Eagle Feeding Frenzy

Thanks to some kind of shipping malfunction, several tons of fresh* pollock, cod, and salmon were on the verge of going bad, so the fish were being handed out for free! We got about 250 pounds, but could only keep about 30. We passed the rest on to friends and neighbors.

Here's what a 16.5 pound pollock-cicle looks like:


Mmmm, delicious! Good to the last lick! Also makes a great smoothie.

Actually, it really is quite tasty. Fish burgers, fish stew, fried fish, fish chowder, fish sticks galore! I'm sure Mr. Boo can't wait till he can have some fish. In the meantime, I spent my evening whipping up tasty treats for the men in my life (chocolate chip cookies, sweet potatoes, pureed carrots and mashed potatoes, breastmilk style). You can guess what was for who. More mmmm....

The eagles love it sashimi style. It's a fight to the finish in our front yard for some of our neighbor's leftover baitfish.

Here's a panaroma of the coastline we hiked on Saturday, as seen from the place we hiked on Sunday. Summer Bay on the right, to Humpy's Cove and Morris Bay.



Here's Revel all geared up and ready to go. He's very serious on missions (he thinks he's still running a race). Hopefully we're not instilling too much competitive spirit at too young an age. This time he was chanting a constant Buddhist meditation in order to keep focused. Kind of like this....aaaaahhhh, ahhhhhhh, ahh, ahhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhh, aahhhh, aaaaahhhhh.


While hiking around these parts, you've got to be on the lookout for anti-personnel devices leftover from WWII to stave off invaders.


Here it is from a more ominous perspective. These things put a little extra excitement in the snowboarding!



The view from the top of the bunker, looking northwest. It's the highest coastal bunker (Fort Schwatka over 1,000 feet) in the United States. We're told it's a great place to watch wales in the summer. (For those with keen eyesight). And whales, too.


Here's looking back towards town.


*(-ly frozen)