Taking the Leap

I leave tomorrow for Alaska. My flight leaves SFO at 7:30 am. I have a layover in Seattle, then another in Anchorage, and finally I arrive in Kodiak at 3:34 pm. The weather in Kodiak for the next week is 45 degrees and raining. David Yovino has been an amazing help and resource, and I am grateful beyond words for everything he's done for me. 

For the first night or two I'll be staying with David's grandfather, Augustine - who I'm told is an amazing character. He is a retired fisherman. He fished for 60 years back before they used boats with powerful wenches to haul in full nets. He would row his boat out, dragging the net behind him, and haul it in by hand. From what I've heard he sounds like the ultimate Alaskan pioneer. 

Beyond two nights out I have no idea where Im going to stay... no plan. It scares and excites me. Anything could happen - the possibilities are endless. I'm going to keep an open mind and see where the universe leads me.

And thank you to Kurt Rogers, Deanne Fitzmaurice and Thinktank.com for providing an amazing bag that fits my computer and all the camera gear I'm bringing. I feel like I'm advertising for them... amazing bags though :)