July 14th

                                         

                                                         Climbing out of "the cave"

July 14^th

9:00 departure  cloudy  55 degreees

When we hauled up the crab traps this morning, we found them empty except for the star fish. We discovered that some string had fallen off one of the trap doors which would have given the crabs a good escape route. Repairs are needed. Maybe it wasn’t the crabbers in Neka Bay who took our crab as first thought.

I heard David laughing while he was on the dock and called to us to come out. On the shore near the dock were clams and they were spitting. Ada was fascinated by these silly streams of water shooting into the air. It was quite the giggle.

                                             Trying to catch that big fish

                                          Nana's "catch and release" quillback rock fish

We spotted otters floating past the boat along the way. Heard a Coast Guard alert regarding a man overboard in Glacier Bay. It happened yesterday at 6 am. Asked boaters to be on the lookout.

The family is doing just fine entertaining themselves during this bitterly cold day. Ada has been playing “Slap Jack”, “Old Maid” and “Crazy Eights” with the cards left behind by Auntie Jessica. Plenty of snacking is happening between videos, sticker stories, reading, solitaire and more cribbage.

Originally, we were going to head for Skagway but due to the advice of those we felt knowledgeable, decided not to attempt it. Instead, we are retracing the route we took with Diane and Mike. We are familiar with the harbors so the trip has been relatively easy. These beautiful destinations were well worth the sharing, and we knew the fishing and crabbing conditions were favorable.

                                                          Off to drop the crab pots

                                                    Ada and her lucky crab scarf