While improving our kitchen countertop is our main focus these days, the life of the homestead must continue on all fronts. Progress is uneven, but continual. Yesterday, thanks to some extra effort, we are reaping significant benefits.
I went to town with Michelle when she went to work. Wednesdays are the primary tour ship day in Haines at this time of year, so I went over to Alaska Rod’s to meet tourists and sign copies of my book, Shy Ghosts Dancing: Dark Tales from Southeast Alaska.
On Tuesday afternoon’s high tide, I had launched the canoe from the homestead and paddled around to where our kayak sits on the shore of Mud Bay. I hopped in the kayak and towed the canoe to the roadside, where I beached it and returned across the bay by kayak. This put the canoe in position to receive cargo Wednesday evening. Continue reading
