This was written yesterday on the 18th (our internet was down).

Hello from Alaska-

The crew finished up the night tide on the 16^th with something like 5 fish and decided to pull the nets (pull them out of the water) and try fishing another day.

We haven’t put the nets back in the water yet; we are waiting to hear more on how the fishermen are doing elsewhere in the bay.

Yesterday the 17^th we cleaned up around the cabins, put up some solar panels (still waiting on a battery from town) and got our cell phones hooked up (we have limited service up here) they are great to use for local calls and emergencies (like the day the fire happened). We decided to bring the crane truck down to the beach to get it ready for the season but on the way the rear differential fell off. Great! I can’t believe the luck we are having. So back into town we went to get the mechanic to fix it. The truck wasn’t checked over very well by the guys who did some work on it this winter, we found the bolds that were holding the rear differential in place were so rusted they snapped in half. Well now we have nice new shiny bolts on the truck and it made its way down to the beach today. Last night we finish up the day with some yummy Salmon chowder and a game of Catch Phrase! Then it was off to bed at about 1am.

Today we have been doing more work around the cabins which included repairing the walk ways to the different cabins and to the beach. Some of the boards are rotten and weak and the others were burned up in the fire. We picked up a few pallets at the cannery and rummaged through some scrapes. Now we have a pretty nice path! We also got the kitchen in the crew cabin in full working order, the sink is now ready to be used and we have already started to use the stove to make coffee and tea. Right now the guys are working on patching up a few holes in the crew cabin and putting in a new piece of plexi-glass to repair an old broken window. We will probably be waiting till Monday to put the nets back in the water; there just aren't many fish out there right now.

Hope all is well where you all are and that you are enjoying your summer!

-Sarah & the crew