Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Alaska Vacation 2011: part 3

Saturday, June 4 - FINALLY in Kodiak!
We arrived late afternoon on Saturday.

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Sunday morning we spent some time at the beach, just a short walk from my parent's house.
It felt so good to be free of the confines of the airplane/train/bus.

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The tide was low so we got to see a few tide pools and lots of barnacles and muscles.

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Corey gave Kya another lesson in skipping rocks. She giggled and laughed so much ... we were all giggling with her.

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Grandma Z and Kya explored the shore. My parent's house is located across the street from the houses you see on the cliff behind my mom. It is a great location and a beautiful setting in the trees.

After our beach time, we went to Mass in Kodiak.

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Since it was a calm day, we headed out to the boat in the early afternoon.

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We saw sea lions ...

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some very lazy sea lions ...

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and a huge sea lion. (Kodiak is in the background)

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The Cornelia Marie (of Deadliest Catch fame) was in port.

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Kya must be part puppy dog ... she loved hanging her head out the window in the wind and mist. Silly girl.

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We were thankful to be a larger and warmer boat. These guys looked cold and crazy.

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We set a crab pot (with herring bait).

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Corey tried his hand at fishing. No luck.

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Checking the crab pot. We didn't catch anything yet. The pot is still out as I write this ... I wonder what we'll catch?

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My parents have worked really hard at updating their house/cabin. They have done a great job - it is beautiful!

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Kya is already a local ... she has her own pair of baby XtraTuf rubber boots.

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