June 14: Harry, Hannah, and Everest arrived... with parts for us!!

It is a beautiful thing when a group of people joins forces to accomplish a goal. We do that when we're fishing, and it's yet another kind of delight when it also happens outside the boat. Today was like that. With just the second day of sunny weather, our crew joined together to tackle the project of finishing the painting of Harry's boat. By the time I brought Harry, Ev, and Hannah back from the airport, the boat was really beautiful. Not completely done, but I was proud of what we accomplished in our little windows of dry weather. Pictures will follow of the boat once all the tape is off, and of Harry, Ev, and Hannah once I pull the camera out at the right time.

Harry was able to bring all the parts we've been starving for - the Yamaha parts arrived from California to Anchorage as Steve, the guy from Dewey's Cook Inlet, told us to expect, and also as promised, he called Harry to let him know. This gave Harry time to swing by and pick up what turned out to be a tiny nut, a little plastic thingie, and a small screw-looking thing - the last one in the country. My kingdom for a horse. Roger and Jeff got it installed and I think the New Boat is now ready to go. Yay!!

Harry was also able to bring the fuel pumps for the Honda. The crew was able to install these, but there were problems: unknown o-rings, and tricky (and crucial) clamps. After they got it together, they saw that fuel was coming out of the top of the outboard - it's not supposed to do that. Roy thinks a float may be stuck in the carburetor so we'll have to wait until he has time to try to un-stick it. Tomorrow, I hope we'll be able to get the New Boat launched so when we start fishing on Monday, it will at least be in the New Boat and the Bathtub, if not the Ambi.

We returned to the cabins tonight to a dinner of bangers and mash, and a beautiful evening.