Funner Summer - Staycation Part 4

We did something very Alaskan and went camping and dipnet fishing!  We've been here for over 2 years, and never done it!  Essentially, you wade into the water up to your chest at the mouth of the river, and hold out a huge (5 foot wide!) net on the end of an even huger pole (I think ours was 15 feet long!) and wait for the fish to swim in.  Crazy right?!

The tide tables said it would be a slow weekend, but we didn't care.  We just wanted to get out there!  Any excuse to camp is a good excuse!  This was Ava's first camping experience and I think she loved it.  She played in the sand, ran around, slept late, and ate marshmallows!  We ended up with 4 salmon, and a flounder!

And we're off!

Alaska!

Look, it's warm!!!

We made it!

We tried for s'mores, but Ava prefers her marshmallows rare, and couldn't be bothered with a cracker and chocolate.  

Playing in the sand.  How weird is it that she's wearing sweats in the sand?! (It was cold...)

Midnight sunset!

Our crazy camping neighbors.  He had a generator for his coffee pot, waffle iron, and microwave (for Hot Pockets...huh?!)!  The next morning he still made a donut run.  Crazy!

Eddie heading in the water!  It was chilly, but bearable, especially with insulated waders.

Some of our catch!

We cooked one whole for dinner.  It was SO good!  The best salmon I've ever had!  

Waterfalls on the way home.

Once we got home, we filet'ed (???) our salmon, and vacuum packed them for the freezer.  I took a piece off the belly and it was the best salmon sashimi I'd ever had!  Can't wait to go again!  We're waiting for a big tide to see what we get!  Man, I love camping!