John Brown's Beach

It was a GORGEOUS day here in Sitka. It was sunny all day (first time in about three weeks), but quite cold. There was ice on MC's windshield this morning, so the temperature is definitely dropping here! We decided to take the dogs to John Brown's Beach, which is on the base. They had a blast and Deuce would not stop swimming. Clearly the cold ocean water doesn't bother him at all.

MC's Camping Trip

MC went on a camping trip this weekend at a nearby island. The forest service here rents out these really great cabins on neighboring islands for very cheap. The guys had a good time. Did a little duck hunting (no kills to report) and relaxing. Saturday morning they had a visitor at the campsite-a bear! The pics above are the bear walking on the beach in front of the cabin. They shooed him away and then he went over one of the guy's rafts and popped it! Thought you guys would enjoy pics from the encounter.

Juneau

MC had a class in Juneau this week, so I joined him on Thursday and we came back on Saturday on the fast ferry. The one picture is of the inside of the ferry. I think all of us Texans just picture the Port A ferry when we hear that word, so I wanted to let you guys see how we are riding in style. I also have a video that MC took of how the fast ferry moves. It's by turbines (for any of you who are interested in that kind of stuff! :)). The rest of the pics are from our time in Juneau. The main point of my visit was stocking up at Costco and Walmart, so I didn't have much time to sightsee. We did get to see the Mendenhall Glacier while we were there, which is very beautiful. Sorry about the thumb in the pic of us. I guess I shouldn't have asked an 85 year old woman to take our pic!

Pictures of the new place

So I finally put some pics up of the house. The first pic is the view from our grocery store, which is right on the water. The next two are the front and back of our house. Note MC and I are dressed in Sitka-wear, which is raincoat and Extra-tuffs, which are super awesome rainboots. The last pic is the view from our backyard. Isn't it gorgeous???

New House

So we are finally in our new house. YAY! About time! We got to move in last Thursday and are already settled in. Every box has been unpacked and everything is set up. Now we can relax and enjoy our new place. No pics this time, but we will post something new shortly!