Ninilchek day 2

We moved into the cabin and had another pasta meal last night. Chicken with pasta, asparagus, and a couple of squirts of tomato paste, garlic paste, and Italian herbs in white wine. Very tasty!

After great hot showers and a good sleep, Phil was off at 6:30 am. on his first day of fishing. My laundry detail was complicated by 1. Change machine not working. 2. Washing machine not working. 3. The office is not open to get assistance. At 9 a.m., when the office opened, I got a refund on my broken machine and change for the rest of the loads, but by then, a lady who had been traveling 2 weeks longer than me was using all washers. Finally, at 10 a.m., she relinquished one machine to me, so I began the slow, painful process of washing our clothes and bedding one load at a time...

By the time my chores were finished, I had an excited text from Phil that they were on their way back. There were 8 fishing in his group plus the Captain and 1 deckhand. Two men caught very large fish weighing between 50 and 60 pounds. They were nearly 5 feet in length. The rest of the fish were smaller. The limit was one fish under 28 inches and one over. Phil had one of each.

We watched them process the fish after photos were taken. Ours will be packaged in 1 pound packs and frozen and held in case Phil gets Salmon tomorrow. We'll ship that overnight to my Dad to hold until our return. He and Chris will be welcome to some fish for the bother.

This afternoon, we are waiting to hear about tomorrow 's departure time. Phil is entitled to catch 6 Sockeye if he is able. Others in his party today caught a limit of salmon yesterday. He may go as early as 4 am.

He got a little sick on the boat, so he's snacking now on grapes, and we'll have an early supper.Read more