Well, Laura's away in Minnesota at a Creative Memories Conference, and we're trying to find a way to head south so that she can meet us there, but there seem to be no good ways to get her into Prince Rupert or northern BC without chartering a private float plane, which is too expensive. So, we've decided to wait in Ketchikan and fish.

Molly and Brian each caught a nice salmon, and we've been having a good time eating salmon while she's gone. We now consider ourselves fishermen -- beginners, but at least we know sort of what we're doing!

We got tired of Ketchikan and left to explore a nearby anchorage called the Blank Islands. These were two small islands which were not connected to shore, and not big enough to support a population of Bears. A sandy beach made it easy to land our dinghy.

We took the dog ashore -- she retrieved sticks from the water for hours and got lots of excercise. Later, we had a bonfire on the beach. This was one of the kids' favorite days so far.

We got back to Ketchikan on the 5th in time for Laura to meet us, coming back from her conference.

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