It took close to 11 hours but we finally made it to Kenai yesterday(Monday). We had three stops in, but the drive was still a long one.
The drive down was great once we turned down to Kenai from Anchorage. I have posted some photos on the flickr site....click here for photos. The Seward and Sterling Highways are really beautiful stretches of land.
Once we arrived in Kenai the guys got settled in to the "Bingo Hilton". The "BH" is a bingo parlor that is operated by one of the teams in the Alaska League. The guys stay in "rooms" in the back. What a setup!! Four guys to a small cubicle with two bunkbeds. The ceiling is open so any loud snorers are easily heard thru the building. The guys actually got some sleep, surprisingly enough and seemed to enjoy the bonding time together.
Today's(Tuesday) game was a tough loss. We led 2-1 entering the bottom of the ninth and gave up a run that tied the game 2-2. The Oilers then won the game in the bottom of the 10th and defeated us 3-2. It was a tough loss. Hopefully, we will battle back tomorrow night.
Earlier today(Tuesday) we traveled down to a family's home just off the Kenai River. It was kind of like an Alaska river subdivision. Once you entered the gate you were just off a river and surrounded by water, fish, bear, moose and some of the best and only spaghetti with moose chili. For a minute, I thought I was back in SC eating at Sardi's. It was really good.
A'lot of the guys were prepared to fish, along with Kirkland and Myself. However, we soon found out that the river was fly fishing only and the salmon had not run yet, thus making the trout that eat the salmon eggs not in the area yet. Another odd fishing regulation here in Alaska.
The river is an incredible turquoise color, made that way from glacier runoff. Just one more beauty here in Alaska.
Kirkland and I are heading out to another section of the river in the morning(Wednesday) for about three hours of fishing. We have to catch a salmon before we leave.
Speaking of salmon.......once we arrived in Kenai we went to an inlet where the locals were using large dip nets to catch salmon. It is for two weeks out of the year and only locals are allowed to fish. They stand in the water(video coming soon) and catch the salmon in the dip nets. They run to the shore and beat the salmon over the head with large sticks. This kills them instantly and "preserves" the taste of the salmon. You see, once salmon are caught their stress level goes thru the roof and they produce a toxin of sorts, not deadly, but it does get in their system and it starts making the taste of the salmon go bad. You hit them over the head for an instant kill to make them taste better. It's a wicked sound, but I guess it works.
Well, it's midnight again.....off to bed for some early morning fishing. We also have another discipler coming in tomorrow. Corwin is with us here in Kenai and then Anchorage. He is a chaplain for the Miami Dolphins and I am anxious to hear him tomorrow. More details later.
The drive down was great once we turned down to Kenai from Anchorage. I have posted some photos on the flickr site....click here for photos. The Seward and Sterling Highways are really beautiful stretches of land.
Once we arrived in Kenai the guys got settled in to the "Bingo Hilton". The "BH" is a bingo parlor that is operated by one of the teams in the Alaska League. The guys stay in "rooms" in the back. What a setup!! Four guys to a small cubicle with two bunkbeds. The ceiling is open so any loud snorers are easily heard thru the building. The guys actually got some sleep, surprisingly enough and seemed to enjoy the bonding time together.
Today's(Tuesday) game was a tough loss. We led 2-1 entering the bottom of the ninth and gave up a run that tied the game 2-2. The Oilers then won the game in the bottom of the 10th and defeated us 3-2. It was a tough loss. Hopefully, we will battle back tomorrow night.
Earlier today(Tuesday) we traveled down to a family's home just off the Kenai River. It was kind of like an Alaska river subdivision. Once you entered the gate you were just off a river and surrounded by water, fish, bear, moose and some of the best and only spaghetti with moose chili. For a minute, I thought I was back in SC eating at Sardi's. It was really good.
A'lot of the guys were prepared to fish, along with Kirkland and Myself. However, we soon found out that the river was fly fishing only and the salmon had not run yet, thus making the trout that eat the salmon eggs not in the area yet. Another odd fishing regulation here in Alaska.
The river is an incredible turquoise color, made that way from glacier runoff. Just one more beauty here in Alaska.
Kirkland and I are heading out to another section of the river in the morning(Wednesday) for about three hours of fishing. We have to catch a salmon before we leave.
Speaking of salmon.......once we arrived in Kenai we went to an inlet where the locals were using large dip nets to catch salmon. It is for two weeks out of the year and only locals are allowed to fish. They stand in the water(video coming soon) and catch the salmon in the dip nets. They run to the shore and beat the salmon over the head with large sticks. This kills them instantly and "preserves" the taste of the salmon. You see, once salmon are caught their stress level goes thru the roof and they produce a toxin of sorts, not deadly, but it does get in their system and it starts making the taste of the salmon go bad. You hit them over the head for an instant kill to make them taste better. It's a wicked sound, but I guess it works.
Well, it's midnight again.....off to bed for some early morning fishing. We also have another discipler coming in tomorrow. Corwin is with us here in Kenai and then Anchorage. He is a chaplain for the Miami Dolphins and I am anxious to hear him tomorrow. More details later.
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I'm glad you're enjoying the change of scenery from "Squarebanks". 'sorry about the tough loss too. It almost parallels the NL loss to the AL last night ... again. Have fun fishing!
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