We had a bit of last-minute fun before departing Kodiak.
Wednesday, June 15
Corey and my dad went river fishing at the Buskin River again. They first fished at a non-popular remote site at the state park. They fished for about 45 minutes until another fisherman approached and told them to be alert for a Kodiak bear. The fisherman had just seen one poke his head out of the bushes (on Corey's side of the river). With this news, Corey and my Dad quickly packed up and headed to a more populated fishing site a few miles away.
(thanks to their fear of bears, I have no photos to show here)
Right away in the morning, Kya, my mom and I went to a beach in Kodiak that is known for sea glass. We got a nice baggie of rolled glass to take home.
In the afternoon, my mom had a few errands to run (since my parents will soon be visiting North Dakota they are also packing to travel) so Kya and I had the afternoon to ourselves. We walked right across the street and down a public access trail to the beach. Kya got the giggles and some last few steps on the beach.
A few hours before our flight, we all drove up to Pilar Mountain again. We were hopeful that the fog and clouds would clear so we could see the mountains.
We were lucky!
Oooh so bright. We're very squinty.
Looking out to the Gulf of Alaska. This photo shows our hiking and fishing spot - Long Island (farthest island, long and thin). This photo also shows where we got our long line stuck (far right side and out a good distance).
We had a early dinner at Henry's Great Alaskan restaurant and then flew out at 7:30 pm. The flight to Anchorage is about one hour long. Since we didn't fly out of Anchorage until the next morning, we stayed the night with Corey's aunt and uncle who live in Anchorage.
They have a beautiful home on the Anchorage bay.
And WOW. Check out the views.
These photos were taken after 11 pm. The sun was just going down. When we got up at 4 am it was already light again.
Thursday, June 16
On Thursday morning our flight left at 6 am, and was 5.5 hours to Minneapolis. The flight was mostly full so we shared our row of three with another person. Not my idea of cozy but we survived. One vent I have to make: on the flight from Anchorage to Minneapolis, I was told by the flight attendant that there were no diaper changing facilities on the plane and that I must "do that" at my seat. Unfortunately she was not kidding. No privacy for my little miss. Not cool DELTA, not cool. Lucky for us, it was just wet and Corey was there to help. I can't imagine what it would have been like if I was traveling solo with Kya and seated in the middle seat ... and opened a poopy mess. Maybe Kya could sense my stress because she was an angel on the long flight. She was awake for all but one hour, happy as can be.
Just throwing the question out in case anyone has an answer ... all the other toddlers on our flight(s) slept for what seemed like the entire time. What's the deal?! Do the parents "give them something" or are they just lucky to have a kid that can sleep though anything (and sleep for very long lengths of time)? Advice?
The last short flight from Minneapolis to Bismarck was a fight. Kya was not excited to be in another plane (either were we). Luckily is was just over an hour and nobody kicked us out mid-flight.
We had an amazing vacation but we're all happy to be back at home. (here is Kya helping me unpack)
Thank you so very much Mom and Dad, you were great hosts. We have millions of great memories of our time with you in Kodiak. We can't wait to host you in a few days!
The weather here in North Dakota has been sunny and warm so Kya and I have busted out our favorite summer duds. Of course that includes our favorite sun hats and sunscreen too.
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