Monday, June 27, 2011

Back from Camping

A few land otters hanging out on the rock. There were about 5 or 6 more in the water.

Checking out my grilled cheese. The maiden voyage for our little camp cooker. Very handy and very delicious!

About to set out on our hiking/fishing adventure. It was super gorgeous. I had my bathing suit on underneath just in case we could catch some rays! By time we finished fishing and pulled up for our picnic the sun had gone away and the temp was back to low 50s...

So we are back from camping, and it was a huge success for my first time. We stayed at a beautiful cabin. Ventured over to some hot springs, boated around and fished. Saw lots of wildlife, including a whale breaching and a baby seal crying (which sounds like a devil baby-it was really crazy!). Thanks to our friend, Bert, who is a hunting guide, we hiked across another little island that I would never have thought to do by ourselves! I felt like a true Alaskan! This morning a group of otters swam by while we were sitting outside, so I took the kayak out for a closer look and got a few pics before I turned back (didn't want to disturb them too much!). Lots of fun and can't wait to do it again. :)

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Smith Update






So I have been pretty bad at updating the blog! We've been keeping pretty busy here in Sitka. Had an awesome getaway in California Wine Country with my sister in May. MC and I also just got back from Vegas. It was really cool because MC's parents were able to meet us there!

Time really just seems to fly by. I cannot believe we will be leaving here in less than a year. So much still to see and do! Sitka is an amazing place with so many cool activities I never would have thought would be here. A couple of weeks ago they had a Texas Country concert with Kyle Park and Cory Morrow for a fundraiser for Autism Speaks. Who would have thought that would be happening up here? We definitely stay busy on this little island. Just wanted to post a few pics of what's been happening lately here. We are going camping this weekend, so I'll have lots of cool pics to post!