PWS - Memorial Weekend 2014 (Day 1)

One of my personal goals for this summer is to make it out on our boat more often. So we packed up and left town a little early last Friday to enjoy our extended Memorial Day weekend in Prince William Sound. The drive down was beautiful and not crowded at all. The boat launch in Whittier was another story but I think we have our system down pretty well. After D gets the boat off the trailer, I stay at the dock and move it down the line while he and Boyd park the truck waaay down in the paid lot.

Driving past Portage Glacier icebergs, on the way to the Whittier Tunnel. 

The first trip of the season is always a learning experience - we forgot quite a few things at home. There's just so much to pack and plan for. But after a few outings we get our groove back!

Dropping the shrimp pots is usually the first order of business, since it opens up our available deck space for other activities. Afterwards we stopped at the beach (seen above) for a shore break.

"Drive? Drive?" We heard Boyd ask this all weekend. He adores helping Daddy pilot the boat. 

Saw these two tree fungi just sitting on the ground. I convinced D to let me bring one home. 

Tide going out. 

The pollen was out of control in PWS. It littered the beach and the water in some places was crazy thick with it. 

Tree root wrapped around the trunk. 

Skunk cabbage. Boyd called these "bananas" all weekend!

Seal in the water, watching us play on the beach. 

Dinnertime! Jalapeno cheese dogs, carrots, and cookies for dessert. 

This was close to 8 p.m.

Reading a bedtime story with Daddy. Boyd was SO excited when we setup for bed. And then it took us 2 hours to get him to settle down and go to sleep. He woke up around 4 a.m. and cried pretty hard for an hour or so. 

This may have been around 10 p.m. - I was so tired by that point!