In for the night before dark for the first time since getting in at 6am on the 7th. The mist was turning to rain so I decided to skip my dusk bear searches and try to get some pics posted instead. Guess you'll have to wait for news of the bear searches.
First, allow me to introduce some of the local characters: This is Ophelia the Octopus who was created out of marine debris as an art project by local high schoolers. It's mostly plastic.
The harbor in the center of town.
Salmon fishing season seems to be coming to an end... Not that you'd know by the number of people in rivers, streams, and on the shorelines. I can, however, confirm it for two reasons. The smell of dead fish is getting stronger and the nets are being stacked.
This skipper and his crew has just finished stacking salmon nets. They'll stay on the trailer until next season, then back on the boats.
One of the crew taking a break after stacking a 1/4 mile long net. Wait! That's FlatJen....I've been looking for her all day. Sadly, the crew was shy & didn't wish to be photographed, but at least she's got a skipper's reference for the Dutch Harbor leg of the journey.
This is "Sometimes Island" - because sometimes you can walk over to it & sometimes you can't. When the tide is low it's just a short walk over. This piece of land is native owned, so all that's allowed is walking. No camping, driving, fires, etc.
The local Russian Orthydox church. I believe it is more than 200 yrs old.
Two pictures because sometimes you just need a place to put stuff. This couch was not here 36hrs ago...
Why not park in front of the house....seems to fit. This is just minutes from the center of town.
Look closely....do you see that patch of white sand? That is just about the only place to find white sand in Kodiak. Most of the beaches are smooth stones & the rest are black sand.
I'll tell you more about Kodiak soon, but at least you can see a bit of it. Actually, I should post one photo to give you some idea of the beauty of this island. As always, thanks for stopping by!
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Did you sit on the couch? It has a nice view. Kodiak looks like a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteThat couch is too funny. Maybe they were just enjoying the view on it!
ReplyDeleteI didn't sit on the couch, but could have. It was unusually clean for a cliffside couch and still dry. :-)
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