...good friends, a yurt, and some kayaks (2)

Three girls in a yurt on a rainy evening.

The skylight in the ceiling of the yurt.

Drying our gear in the yurt. Did I mention it rained a lot?

Doug makes the morning coffee.

Cooking breakfast burritos on the Coleman camp stove.

A kayak in dry dock waiting to be launched from Kayak Beach.

It was still raining when we awoke on Tuesday morning, but more urgently a member of our group was in extreme agony. After resting for several hours the condition did not improve and the decision was made to call the water taxi for an evacuation. Doug and Heather left for Homer to recuperate and the rest of us stayed at the yurt. Just so you don't worry, everyone is feeling fine now.

That afternoon we went out in the kayaks which was tremendous fun. I wish I hadn't been so paranoid about getting my camera soaked because there were some great photo ops. But, alas, my camera remained in the yurt on dry land. We did enjoy poking around the small coves near Kayak Beach and ventured quite a ways into Tutka Bay. It was strikingly beautiful. Emily was in the front seat of my kayak and fell asleep as we bobbed around on top of the waves. She woke up just as I was plowing the bow of the kayak into the beach for a landing. We both got out on dry land without getting wet which left me quite surprised! The others also made respectable landings and we all went back to the yurt to start a dinner of chicken and fried vegetables. Later we started a fire where we cooked 'smores and banana boats. They were delicious.

That evening the weather improved significantly and we all walked down to the beach to take in the view of the mountains, the entrance of Tutka Bay, and the North Pacific. Then, around midnight, it was time for sleep. And that was the end of day two and this installment of...good friends, a yurt, and some kayaks (2).