Amikuq

Amikuq means octopus in Alutiiq. An Alaskan native, Herman (or the Hermanator as he is known in some parts of AK) caught two octopuses yesterday morning and he shared them with us for lunch! He kept one tentacle raw, that was good, then cooked up the rest and we dipped those in yummy sauces, even better. My belly was full of octopus :)

Far Side

warm and fuzzy critters!

I know you might have been thinking, Hana has seen a bear! no. But, I have seen a few others mammals lately. There was a fuzzy red fox curled up near Buskin Lake the other night. The fox is one of just six native land mammals here on the island. There is of course the Kodiak bear, red fox, ermine, tundra vole, river otter, and little brown bat. We have bats living near (in?) our house, so that was an easy one to spot. I have yet to see an ermine and a bear. I did see tracks of a bear down on the Buskin beach the other morning, must have been in early to get some breakfast.




Palin is resigning?