Kodiak House Hunting Trip

So, we're in Kodiak this week, looking for houses, and spending quality time in this charming town. We arrived to sunny weather, without a hitch, Sunday evening, went directly to the Old Powerhouse for sushi, and then to the apartment, that the hospital is providing for our stay (which has this view, by the way)


to catch the end of the Oscars (we saw Mr. Darcy win best actor, and 'The King's Speech' win best picture).

Yesterday we slept in a bit, got coffee at the 'Fly By' and visited the clinic where I will soon be working. They have built a new building for the clinic since I was here in 2007, and it is the most beautiful clinic I have ever seen. I'm really so excited to be able to work here!
In their break room, they have framed pictures of the doctors and nurse practitioners, and they also had this:


It's kinda cool to be starting at a place that is as excited about me as I am about them!

We are starting our official house hunting today with a realtor, but we did our own driving investigation yesterday. Many of you have seen the pictures of this house

that boasts this viewand was probably the front-runner in my preliminary internet-based house hunt. What they didn't show online is that just behind the photographer of the first picture, and to the left a little in the second picture is a shack-looking house with a broken down shed in its front yard and at least two trucks on the lawn that don't look like they have moved from their positions in quite some time.
I suppose that on the bright side, if we do decide to try for this house, maybe we can talk down the price a little...
There are also a few other houses from my online search that seem promising, and rumor has it there are a number of really great houses that are for sale by owner, that are not listed online, so today's search may yield new favorites as well.

Other great pictures from our trip so far are labeled below:

This is from the airplane window--a shot of the ocean near the coast of Alaska.

Geek Journal Update: There are bald eagles EVERYWHERE here. Wes says you get used to them, and that they're kinda like pigeons here, but I don't know if I believe him.

WTF? I like salmon just as much as the next girl, and more than many, but who would drink this straight, or what would you mix it with? I'm a little grossed out.

I made this Italian beef stew (recipe courtesy of Cooking Light) last night. It was amazing. I think I'll make it again on Sunday when I get back to UT.

That's all for now.
Cheers!