July 08, 2017

We are settled in at St. Theresa. Rick & I have spent some time touring different areas around Soldotna and Sterling, we even spent an afternoon driving to Homer. We drove Swanson River Road, Skilak Lake Loop, Kenai Spur Hwy. to the end at Captain Cook State Park that included a stop at Kassik's Brewery. Our trip to Homer included side trips to the Kasilof Beach to watch the dip netters, Anchor Point to watch the unique boat launching process and the North Fork Road Loop. During our Homer trip we did see 3 moose. Les & Bill have tried "flipping for salmon in the Kenai, but have not had any luck. On July 1st we went to Catch-Em Fish Camp for the 13th annual 4th of July Party. It is always fun to spend time with our Alaska friends and eat some good food. Yesterday, (7th) we left at 5am and drove to Seward to spend some time snagging, we ended up catching 13 nice reds, 7 smaller reds/pinks and 2 flounder. ON our way home we stopped and had pizza supper at Magpyes in Sterling. The weather continues to be cooler than the average with daytime temps in the 50's and nights in the high 40's. We have had more cloudy days than sunny days since getting into Alaska on June 8th. We smoked 100+ salmon bellies on July 5th/6th. They turned out great and have been enjoyed at camp and we put some in the freezer. Rick is scheduled to go Halibut fishing on Tuesday the 11th with a charter out of Ninilchik, but they will launch in Anchor Point. Rick will then fly home on the 12th.