July 6th, 2006
Homer, AK
Today Gregg was really excited about fishing, and it seemed to be a good boost in relations between us. Brian and Carl met us by the water taxi on the Homer Spit and equipped us with all kind of waterproof gear and shoes. Since I am not a huge fan of eating fish, or watching the slaughter of them, my main excitemet lay in the kayaking. We had planned a BBQ with friends tonight, and we were supposed to provide the Salmon - so Gregg had his work cut out for him!
The water taxi dropped us off at China Poot Bay - where Salmon jumped all around the boat, and seals popped up in the distance, increasing in number as we paddled on. Eagles were aplenty in Homer, later devouring the carcasses of of Gregg's catchings. We spent the day learning fishing technique (Gregg's favorite was the controversial 'snagging'.) As I suspected, I was more enchanted with the kayaking - so I turned my useless rod over to Brian, our guide, and just relaxed. Altogether Gregg caught 2 fish, and Brian caught one - 2 pink salmon and a Dolly (sea trout). As we headed back to the water taxi pickup - seals in greater number still yet grouped a bit aways.
When we disembarked our vessel, Brian taught Gregg how to clean and cut up the fish (this is fairly gross to watch)...which we brought to Wes's house for feasting.
We had a superbly wonderful time at dinner. We sat with Wes and his girlfriend Katie, and his brother Matt . We ate, then sat for many hours talking, as I so fondly remember doing here last time. Gregg and I never have an organized dinner anymore - so this was about as enjoyable and simple an evening as I could possibly imagine. I adore Homer, there is a huge sense of community here that I feel my life in Seattle is, for the most part, lacking. It is present in every facet of life here, and it endears me to Homer endlessly.
Homer, AK
Today Gregg was really excited about fishing, and it seemed to be a good boost in relations between us. Brian and Carl met us by the water taxi on the Homer Spit and equipped us with all kind of waterproof gear and shoes. Since I am not a huge fan of eating fish, or watching the slaughter of them, my main excitemet lay in the kayaking. We had planned a BBQ with friends tonight, and we were supposed to provide the Salmon - so Gregg had his work cut out for him!
The water taxi dropped us off at China Poot Bay - where Salmon jumped all around the boat, and seals popped up in the distance, increasing in number as we paddled on. Eagles were aplenty in Homer, later devouring the carcasses of of Gregg's catchings. We spent the day learning fishing technique (Gregg's favorite was the controversial 'snagging'.) As I suspected, I was more enchanted with the kayaking - so I turned my useless rod over to Brian, our guide, and just relaxed. Altogether Gregg caught 2 fish, and Brian caught one - 2 pink salmon and a Dolly (sea trout). As we headed back to the water taxi pickup - seals in greater number still yet grouped a bit aways.
When we disembarked our vessel, Brian taught Gregg how to clean and cut up the fish (this is fairly gross to watch)...which we brought to Wes's house for feasting.
We had a superbly wonderful time at dinner. We sat with Wes and his girlfriend Katie, and his brother Matt . We ate, then sat for many hours talking, as I so fondly remember doing here last time. Gregg and I never have an organized dinner anymore - so this was about as enjoyable and simple an evening as I could possibly imagine. I adore Homer, there is a huge sense of community here that I feel my life in Seattle is, for the most part, lacking. It is present in every facet of life here, and it endears me to Homer endlessly.
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