Wednesday, May 27, 2009
JADE PRINCESS 2009
May 18,2009
Okay I know we have been here in Petersburg for over a week and I haven’t even started this year’s blog. But I was busy. We were very pleased with the condition of the boat. There was no mildew inside and once Jerry power washed the outside Jade Princess still looks like new. We turned on the water, got groceries, put away the clothes and suitcases, Jerry is busy changing the oil, air filters and zincs, and whatever else men do in the engine room.
The weather has been very nice here. Still a bit cool but we have had some sunshine nearly every day. In fact we have taken pictures of mountains we never even knew were here. Apparently, winter here in Petersburg was pretty cold with over 90 inches of snow, but that is pretty normal.
This weekend was the annual Norweigan Festival. Men, women and children were all dressed in native costumes. The Vikings were the best. They closed off the main street, had a parade, beer garden, all you can eat shrimp dinner, etc. etc.
The diver is coming this morning to replace the zincs that are under water. We will make another trip to the grocery store and then we will go out for a few days.
We will have some company coming up from the ‘lower 48’ this year and we are really looking forward to them. Our first visitors will be our friends and neighbors, Bill and Judy Lord in mid June.
May 23, 2009
We finally left the dock………everything on the boat seems to be working fine. It is great to be out on the water again. The weather has been sunny and clear. We saw a pod of whales yesterday in the distance and today we saw more very close up. The King Salmon Derby started a few days ago and Jerry entered for just the day today. We trolled a little yesterday and then trolled all day today. We could hear on the radio that only 43 Kings were caught all day yesterday. Usually there are hundreds………we only had one good bite and he ate the herring and ran.
We finally gave up and got to the anchorage about 5pm. Jerry decided to put a line in the water just to see what is 60ft below us and he caught an Alaskan King Crab. Yes, just like on the ‘Dangerous Catch’. This thing is huge……..of course I took pictures. We have a 45 quart Igloo ice chest and the crab fills up the bottom of it. So now Jerry is still out there, determined to get another one. We do not have a crab pot for the big crabs so he is doing it the hard way with his fishing rod, herring and a large hook.
Well it is nearly 10pm and Jerry is still outside………instead of catching another King Crab, he managed to catch a 30lb Halibut, which he is cleaning. It is getting cold and I am going to bed.
Okay I know we have been here in Petersburg for over a week and I haven’t even started this year’s blog. But I was busy. We were very pleased with the condition of the boat. There was no mildew inside and once Jerry power washed the outside Jade Princess still looks like new. We turned on the water, got groceries, put away the clothes and suitcases, Jerry is busy changing the oil, air filters and zincs, and whatever else men do in the engine room.
The weather has been very nice here. Still a bit cool but we have had some sunshine nearly every day. In fact we have taken pictures of mountains we never even knew were here. Apparently, winter here in Petersburg was pretty cold with over 90 inches of snow, but that is pretty normal.
This weekend was the annual Norweigan Festival. Men, women and children were all dressed in native costumes. The Vikings were the best. They closed off the main street, had a parade, beer garden, all you can eat shrimp dinner, etc. etc.
The diver is coming this morning to replace the zincs that are under water. We will make another trip to the grocery store and then we will go out for a few days.
We will have some company coming up from the ‘lower 48’ this year and we are really looking forward to them. Our first visitors will be our friends and neighbors, Bill and Judy Lord in mid June.
May 23, 2009
We finally left the dock………everything on the boat seems to be working fine. It is great to be out on the water again. The weather has been sunny and clear. We saw a pod of whales yesterday in the distance and today we saw more very close up. The King Salmon Derby started a few days ago and Jerry entered for just the day today. We trolled a little yesterday and then trolled all day today. We could hear on the radio that only 43 Kings were caught all day yesterday. Usually there are hundreds………we only had one good bite and he ate the herring and ran.
We finally gave up and got to the anchorage about 5pm. Jerry decided to put a line in the water just to see what is 60ft below us and he caught an Alaskan King Crab. Yes, just like on the ‘Dangerous Catch’. This thing is huge……..of course I took pictures. We have a 45 quart Igloo ice chest and the crab fills up the bottom of it. So now Jerry is still out there, determined to get another one. We do not have a crab pot for the big crabs so he is doing it the hard way with his fishing rod, herring and a large hook.
Well it is nearly 10pm and Jerry is still outside………instead of catching another King Crab, he managed to catch a 30lb Halibut, which he is cleaning. It is getting cold and I am going to bed.
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