May 7th

Two of the hunters are leaving early today on a float plane which will take them to Sitka for a flight to Mexico tomorrow. Ramiro Sr needs to be there for his mother who will have surgery shortly after they arrive home. She is 94 and wants her oldest son to be home during this time. They will miss almost 3 days of hunting and will leave with no bear again this year. He was here last year too and returned this year in hopes of finding the elusive bear. Feel bad for him and his son but they are wonderful guys and it was a pleasure getting to know both of them. Prayers for his mom and family.
Rob is out with Brad on the hunt. Luke and Russ are scouting in the other skiff. We are anchored back in the Vixen Island area and I can see the channel kicking up some waves.  Those guys are going to be sore after crossing that rough water tonight.  Hopefully, someone will see the "one" tonight.  It's so interesting listening to these guys talk about hunting, all day long, every breath they take, on and on and on...! Rob and Russ both have hunting cabins back home and have another hunting trip planned a few days after they get home from this hunt.  The gear they put on every time they go out to hunt is incredible. I think they must have 15 layers of clothing before they put on their waders. And when they get back at 9 or 10, they are ready to shed those layers and have some warm soup. So tonight I have corn chowder simmering as their late night snack.  The blueberry pie only had a few takers last night, so hopefully it will get eaten tonight.  For lunch we had lasagna, salad and Luke's fried shrimp.
Today is day 10 of a 12 day hunt and 7 of those days have been no cell service.  What a bummer.  Can't wait to get back in touch with people. I will probably post these blogs and if you want to read them you can, if not, that's okay too.  No hard feelings.
I am so NOT an outdoorsy Calamity Jane type of girl. I'm looking out at the weather and am so thankful to be in a warm, cozy boat, out of the wind and cold.  I have my own little room with my own little toilet and I'm good. But if someone wanted to put me out on shore, in a tent with no inside bathroom, I would not be happy.  I am considering the RV idea or a travel trailer if Byron is still willing. After the guys left, I cleaned up lunch, emptied the trashes, cleaned toilets and vacuumed and it didn't take very long. However, I suppose this little space will probably start wearing on me eventually but so far so good.  Hope all is well on the home front.....dj