I can't believe we are almost at the beginning of August!!!! Time is flying by and home is drawing close. It has been some time since my last update for which I apologize. Our Internet has been VERY stubborn.
I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July, mine was spent working as usual but our chefs made us a wonderful meal which we all enjoyed and then went back to work. It rained all week so they canceled the firework show in Sitka.
July 7th I got to go out salt water fishing for the first time and had a blast! I had the captain and deckhand laughing in shock when I pulled out my tobacco pipe. I've been tagged as the 'old man' of the crew. I walk around in my wool slippers, a blue cardigan and my pipe. I have my rain boots and I like whiskey, scotch and beer. So I apparently am an old man. Our fishing day was a beautiful sunny day. I caught Cod, Flounder, Black Bass and a Ratfish!
I went out fishing again only a few days ago on another wonderful sunny day and had much better luck! I caught 5 salmon (2pinks and 3silvers). Its such an exciting time, the salmon fight like crazy and just when you think you've got your fish ready to pull in it runs and you can hear your line go "ZIIIIIIING!!!!" and you reel like crazy! But the salmon doesn't just run straight out, it swims around the boat trying to tangle it's line with everyone elses lines on the boat. So you have to run around the boat under poles, over pulls all the while reeling in your salmon and trying to stay on your feet. I was running around the boat at one point fighting with one of my salmon, crossed the stern and slipped on a fish!!! Hysterical. At another point I was reeling in a salmon and it decided to run, so I'm reeling in really quickly and all of the sudden I look down and my pole is in my left hand and my reel is in my right hand completely disconnected from the rod. I'm screaming "Travis! TRAVIS! (he's the captain) I lost my reel! I lost my reel!!!!" He came running up the side of the boat dodging people and poles and got my pole fixed, but I lost that salmon. Still, such a wonderful time. I love living by the sea.
We have two new chefs with us for the duration of the season. The head chef is called Woody and second in command is Eric. On Eric's second day, he was lighting the propane in the oven and it exploded in a ball of flames directed at his face. He's lucky to have his eye still, but thank God for the wonderful reflexes he gave us!!! Eric is doing fine now, it was a bad burn but I was able to find some natural burn medicines at the small health food store in Sitka and he is back to normal. He did however fall 10ft and landed on his back, which is bruised to the shade of black, please keep him in our prayers, he hasn't seen a doctor yet.
Now for my big news...................................................................................................................................................
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I'm no longer moving to Pennsylvania this fall. It took a lot of prayer and battling back and forth with myself and a lot of confusion about the direction my life is taking but I finally decided that for multiple reasons Pennsylvania is not in my best interest, at this time. BUT, I've been re-accepted into the School of Photography in Kona Hawaii!!!!!!!! This means I will be home for the majority of the fall/winter. I'll be home to be with my sister Dani and the birth of her second little girl and also for the holidays.
October 21st I'm taking my younger sister Katherine on a trip to England and hopefully Italy! We will be gone for 2-3 weeks. We are both VERY excited. I can't wait to see all of my friends and family in England and explore Italy!
Montana friends and family, I can't wait to see you all!!! Only 7 more weeks :)
Much love to you all.
P.S I'm looking for a car still. If anyone knows of a 2002- 2005 Toyota Rav4 being sold let me know!!!!
