Training Trip

Again, I apologize for the lack in keeping you all up to date. We are still trying to figure out the Internet thing. It is $90/month here!

Last week we took a 3 day training trip with the Pangaea employees. It was so much fun! The first day it rained, and blew so hard. I was so miserable. We kayaked about 5 miles, and then got to shore to set up camp, only to find that all of our things were wet. Fun... The next morning the sun was shining though - It was the makings for an amazing day.
We packed up camp and went out to Columbia Glacier. This glacier is a very active glacier, and is caving (shedding ice) on a daily basis. In the last 13 years this glacier has receded 8 miles. So what that means for kayakers, is that there is 8 miles worth of icebergs to paddle around in. That was quite the experience.

Alo had quite the adventurous day this day. Of course she went with us. our plan was to leave her, and the other Pangaea dog (Abby) on the boat while we kayaked. Alo had another idea. She wanted to come with us. When we left the boat, and were a good 100 yards away, she decided to jump in the ocean after us. Mind you, Alo is not a water dog, and has never until this moment, ever volunteered to get in the water on her own. Thankfully someone was on the boat, and she realized very quickly that she had mad a big mistake. They got her back on, and she decided that she was ok with being left on the boat from then on. When we got to camp that night, she ran off to explore as she normally does. Here, on Saw Mill Bay, Alo met Mr. Porky Pine. Mr. Porky Pine didn't like Alo. Alo tried to eat him, and then came squealing back to us. She wasn't as bad as I have seen. She had about 1/2 dozen quills in her snout, and another dozen or so in her paw and leg. The worst one was in her nostril. She was humbled by that experience pretty well, and hasn't really wandered off since.

Day three was another beautiful day. We went to Shoup Glacier and paddled there for the afternoon before heading home. We set out shrip pots the first day we went out and got about 10 HUGE shrimp. Seriously, they were about the size of my foot. They brought 30 back yesterday. Too bad I dont each shrimp. We have a picture of Jason kissing one before he killed it. I will try to get that up soon.

This link is from one of the other guides. I haven't been able to get my pictures up yet, but they are a lot the same. I am in the light blue jacket, and black hat in most of these pictures. Yes, there is a picture of a bunch of us sitting on an iceberg!
http://www.flickr.com/gp/7423775@N08/8Gp033

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