Hello Kodiak!

We made it to Kodiak! Sorry for the lapse in blogging but we did not have internet access for a while when we got into Alaska and then into Kodiak. We had a wonderful visit with friends in Homer Alaska for a couple days and then took the ferry over to Kodiak. We thought we would get the smaller ferry known as the "Tustumena" or the one that everyone throws up on. We ended up getting lucky and getting to ride on the "Kennicott" ferry because the Tustumena was getting repairs. The Kennicott was like a yacht! It had multiple levels and a car docking station in the bottom of the ship. It also had a cafeteria, restaurant, movie theater, cocktail lounge, solarium, and gift shop. We boarded the ferry at about 9 pm and then got into Kodiak the next day at 9 am. We slept most of the time, although almost got seasick at about 3 am with higher seas.

We arrived in Kodiak and met the real estate agent to get the keys to our new apartment. After I saw the island from the ferry, I realized it was nothing like I had imagined. It was HUGE! Plus the mountains came right up out of the ocean. It looked incredible. We moved some stuff into our apartment and got the basics taken care of like setting up power, getting cell phones, etc. The cats were VERY happy to explore the apartment since they had to stay in the car for the 12 hour ferry ride and were not happy about that.

Today, we unpacked and cleaned all of our apartment. The people who previously lived here did not clean it at all when they left so we had to really bleach everything. It was disgusting! Now it is more livable. We got some essentials at Walmart and went to a flea market at the Coast Guard base here. I didn't find anything that I needed because we got there late and alot of the good stuff was gone already. After, we explored the island a bit. We drove around to the Alaska Maritime Museum where they had World War II relics and cannons. We also drove to several beaches. We tried to go tide-pooling but couldn't find the actual place that teaches you about this.

Tomorrow we are headed to church with another officer in Kodiak PD. I am attaching some pictures that we took on the ferry and here in Kodiak. We have this next week off and then I start my new job May 10th. We will keep you all updated. We love you and miss you!

Love,

Jessica, Jonathan, & Kitties

PS Our new address is 3601 Sharatin Rd #B
Kodiak, AK 99615

Our new cell phone numbers are Jessica: 907-539-9010
Jonathan: 907-539-9011