Kodiak

Fun facts about Kodiak for your next beer trivia night….

Kodiak Island is the second largest island in the United States, but the town of Kodiak has only 6,000 residents.  The island is home to 2300 Kodiak (duh!) bears.  That makes one bear for every 3 residents…..makes you think twice before going off on that little unescorted hike through the woods.

It’s called “Alaska’s Emerald Isle”  because the near-constant summer rain makes everything incredibly green.

It is home to one of North America’s largest fishing ports. Nearby are halibut, trout, steelhead and all five species of salmon. 

Holy mackerel!!! er…..salmon?

And speaking of holy, Kodiak has a large and thriving Russian Orthodox congregation.

I had a lovely walk around- checked out the hardware store (some know how I LOVE a hardware store).

I scored some Smartwool socks at 75% off an end-of-summer sale. 

Win.

At the suggestion of my Cousin Merrill Bob, went to Henry's for a Reuben, but also had to try the fresh fish (again...)

Bought some local cookbooks, because one can NEVER have too many salmon recipes..

And fell in love, for some unexplainable reason, with this cute bean bag chicken.

My new mascot and cabin mate.

Her name is Daisy.

I walked past Tony's Bar- which bills itself as "The Biggest Navigational Hazzard on Kodiak Island"... 

(yes, "Hazzard" with 2 z's)

This just tickled me for some reason...

And this sculpture made by students made me think....

Oh, the crap we throw in the ocean!!

And, as Crystal Shore Excursion's brochure likes to say "All too soon" we were off to Dutch Harbor, and "The Deadliest Catch".