June 14th to 16th - Soldatna

June 14th - Thurs - Soldatna
Yesterday evening Larry said there would be a minus low tide today and we all decided to go clamming. So last night Terry & I went shopping (after the others had retired for the night) and got a clam shovel, rubber boots for Terry and none for me as they did not have small sizes.
This morning we all got fishing licenses and Clem, Marlene, Terry & I got waders as they were only a dollar more than the rubber boots and they had small sizes. Then we all drove to Clam Gulch and tried our luck - not so good. The razor clams that we did find were mostly very small. But we had fun and waded through the water “because we could”! We had all packed a lunch so we found a picnic area and ate. We stopped at quite a few places to check out possible fishing spots and to get prices for charters - out of our budget.
Had such a strenuous time that we relaxed the rest of the day!!
My Dad had surgery again on the 12th to try to supply blood to his legs. He is doing well. Warm feet and a discernable pulse in both feet.

June 15th - Friday - Soldatna
We went exploring/sightseeing with Clem & Marlene today. We went to Kenai and visited with Dalbert & Linda who we met in Dawson Creek & Whitehorse. They are working at an RV park for the summer. We continued to the end of the road north of Kenai (past Nikiski), stopping for pictures and to check out fishing streams. Lunch in Kenai before heading back.
After a short break, we took off again to Kenai Landing about 10 miles out of Soldatna. It is an area that used to be a cannery. Two large buildings are now shops and a restaurant/bar. We had to check out the bar (Alaska Amber) before coming back to the inevitable Happy Hour(s).
Larry & Barb went on a guided salmon fishing trip today. Barb caught a 12 lb King - the only one caught by the 4 people in their boat.

June 16th - Sat - Soldatna
Terry & Clem used a discount coupon and went on a guided salmon fishing trip this morning. They had to be there at 5:30 am for the trip that started at 6. At 6:02 Terry had a fish on (King) and by 6:05 he had the 16 lb fish in the boat. The daily limit for King salmon is one so he had to spend the rest of the 6 hours watching the others try to catch fish - which they did not do. We split the salmon with Marlene & Clem. We ate some for dinner tonight - very good. Clem & Marlene left for Seward right after the guys returned.
Exciting time at the laundromat this afternoon! Actually, I took our computer along and put captions on pictures so I can get more on the internet tonight.
We were planning on going to Homer tomorrow for a couple of nights and then someone staying here told Terry that it was “like California” with no parking and full RV parks. So Terry thought we should just do a day trip which is what Larry & Barb were going to do. While Terry was paying for another night here, I was reading brochures and thought there was more to see & do in Homer than we could do in one day. So we discussed it with Larry & Barb, made a couple of phone calls, and we are all going there tomorrow with our rigs to stay for a couple of nights. Here we go again with changing plans!!
Continued beautiful weather - 75 today. Changed into shorts this afternoon.
We sat and chatted after dinner with a couple from California who pulled in beside us today. Don’t know if we will have wifi in Homer so want to get caught up tonight.