Today was another in a long row of very exciting days. Grandpa, Ron, and Randy woke at 3:45 AM and rode with Mark about 20 miles to the Kasilof River where we floated in a "drift boat", a modified row boat, down the river while fishing for silver salmon. We caught 2 silvers, several trout and dolly varden. The fishing highlight was when Randy hooked into about a 30 pound King salmon. It fought real well and at one point flew two feet out of the water scaring a little boy in the next boat over. King season is over so we had to release the fish. The river was beautiful and peaceful. There were no motors on any of the boats. At 9:00 AM we called to wish Jayme a happy 39th birthday.
At 6:30 Tyler and Ronnie checked in at High Adventure Air for another fly-in fishing trip. They flew across Cook Inlet to a remote native village where a native woman named Debby then transported them 15 miles to the Chuit River for real outback Alaska fishing. The boys caught two dozen silver salmon and had a blast. Ron even went for a swim.
We picked the boys up at 4:30 and came back to Orca Lodge for a supper of pork tenderloin, broccoli slaw, grilled sweet potatoes, and fresh French bread. The evening finished up with kicking practice at Soldotna High and three trips up the famous hill (see picture).
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Oh, he's swimming. I thought maybe it was his weekly bath. :) The hill looks like a killer training hill. Ronnie and Tyler will be in awesome shape for making touchdowns.
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