So the reason why it is all pictures on the top is because the website has changed and i don't like it so i am not going to drop them allt he way down it s time consuming and not worth it so sorry
So waqqaaa!! um it's spelled wrong and it means hi in Yupik which I am not of any descent but of inupiaq nothing against Yupiks but there is a difference.
Anyways I know i been slacking but my life has been busy and so have we!!
Shanna took off up to Anchorage before labor day for a weeks worth of training and so that enabled me to eat on my own and live in our quiet house :) anyways we decided with the extra day off for labor day we decided to go on our trek across Alaska!! So on Friday I was able to leave work early and meet up with Shanna in Anchorage, and guess what we do first??? We went shopping!! My most unfavoritest thing to do!! We ran around to Costco, nordstroms, and every where else you could think even though I don't technically live in a village it still feels like it going to the big city or in our case the mainland :) Kodiak is by no means as expensive to live in compared to the villages but it still cost more then Anchorage does and they always don't have all the good stuff......Also with us being in Anchorage we went to go and eat at Moose's tooth, everyone who lives in Alaska knows that moose's is always packed all the time and fortunately we ran in to Kit, Greta and Megan Alvanna-stimple there and they had two seats open. We had a fab time sitting, chatting, reminscing and just plain ol talking as those three are a riot :) The good best thingthough was to go home and see my nephew Samuel Mecham aka. Bo Jangles !! He was happy to see us and was disappointed that the next day that we were already leaving :( he was like how come you only stayed with me one night, but we had other plans and the first on our agenda was to check out the state fair and it didn't matter what the weather was. Of course it rained!! The state fair was well the state fair!! We didn'tgo on any rides but checked out all the food booths and walked around to see all the deals that were to be had, we also met up with our friend Ashlee who used to live here in Kodiak but has since moved away and was working out at the fair at the pampered chef area.....We stayed as long as the rain would permit us to and we also signed up at the Alaska spice booth for a free spice kit and they emailed me at work and said congrats you won!! I never win anythign so it was a big and great suprise as they have a great product!!
But we had to leave in order to start our drive to Valdez which is basically driving up norththen driving south as there are glaciers and mountains that we had to go around!! The drive was beautiful as we got to see glaciers, the different colors of fall and the beauty that Alaska entails!! The drive is basically a 5 hour drive or 6 depending on how
fast you go well we unfortunately stayed longer at the fair then we should have and got their when it was dark. We got there and walked the piers and to my suprise they catch their silversbetween the docks and they are allowed to snag and everyone during the day time is trolling for them right outside the city, like if it was Unalakleet it would be like in the slough weird but cool!!! but at night they were quite abit of people fishing out late...Well we decided to sleep in our awesome Dodge mini car forgot the name but it was probably the most uncomfortablest nights ever!! the seats foldeddown but they were very hard and everything!! Luckily morning came and we got to experience what was Valdez Alaska got to see the falls, the town, and everything that makes Valdez, we saw the pipeline which is Alaska's moneymaker which is pretty surreal as you don't think you would ever see it. But we couldn't lolly gag around as we were heading out on the ferry over to Whittier!!
The ferry was full!! Or to compacity and we had to be put onthe standby list which was kind of stressing because if we didn't make it on then we would have to had driven all the way around and we really wanted to see the gulf through the ferry system. Luckily we made it on and the Ferry is the definitely the way to go, for the way back to Anchorage the ferry they have cruises as it's a oversize catamarran !! Got to see the reef that joseph hazelwood hit that made the oil spill in the alaska, we saw more glaciers. It's a three hour ferry ride to whittier which isn't all that bad as it's quite comfortable ride over!!
We got to Whittier and it isn't exactly what i expected there really isn't much to Whittier as it's just a dock and some small stores and that's about it I thought i was going to be something cool but it really wasn't!! Sorry Whittier but you aren't on my list to go back and experience again, but the good thing is that we got to go through th tunnel of whittier and check out the girdwood area on the drive back!! We had one more night in Anchorage and ate with friends and played with Baby samuel again...all in all it was a great trip over and a good experience. Of all the years i have been living in Anchorage and Alaska I have never been to Valdez and know after being there i wish i had made it a point to go and fish and check it out...so if you haven't been there i would totally recommend going our route as it's a great drive!!
Last excerpt last week i was out fishing and got charged by a bear!! scary!! when i fish that area i now bring bear spray in case he wants to taste my meat!! Bad Bear
This kid was doing something romantic to his girl and i liked it! 
