HEy guys, so i got a night off the ship! i am staying in Gustavus Inn at the mouth of Glacier Bay it was a spur of the moment thing and i got the night and whole next day off. woohoo. The captain is really awesome and tries to keep his crew happy. The Inn I am at is a bed and breakfast in the middle of "town" i will be writing more tomorrow since the internet is free here. Enjoy the pics.

Hey everybody, thanks for writing and sending your love. Its been a while since ive written, the internet up here isnt exactly perfect. Life is busy onboard the Sea Lion. We work 11 hours on then 11hours off, so sometimes i am working from like 9pm to 8am. Its a tough adjusment from the 9-5. I am learning all sorts of things onboard. Good preperation for my own boat that you will all go out on someday. Officially i am a "deckhand" during the day we are involved in boat ops, we launch zodaics, kayaks, if we are going into town we secure the lines on the docks, take on water/fuel/food. In addition to that we are responsible for the upkeep of the outside of the ship. We do alot of painting and scrubbing. The people i work with are pretty awesome, and in my off time i get to go on the actities planned for that day. As you can see i have had the opportunity to kyak, hike, go on zodiacs, and if i could get some more pics to load you would see how awesome it is. We are have some techinical difficulties. But i will fix. Hope all is WELL. I miss you guys.
JAson

ALASKA is never ending BEAUTY!

OH yea and i got to go kayaking amoung icebers and that hug white thing in the distance is a glacier.

SO here are a few pics i have taken. I havent been able to use the internet or phone lately because of lack of service. I miss you all and will talk when i can, the pics are some icebergs, glaciers, whales, you know the usual stuff you see in the chesapeake.

So i have arrived in sitka after 2 days of travelling and am very tired. For those of you who i havent talked to my itinarary has changed a little and i will get into more details when i am not so wiery. THe short of it is i got a better position on board an will now be working year round 10 weeks on 1 month off. I will be home much sooner then expected, October 15. Here are some pictures I snapped of Sitka, it is a very small town with a definite ties to fishing, I go aboard tomorrow and life at sea begins. Very excited, but a little cold. Isnt Alaska supposed to be sunny and 80?? I hope everyone is doing well and I look forward to hearing from you. Remember to write on the blog or email me at jasonspires@gmail.com.