Podcast Recommendation :: Limetown
You know how sometimes you discover something and think: THIS IS THE NEXT BIG THING - I MUST TELL EVERYONE I KNOW?
ICE. VOLUME THREE.
I think this is my favorite photo of the ice-capades. I think I probably have about 100 variations of this exact shot. Not too many at all.
This series was labeled 'artistic browns'. Pretty self explanatory.
An Instagram RoundUp
This post also could have been titled: An Alaskan LoveFest.
I have quite a few readers who aren't social media addicts like myself so, I decided to do a little roundup of what's been recently posted to Instagram (and therefore Twitter).
I was most recently in Dutch Harbor and then went through the Shumagin Islands - the weather was gorgeous -and my iPhone camera got a workout.
Dutch Harbor
Dutch Harbor can be stunning...it can also be miserable. We were lucky and got stunning.
Fishing Gear Galore
Dutch Harbor is a fishing vessel Mecca. I mean, you've seen deadliest catch right? The show is obviously dramatized for television but it's got some reality in there too. Everywhere you go in town you'll see that fishing is king. Take this pile of fishing nets....located in front of the Safeway parking lot....
Dutch Harbor
Just another example of stunning.
Boat Sports
While in Dutch we had a little downtime. The Captain used that time for training exercises so we got a fair amount of 'stick time'. Doing touch and go's off the barge, simulating breaking tow, twisting and, walking. It was a total blast.
Shumagin Islands
Leaving Dutch we were into the Shumagin Islands in about two days. We got a mixture of weather but even the drizzle was great because we had endless rainbows. The valleys had rainbows that just sat there and at sea we had a couple full arcs. Nothing beats a rainbow.
Iliasik Pass
Iliasik Pass is one of the tighter places through the Shumagins. By the time we got here it was sunny with a fresh breeze. It was whale watching time. Spout after spout. Tail after Tail.
Bathed In Sun.
The sun just makes everything better. Even just a photo of a barge.
Alaska Love Forever.
Mettle Maker :: The things you think you can't do...
Everyone has things they think they can't do - and then push comes to shove - suddenly these things that felt impossible are a thing of the past.
I was very nervous about working on a tug boat. I was just certain there would be all these things I couldn't do. Mostly physical things - throwing around large hawsers, pulling big wires, climbing up the sides of barges.
Here's the thing. My trip is almost over - and I did all those things.
When I left on my trip my friend Baisey (you can look her up on Etsy!) made me a sign to hang on my wall that says: 'Say yes and Go!' .
I have to remind myself constantly, 'you're capable. you can do this. you've handled worse. you just need to try.'. I have to remind myself constantly to say yes and Go!
I have to remind myself constantly to go and do the things I can't.
ICE. VOLUME TWO.
In 'Ice. Volume One.' I gave an generalized overview of what we were looking for when we transited through the ice. In Volumes Two & Three my plan is to just show you some pictures I thought were pretty...mmmmkay?
If you're a sailor and you've never been in the ice you still know one main thing: Watch Out For The Blue Ice. It's traditionally more 'solid' and will pack more of a punch when you hit it.
Volume Two is labeled on my desktop as 'Artisan Blues'. I think you'll see why.
