A Happy Birthday...and possibly a new favorite food.

Today I turned 22. And it has been a fantastic birthday. Today was the first full day off we have had since we started work. Last night and into today we saw the first real rain (other than an occasional, brief sprinkle). The sound of the rain on the steel paneled roof of the cabin, along with the crashing of small waves on the beach lulled us to sleep on the early side last night. This morning we slept in until about 9:30 before we headed over to the house to gear up in our boots, bibs, and raincoats to go clamming near the Ninilchik. Three of the crew went into town for the day while the Chase family, David, and I went clamming for razor clams. We got pretty wet and dirty, but it was a lot of fun...and boy was it rewarding. Altogether we got probably around 80 or 90 clams, ranging in size from two to seven inches. (if you want to get a better idea of the process of digging razor clams, just search "razor clamming" on youtube). We fried them up for dinner and they were incredible. I've always thought of clams as a rubbery, chewy food, cut into tiny little thin strips, but these were big, juicy, tender things fried to perfection. We even had enough for David and I to pack a few into a freezer bag to hopefully bring home with us. Well, it's late and I have to go now to get a ride back to the cabin. Otherwise David and I will be walking back to the cabin tonight. so...until later!

-Jackson

ps - i updated my picasa album. see the link below (in an earlier post).