A week in Kodiak

So I've been in Kodiak for a week now and there are some things I have learned: there is no such thing as a lite salad dressing, there are 11 bars within 1 square mile of each other - so if you get cut at one bar there are plenty more, camoflauge (that's hard to spell) is appropriate attire, and although New York doesn't agree it is completly acceptable to look strangers in the eye and smile! The one day I expolored the island was more than enough to get some amazing pictures, and see a lot of wildlife! It was too windy out so we couldn't go kayaking with the otters and seals, so instead we searched for animals on land. I saw lots of mountain goatss cows, buffalo, bald eagles, and even a bear. We climbed a mountain to get an amazing view of a killer whale chasing two fin baby wales into the shallow waters to escapes, and lots of other spouts every 4 - 5 minutes or so. On our way home was where we saw the bear - a small-ish, brown, female bear! So we decided to go after it to get a closer picture (it seemed like the only logical explanation at the time...) By the time we got to the place where we saw it - which mean climbing through shrubs, getting stabbed by devils clubs (sneaky sticks that have very spiky, thorny tops), and getting hit by trees - the bear was gone. We saw it's den and got some cool pics of that too, but loading pics is gonna take a while, so I need to set aside some time to do that (if I ever get any free time after this). We are about to leave the port and head to the Bering Sea. I'll tell you more about the boat after our first cast....miss you all!