Icy Outing

Having not posted anything this week, I began to feel bad about neglecting the blog. This morning, after a trip to the post office and a trip to SAFE for Samara to do some work, I suggested that we grab the camera and head down to the harbor.

It's still very much winter here in Dillingham. On Wednesday, we had a blizzard that shut down the courthouse early. The police closed the main road out of town because it goes across the flats. The wind was blowing so hard there that visibility was about a foot in front of your headlights. High tide was at 4:30, and the wind was blowing so hard that there was a risk of flooding across the flats as well.

I should have taken some pictures then. But I didn't.

Instead, you get some pictures of the ice on the bay. Actually, it's low tide, so the giant hunks of ice are mostly beached.

Here's chilly Samara at the harbor.

And what's the behind her?

Why, it's hunks of ice as big as cars.

Then we drove down Wood River Road to the boat landing at the Wood River. It was all frozen over and covered with snow, as you can see.

It's a pretty view, I guess, if you like snow.

Here's a nice shot of Samara, in front of the Canyonero, with a boat in "storage" in the background.

As we were driving back to town, we saw our friend Ricky driving to his parents' house. We stopped and said hi.

Then as we pulled in at the apartment, Samara snapped a final picture of the ice in the bay right at the end of our road.

The giant, beached hunks of ice do make for a neat view.

I hope that the pictures keep you all entertained until I can come up with something more interesting to blog about. Samara and I have both been busy with work this week, so it's hard to find time to blog about the daily grind.