Well, I know it's been a while, but things had been rather dull. Just working hard and fishing while I could. Luckily, the last week had been great weather and I took advantage of it on Thursday and Friday!
I went with a group of friends here to Sandy Beach, which as the name implies, is a sandy beach at low tide (and part of the ocean at high tide). After work, we went over and had a bonfire, which was good fun and since I was off on Friday, I stayed and camped out there. It was a beautiful night, and warm. Despite seeing plenty of grizzly tracks and "dung piles" I didn't see a bear while out there. The next morning, I hiked back to the hatchery, which was relatively easy for off-trail hiking and took just over 2 hours. That was a nearly perfect night. I loved my new backpack, waking up to the sunshine in a tent, and used water from the stream to cook my breakfast and coffee, then was off.
In other news, the schedule has changed, so I am off Tuesday and Wednesday now, which was supposed to be for the next two months. As most of you have heard by now, though, I took a new job working on a fishing tender based out of Homer, fishing in Prince William Sound. While I will miss out on summer here, and the recreation opportunities, I am excited for a change and a new adventure! However, I will likely be pretty much out of touch from the end of May until sometime late-August or early September. 