damn, I'm busy!
Current mood: jubilant

Ok, so moving to AK, starting a new job, buying, decorating and moving into a new trailer, training guides and going to school has turned out to be time consuming. Sorry for the lack of posts. This is also going to be a short one, but I thought I'd check in...........

I am heading out into Kenai Fjords National Park for two days on a training trip. I will get some photos and post them soon afterwards.

Really, I will.

Whales, Shmales....Who Cares!
Current mood: quixotic

So, I don't really have a lot to say....but I do have some pictures to post. Just humpback whales a few feet from the boat I was on...

I swear, between the whales and eagles....

might as well be surrounded by pigeons. Dirty little garbage eaters.....wish I had a harpoon.



These humpbacks appear to be a cow and a calf, as well as one other....



They were so close to the boat I could almost see into their blow holes. I could see them underwater.....or at least the dark shape of them underwater.





Yea, ok....this is a pretty sweet picture. I know.

K, curious about humpbacks in the Gulf of Alaska area?

Humpback Info

Happy Solstice!!
Current mood: surprised

Midnight in Seward!

Wanna track the sunlight?
Track AK daylight

Trayler livin folks!
Current mood: weird

Kay, yous wantid them pikturs of my howse, and heres they is!

thisus my kichen wif the inside sink and stove wiffin gas. I dun splurgified at the shoppin mall and got me a mikrowaverin ovin. cain't put the forks init caus it make a big spark, thats what i'z learnin yestidy.

this heres my dinnerin rum and my bedrum. theys aint harly rum fors my head up their, but sleepins ok anyway.


thisis wear iyz doin the doins and entertaynen AND if theys stayin for the doins getten all sleepy eyed, theys can sleeps here!


heres the hole howse and the dogs is on high elert wachin fer berglers and untidy folks!

A worthwhile day at work.
Current mood: exanimate

Ok, so a girl can only stare at the damned schedule for so long.
So. I decided to distract myself for a few minutes searching google for competition for my hair picture.I

ts a scary, scary world!

Ok, while I question the content of some of these sites, I love the hair pictures. And I thought I held the biggest hair crown in high school...

More craziness...

Be afraid, very afraid. I'm pretty sure this is what Greg should do for a living.

gr8bighair.com

Oh yea! This was my goal in life at 19.....hot big haired man, and a cute big haired baby!


k, back to work.

So much for the sun!
Current mood: tired

Well, I knew it was too good to be true. The big warm ball in the sky has disappeared. After nearly 3 weeks of warmth and sun Seward is back to normal. With over 60 inches of rain annually, what do I expect, right? Anyway, if you are curious....

webcam over the Seward small boat harbor.

Seward forecast ; see what we are getting for the next few days.

or for those of you who are water/kayak savvy, check out the marine forecast.

Ok, that's all I've got for today.

Contrary to Popular Belief, Alaska Does Not Suck.
Current mood: rejuvenated

Ok, here they are....the freaking pictures I promised.
You'd better be grateful. I'm indoors and it is 70 degrees and sunny on the Kenai Penninsula. But I love you all so much that I'm updating my blog.

On the way out, we had Dall's Porpoise surfing the bow wake of the 40 foot boat we used to transport us out into the fjord's.
These animals are about 8 feet below where I am on the boat. It's tough to get a decent picture of an animal swimming 25 mph.

Instead of a long blurb about nothing.......
Pederson Glacier

Black bear....

Humpback Whale at Cape Aialik (eye-al-ick)

Me in the bergy bits!

Kat

Julie and Ilya

Brett and Mike

Holgate Glacier

Northwestern Glacier

Aialik Bay via a Kenai Fjords tour boat..not a kayak.
Current mood: dorky

Second half of the blog....
Different Day.

I hopped a Kenai Fjords tour boat on my last day off just to relax and enjoy the scenery and sunshine. So, I got out my great Alaskan Tourist Checklist and enjoyed the ride.

On the Checklist:
Sea Otter, Check!


Steller Sea Lion, Check!


Orca, Check!



More Orcas, Check!



A whole pod of Orcas, Check!



Humpback Whale and Puffins, Check, Check!



Remote, Sea Battered Islands, Check!



Glaciers, Check!



Glaciers Calving, Check!



and....Icebergs, Check!



Not to mention, bears, eagles and a million other birds.

Ok, thats enough time out of the sunshine for me.

Enjoy the pics!