Lately I've been super busy. Since my last post I went on another helicopter survey to outer Kiliuda Bay (more in another post), and immediately after the survey my sister and her friend Josie arrived for a week long visit. During their visit we spent Memorial Day weekend at our place at Lipsett Point on Afognak and then went on a bear viewing trip to the Alaska Peninsula. So I have a lot to post on, and in upcoming posts I will cover in more detail the various parts of this overview post.
Josie is from California and is studying Bull Kelp. Down in California their Bull Kelp has largely disappeared. She is interested in the interplay between sea otters, sea urchins, and the various species of kelp such as Giant and Bull kelp. The same 'players' are present in both places but different things are going on. I had told her about our Giant and Bull kelp forests at Lipsett Point and so she decided to visit. She wanted to experience a Kodiak bull kelp forest for a comparison with the California kelp forests. My sister and her are very good friends and so my sister decided to come along too.
We spent the weekend at Lipsett Point and Polly and Josie did some snorkeling in the 45 degree water. Nora and I paddled around on the surface and provided back up. We also cooked hotdogs on the beach, went on some walks and enjoyed the sunshine.
Due to weather we came back from Afognak a day early, and used the extra day to go on a bear viewing trip to the Alaska Peninsula. Josie checked out all the kelp beds we could see from the plane. We saw fin whales, elk and spectacular country from the plane. And then there was Hallo Bay and the bears!
Anyway, more to come in future posts!
Patrick
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| Josie's focus - Bull Kelp |
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| My favorite - Giant Kelp |
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| Lipsett Point Sunrise |
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| Hot dog with our 'alaria sauerkraut' on top |
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| Hallo Bay bears from our bear view trip |
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