Taos, NM

Well I had a great trip but it is good to be back in Taos. 

Going home

In the airport waiting for my flight to ABQ. The weather in Seattle this morning is beautiful, sunny and comfortable with a great view of Mt Rainier. 

This morning, when I was checking in for my flight the man next to me had showed up at the airport today but his reservation was not until tomorrow. The agent quietly changed his flight to today and waived about $500 of fees. How many airlines would do that? That is why I like Southwest. I don't know if the gentleman even appreciated what the agent did for him. 

Port Townsend again

I had a nice breakfast with Reg and Chris and then decided to take the scenic route to Sea Tac, via Port Townsend. The wait for the ferry was not to bad and Bob called from Baby Bear Bay.  I guess I must have butt dialed him so he was calling back. Hmmmm

Went to lunch at the Fountain Cafe in PT. this is a spot we looked at when we were  here before but missed. Food was good and it would be worth a return trip. 

Now I am off to SEA. 

Reg and Chris's house

The flight from Sitka was fine after an hour to get through security. 

I rented a car and drove to Reg's house and got there about 20:00. 

It's great to see them and catch up. Chris has been living in CA and just moved back. 

View from the deck

Getting ready to go home

Sitka 

08:45

Another nice day here. Clear and 53 degrees. This morning I took Inga for a walk and got a cappuccino at the nearby coffee shack. Now we are fixing the regular breakfast of oatmeal and then explore around some.

The concert last night was really enjoyable with a couple of guitar pieces played by David Leisner, who I got a chance to visit with later and found out that he plays in Santa Fe and Angel Fire. There were piano preludes by Rachmaninov and a violin piece written by a Swiss by the name of Ernst Block.

The concert room is really nice with all glass behind the musicians and a view of Silver Bay and the mountains.

My flight is today at 14:00 and then I am going to drive to Bellingham and visit our friends Reg and Chris.

More photos from Sitka

The totem pole trail is interesting and a good walk. 

This is one of the poles carved by Tommy Joseph 

Friday in Sitka

June 7, 2013

Sitka, AK

13:39

This morning we walked to town and had breakfast with some friends on Bob's from the boat the Sea Angel. They live in the Seattle area but spend the summer in AK fishing for Salmon, Halibut, Tuna and Black Cod. They left Seattle on April 17th and plan on being here to September. One of the crew and the son of the boat owner is getting married in August and I am sure he would rather be down south with his fiancé then here fishing right now.

After breakfast Bob went back to the Fremont to do some cleaning up and I spent the morning exploring Sitka. One of the galleries that I visited belonged to a young carver named Tommy Joseph. I enjoyed visiting with him and he told me he had lived in Eagle Nest, NM for a time. Latter when I was hiking in the totem park I found out that he had carved a couple of the totems there.

After some hiking I walked back to the.boat and had a bit of lunch. We are cooking Salmon here tonight and Dick and Cindy from a neighbor sailboat are coming over and then we are going to a Sitka Music Festival concert.