Family Fishing Trip

Mom set the baby's play-pen out on the

deck so he could watch the action.

We had some beautiful weather

and awesome sunsets!

Carrie took this picture of me through

the window while I was driving the boat.

My family loves going with my Dad on fishing trips, and we were able to join him this past week for a trip to Seymour Canal (a few hours out of Petersburg). We all pitched in to help with the fishery. Carrie and Joanna took turns driving the boat for a few hours during the night while Dad got some rest. Paul worked the fish pump while unloading fish off the fishing boats and onto our cannery tender. Carrie and Dad worked the weight scale, and Joanna filled out the fish ticket papers. Mom took care of the little kids and cooked the meals. After the fishery, everyone helped scrub down the fish tanks. It wasn't exactly a vacation... but everyone had a good time.

After delivering the fish, we headed out to do some Halibut fishing and have fun on the boat. The weather had been beautiful, but the wind kicked up as we neared our halibut fishing spot. So, we anchored in a small cove to get out of the wind. While we were there, we took our skiff over to the shore and went exploring. We found out there used to be a copper mine there about 100 years ago, and we found the remains of an old building and a HUGE mound of mine tailings.

We got home yesterday afternoon, and since then have been unpacking and getting back into our school routine.