End of Summer

Really….and we do mean REALLY???  where did the summer go???
Well, wherever it went, it went way too fast!!!
And now it is time for us to leave the desert and return to our ocean home on EcstaSea.
So just a few last pictures of a wonderful but fleeting summer…

Our fishing trip to Alaska…

The sockeye salmon were returning and going upstream to span and end their life cycle:

Silver Salmon caught on the Kenai River:

Richard's catch of sockeye salmon from our fly-out to a glacier lake:

Our catch of halibut and ling cod caught on the Gulf of Alaska:

And then our catch of more halibut from Cook Inlet:

Needless to say, we have lots of fish that we were able to give to friends and family and still have more in the freezer.

While we were fishing three Alaskan brown bears were playing in the stream and lake very close to us. Luckily, they paid us no mind as they were too busy eating the salmon...

The wildlife was incredible and everywhere we looked there was more to see. Eagles flying, moose crossing the roads and even a pet reindeer:

So my Captain was finally able to show me his love of Alaska and fishing, and it was quite an experience!!!

And since variety really is "the spice of life" for us, we just had to take a trip to Las Vegas. One moment in the wilderness of Alaska smelling of fish and the next glitzing it up in the casinos. From one playground to another--but isn't that what it is all about??? Really, it's all play in a play that we make up and we have the lead role and character in it. We get to produce, direct and even design our own costumes.

And Vegas is great for dancing the night away in the many discos:

The monsoon rains continued and the desert around our home bloomed with color and beauty…

And it was the first time we had ever seen flowers blooming out of this  yucca…

And as always the colorful sky above our mountains…

Yes, it has been a fast summer with so much fun. And we are ready to slow it down a little as we head back to EcstaSea, where life is slow and easy and in harmony with the wind and waves. Both the desert and the ocean support and nourish our souls and we are forever grateful to have the privelege to live with both.
"Thank you" Tucson..... and "hello" EcstaSea!!!