Jon's Alaska- Friday and Saturday

Photos were sparse these last two days. It was really very wet outside! Jon did catch a prettier fish on Friday. The females are called hens and the boys are called jacks. This one was a hen. So, after 2 and a half full days, he caught 2 fish. He had several bites and completely enjoyed himself. The second photo is one of my favorites-

Nana came out to watch and advise Jon on the fileting of a larger fish. She told stories of when she worked the line in Homer, before they moved her to the egg room. 

Saturday was supposed to be a lighter day of rest. However, the night before we'd discovered a water leak landing on the wood stove. Jon called Steve for some advice and smeared black silicone around the pipe. Hopefully, this fixes the problem. It was still leaking later in the day,  it eventually stopped. Well, so did the rain, but we'll see!

Jon played cribbage with Nana for more than an hour, Janet's family came out to visit (Janet made brownies!), and Jon went out one last time on the lake.I have thoroughly enjoyed having Jonathan visit for a week. He's taking back a couple of filets and some other assorted things. Plus, a ton of good memories! He'll have just long enough to rest a bit before jumping into deer season. 

(He is also taking back hugs. I am not entirely sure he'll remember to actually give those to anyone, but I did impress upon him he should!)