Better late than never

We got home on the 16th, but between unpacking and getting settled in back home I forgot to post on the blog we made it. Here is what I posted on Facebook. Now we look forward to next years adventure. Thanks for following us. Back home from Alaska after being gone 110 days, driving over 10,700 miles, spending 5 days aboard the Alaska Marine Hwy., 8 States, 2 Provinces and catching over 150 salmon.

Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S., Back in the USA

Saturday night we stayed at Lakeside Country Inn in Savona, B.C. what a great place and hosts. They recommended the Tobiano Golf Course Restaurant for supper, a short 10 minutes drive, we each had the Seafood Spaghetti and it was GREAT! The views from the dining area weren't bad either. We left Savano at 10:00 a.m. after breakfast at the Inn and crossed the U.S. border Near Oroville, WA at 2:50 p.m. without problems. We are spending the night at Comfort Suites at Wenatchee, WA. Much of the area we drove through this afternoon is wineries and orchards.

On the road again

Truck is washed & loaded.  This morning we will drain & winterize the water system and do some last minute clean up before heading out on our journey back to Wisconsin.  Stay tuned for updates.

load em up and head on out

Time is getting short before we start the drive back to Wisconsin.  We took our time packing the truck this afternoon and everything including a 7cf freezer is fitting nicely.  Tomorrow we will txfr fish from the rig freezer to the truck freezer and then do some house cleaning.  Tuesday we will go get our covid tests and if the results are negative we will start for home, hopefully making it to Tok, AK the first day.

Pickin & Grinin

Took advantage of a break in the rain showers to pick a bucket of Wild Alaskan Cranberries; one hour of picking.

Our last fire

With rain forecast starting tomorrow through Labor Day I started a fire one last time during our stay at the Meachams, summer of 2021.

Sites on our trip to Homer

With clear skies and temperatures in the mid 60's it was a beautiful day for a trip to Homer.

Fishing Results Graph

Last day salmon fishing for 2021

It's been a week since I was last fishing. Today, after dropping Rosalie off at quilting I went to "The Pipeline" and walked in for my last day of salmon fishing for 2021. It was a great day to be fishing the river, I caught and kept 1 silver and two reds. I left several more mature reds go and lost a couple more fish I think were silvers. I met up with "Bob" in the parking lot and we walked in, fished and walked out together. Bob was interesting to talk to and fun to fish with. Since last week I have been doing odd jobs around the house and packing things that could be packed. I also winterized the 5th wheel and helped prep the motorhome for sale, which was sold today. Yippee! Packing will continue in the days ahead as we plan to start for home September 7th or 8th.

Canned fresh and smoked salmon

I canned 28 half pints of fresh salmon yesterday, today I smoked and canned 20 half pints of smoked salmon.  I had two left-over smoked fillets, they will get shrink wrapped given to some friends up here.

Salmon canning day, 1st batch (16) 1/2 pints in the canner

Moose !!!!!

One of our visitors yesterday morning walked within 12' of our front door, the pictures are from my trail camera .

Fish On!

Red Salmon fishing continues to be good on the Kenai River, I got my limit of 6 in an hour this morning in the rain.

Another great day fishing the Kenai River

Another great day fishing the Kenai River (3 limits) and Mt Redoubt across the inlet, driving west on Poppy Lane.

All is well here

I have been asked how things are going since I haven't posted any pictures lately. Things are going well; the Sockeye Salmon run in the Kenai River is in full swing. We picked up our friends in Anchorage on Friday and were able to visit our friend Lyman Meacham a the Fort Richardson Hospital while we were in town. Today I met with some other friends from Wisconsin and found a spot on the Kenai River to catch our limit (3 each) of Reds in about 30 minutes. One of our friends let me use his fly rod and I caught my first fly rod red.

Kenai Reds & a Moose

Caught my limit of Reds on the Kenai yesterday and saw this critter close to the cabin on my way home.

Gave the 5th wheel a bath

Took advantage of the nice weather the last two days and gave the 5th wheel a bath.

Small projects to keep me busy

The wind/rain blew a couple of poplar trees on the driveway and I cut them up for firewood. Built a handrail for the 5th wheel steps and covered a hole in the house siding made by woodpeckers/pine squirrels.