Still enjoying the scenery

Hello everyone!

Whew, since I last checked in the oil cap in the gulf has been plugged! I know there is a long road ahead but, hopefully those involved will learn from their mistakes.

Also, since my last post I had a milestone birthday. I was lucky enough to meet some great women/new friends while Andy's boat was pulling away and they threw me a great party . Their husbands/ significant others are also on the ship and that is just one of the things we have in common.

I am also lucky enough to have a great mom who was willing to come in town and help me unpack and settle into the new house. I could not possibly do this on my own. Convincing her to come was the easy part; getting her from Anchorage to Kodiak was the hard part. Kodiak is notorious for their fog clouds that is not very conducive for aircraft travel.

Friday she was grounded in Anchorage for the night. Her red eye flight Saturday morning was cancelled and their she sat on stand by in the airport. Eventually she made the 2nd flight that day that was able to land in Kodiak. I would love to shake the pilots hand. Today in WalMart and woman walked by us and said "Hey, I was stuck in the airport w/ her for 2 days." My mom said she met so many people she didn't remember seeing that lady. The lady only got out this morning (Sunday), she had been grounded for 3 days.

What was my present to my mother for braving the storm? Well, a first hand view of Kodiak's most famous resident, the Kodiak Bear. We just so happened to be driving down the main road here to town when we saw him. He was beautiful AND huge. He tried to run out in front of us but, got scared and turned around and ran into the woods. We both screamed "BEAR" at the same time. I couldn't believe how his hair glissened in the sun. No pictures available sorry.

Wednesday me and some friends went for a hike and then to fossil beach. WOW, some of these places on the island are the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

I am mighty tired so I will leave you with pictures of the fog and of beautiful Fossil Beach.

Hugs and kisses

Nancy, Hogan and Brancy