Sunday, September 2, 2007

Happy Birthday To Me!

I'm posting very late but for a great reason. I don't know if you can remember, but in an earlier post I mentioned my favorite boat on the island was the tugboat James Dunlop. Well, by some miracle Goldfish made arrangements for me to get a ride on the James Dunlop for a birthday surprise! We were on it for two hours while we moved a big cargo ship off the dock and got it pointed out to sea - what an experience! The captain has been doing it for 18 years up here, 75 days on/75 days off, and he was a super nice guy who patiently answered my million questions. I'll post more pictures tommorow. Additionally, Goldfish got me two sets of Frog Togs raingear and an Aluet Dictionary - but it was the tugboat ride that was the frosting on my birthday. Cheers everyone, it's late and we're getting our first cod delivery of the season tommorow.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

There he is! The birthday boy! Good to see you Dad. There aren't very many pictures of yourself. Sounds like a wonderful birthday you had, on your favorite ship. I love you , and hope to talk to you soon

Alaska Steve said...

Yeah, not too many pictures of me because I'm always the one taking the photos . . . I loved the tugboat ride, that was a sweet surprise and it was amazing to hear what 4000 horsepower sounds like when it's working . . love ya

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you had a great b-day! I have your present here and i'm going to send it out tomorrow but i hope you like it. Sorry i didn't call but i was pooped and ended up going to bed a little early. My bad! Anyway, I love you and am glad to hear you had a good day.

Anonymous said...

So have you found a place for minature golf out there? Where does that leave me?
Happy BD Bro. Love ya

Alaska Steve said...

No miniature golf - they do have an annual Tundra Golf Classic with teams playing their best ball - or at least the best ball they can find since the course is just laid out on a hillside. It took place a couple weeks ago. That leaves you very missed . . . love ya