
a good drink anyway . . . .
KEEP DREAMING DEVYN!!!!!! ha.
We'll have to chase the Kings again next year . . .it was a very
poor King season this year. Don't know what happened but it has
been very slow.
We also took a trip to Homer with Celeste and Devyn. Everyone
went halibut fishing except for Mom, Celeste and me. We
hung out in town and did a few fun things while we waited.
The kids went on the same boat Celeste, Devyn, Dallas and
Kimberly went on last year (The Spirit). It was a smooth day
at sea and everyone caught their limit of 2 each.
Here's Ploy with one of the first fish she has ever
caught in here life. I understand that 2 men had to help her
hold her pole while Ploy reeled in the halibut with
BOTH HANDS!!! Thai Style Ploy???? haha . . .
Preston with his two handsome fish!
Preston had such a good time that he volunteered to
pay for gas if we wanted to come fish again . . a true
fisherman!! FISH ON PRESTON! ha.
All is well and the cabins are coming along. I'll have some
inside photos of the cabins on my next blog. Sheetrock started
today and they'll finish the rocking by Monday. It looks and
sounds (your voice) very different inside the cabins now.
