How to fry a turkey

I tell ya, there really is never a dull moment and I am learning sooooo much! Like how not to fall off the bucket while peeing on a floating platform. How to cut hair using this giant clippers without bloodshed. How not to kill or maim a hotel roommate who gets up at 3:30 a.m. for a two-hour bath. The proper techniques and safety precautions for deep fat frying a turkey. The list is endless. (Oh yeah, I'm learning stuff working, too.)

I spent Thanksgiving week with Robin in Gustavus and it was fantastic. We (Robin) deep fat fried a turkey (following instructions downloaded from the Internet -- not sure if that was a good thing). It only took 30 minutes! A few items to remember if you try this at home: make sure the turkey is DRY with no water on it, take the proper safety precautions (welding gloves and a fire extinguisher) and do it outside! The turkey turned out really tasty, too.

One of the days we took a trip partway up Glacier Bay to check on a floating fuel barge and winterize the floating ranger cabin. It was great. It was a bit choppy on the way up but things settled down and the weather cleared out by the time we headed back. We saw whales, porpoises, puffins and some pretty impressive mountains. Plus, it was a blast (not literally) to turn the heat on in the cabin and have a cup of tea while floating in the bay.

See some great shots of my awesome man and the Glacier Bay trip.