So I went into yarn store last week with a friend to pick out some yarn for her fingerless gloves I making her. She picked out some beautiful blue yarn and as we were walking to check out we passed the Noro sock yarn, which is buy one get one free. Well I couldn’t resist that!! Especially with it being the silk garden to boot!! So of course I bought some, and then opened my stash drawer on board to put yarn away, and of course fondle the other yarn that’s sitting in there. I have, get this enough to make 7 yes 7 pairs of socks!! and that’s all from this summer!! That’s not counting the 7oz of spinning fiber, skein of lace weight and all the new zealand yarn Justin brought me. All I can think is it’s a good thing yarn doesn’t weight much! But if the ship goes down I am grabbing the stash and my life raft will have warm feet in Alaska!
My cruise is winding down, and after almost 5 months with no day off I am ready for a little break. I’ve had some fun, made some amazing friends, seen some amazing sights, and frozen my butt off while doing it! I’m sorry, I may be a midwest girl but I HATE THE COLD. Alaska is cold and rainy, not my idea of a good time.
Last week I went sea kayaking at the bast of the Mendenhall glacier. It was GORGEOUS, cold and rainy but so fun. We saw countless bald eagles, including to immature ones that don’t have the white heads yet. I saw a harbor seal about 20 feet from our Kayak!! It poked it’s head out of the water and investigated us, so cute!! Then it caught a big salmon and proceeded to have lunch. It was kinda gross to watch the seal eat a live raw salmon, but also cool because it was untouched nature just being nature. One of those lifetime experiences, and I didn’t have my camera with me!
This has been an experience of a contract, and if I never come back to Alaska again I am a-ok with that!
Can’t wait to get home and see everyone I love and miss so much! The hard part of being out here is being so far away from friends and family. I miss the big events, like Weddings (sorry Megan and Paul!) and the little events like finished sweaters! hehe
I love you bunches and understand! Miss you