Tyler and Emily in PNG

As I read the news and hear the stories of the extreme heat in the lower 48, I am glad to arrived in cooler Alaska. Emily and I left on Saturday and arrived into Anchorage just past noon from our flight from Seattle. We were greeted with partly cloudy skies and 61 degrees. Very pleasant Alaskan summer day. Sunday and Monday have been cooler and cloudy with temps in the mid 50s.

Saturday evening my aunt and uncle fixed a great Alaskan meal with salmon as the top course. Add sweet corn, pork chops, Greek salad, and some Colombian salsa, it was a very tasty meal to welcome us back to Alaska. Then Sunday night, we again had a great dinner with some church friends featuring grilled salmon and pork ribs. It has been very nice to be welcomed back with great food and fellowship.

I hear rumors that the salmon are finally returning to Seward to the Resurrection River. They are about 6 weeks later than normal but they are trickling in. Yesterday I opened my utility trailer to be pleasantly surprised that my stuff was still in great condition. I found most of my camping gear and fishing gear. Only missing item, my sleeping bag. Hopefully later today I might dawn my waiters and go snagging for those Seward salmon that I once knew.

I still have not got to my other stuff including clothes that were in my cousins basement for storage. If you remember in January he had a fire in his basement, he said he was able to salvage some of my stuff but I have yet to go through it yet. He moved his stuff plus mine into a storage unit in town. He has misplaced the key to the lock so I am hoping and praying he will find that soon.

Emily and I will be adjusting to Alaska in the next few days and perhaps enjoying a hike or two before the big festival held in Seward on the 4th of July. Seward will swell from 3000 to over 30,000 people on the 4th as they come to watch the Mt Marathon Race. I will be use to enjoy some kettle corn, watch the race and of course the parade.

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