Hey guys,

Sorry it’s taken so long to get the blog back up and running. We’re working hard in these last few days to prepare for the 2010 season of 153 Fish Camp! About a week ago we ran a huge load of freight and building supplies to the barge in Seattle, so be shipped up to the island. With the help of Dave Caudle and Ed Shoemaker, we built six wooden crates and filled them with everything from food to engine parts, and after throwing a pile of sheet metal on top, Mark and Tracy Gunkel drove it over.

Well, as some of you know, a road trip with the Gunkels is never without adventure. They ended up blowing a trailer tire and nearly ruining the transmission on the pickup. However, they were able to get the supplies on the barge and it is currently in Alaska, waiting for pick up.

Since this is the truck the Gunkel family drives up each year, the transmission had to be fixed quickly, so Ed and Mark went to work. They bought another transmission in Spokane, and are currently installing it as I type this. Please pray that it’ll come together quickly… we’re scheduled to leave on Sunday.

We also spent last weekend cooking food to be frozen and brought up to camp. With the help of Bill Bull, we put together 22 lasagnas and a potful of spaghetti sauce, enough to feed all seven camps this year!

I’m beginning to wonder if we have enough room on the truck for all of this food!