Anchorage in the Rain

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Happy Rabbit-Rabbit Day to all, especially to you Carol Kelly!

We have spent the last couple of days at Mark and Suzie's house in the city of Anchorage.  They have done extensive remodeling over the past few years, and the results are spectacular.

Yesterday we trooped next door (same house, but different unit) to their daughter Jenny's (and Ben's) son Anders' two-year-old birthday party.  The rest of the family was there, of course, so it was a tamer, more focused on children version of this past weekend.

It has been raining the last two days, so we are glad to be set up, warm and dry in the Lindsey driveway.



Keith's Jet Boat

 Mark and Suzie and the newly married Keith and Emily had planned to go fishing for king salmon for a few days starting tomorrow.  Sue and I were invited to go but decided against it because the cost of the fishing license with a king stamp was close to $60, and then we could not take any fish with us in the camper.  Shipping the fish to Colorado would also be prohibitive.  Besides...it's raining!  Keith has a jet river boat, similar to what Mark used to have.  Mark and Keith have replaced a seal to repair a water like in the drive assembly, but a test on a lake yesterday did not go well.  Today, they are once again pulling apart the assembly in the rain in Mark's driveway and will test it again later.  Those of you who own or used to own boats are familiar with scenarios like this.