Sunday Brunch, Cornelia Marie Dry-Dock, The Wizard, AND Happy Birthday Dani!, Starring Junior

Welcome valerie, Sara K,Middyrulz,Bandita Jamie, Böj10girl,Debbie and SethsGmom!!
Will you please join:ThinkinNaughty,Sue, HHCrabs=HugsandKisses,cher in Cal,Alena!,Shades,NCE,Becky, MaryC, 2001z2Jennifer,Storm, Kat, Maskerade, ppatches60, kturbush,HHElliana, otterwoman09, Melly,Edgarfan,mamawas, Mick Muise, Copperpossum, Reading, Sugar Queens Dream,octoberone, Angel Girl,ErieLady, Leigh,Steve J,crabby in jersey,nordlys,suzasippi Margrita,la isla d'lisa, Fizz Wood, Elizabeth,gbbarb,Alexis08r, Lauri, rpascale, Nebraska Outbback,homergirl78, MeowMix, purrduedvm, Bonnie, Helen, GryffHoo, Ninja-Motorhome, Mystic, sunshiner, Miss, 13rook3, snowymistyriver, BunnyC, TexasHoosier,Lori,Bryan Kraai, Kim, Kathy, Ang, Janice, Alaska Steve, Frieda, Mom, Ernie, Joann, Austin, Shirley, Ken,AND BUTTONS for Our Noon Reservation at The Grand Aleitian Hotel's Award Winning Chart Room Restaurant?http://www.grandaleutian.com/ (Dani, I have a Special Table for you Birthday Girl!)

Frieda, you REALLY must try the Crab Salad with assorted Veggies

The Chicken Provincial is AMAZING today, especially if you like Capers!!

The Lasagna is Also Quite good.Seeing as it is Dani's Birthday, Junior went all out on Desserts Today!!

Dani, You can give some of these to your friends at school who brought you cake......

....But this piece is Just for You. Enjoy!!!!

Now, On to Deadliest Catch News.

Sig has STILL not made it in. The weather was just Alwful the past few days and NO flights made it in. Which delayed my other suprises till Today or Tomorrow. Hopefully you Time Bandit and Northwestern fans will soon be happy.

Now On to the Cornelia Marie Dry-Dock!!

It was Quite Chilly on Friday as the CM Prepared to Move to Magone's for the Drydock. There is Freddie getting topside ready.

The DC crew was capturing every moment of the action as the engines fired up and the CM moved away from the North American and into the bay.

AND YES!!! Phil is Behind the Wheel once again!!!!

The Cornelia Marie has to head down past Alyeska Seafoods to emerge into the bay that leads to the Spit Dock, where Magone's is located.

There she is off in the distance, Really an impressive ship! (Also notice the Camera rig they have set up on the Stimson Dock)

And Just where are they headed?

THIS Dry-Dock Berth....

....At Magones. It may not look like much But this Multi Million Dollar company produces Miracles every year with "repairs on the Fly" for many of the boats you are all fans of. If they are "Going to Dutch for Repairs" they are coming here!

The Cameras Capture every angle and shot.....

.............As the CM has to Maneuver to "Back" into the Drydock.

JAKE!!! Watch you do not fall when you are climbing around like that!!!

Captain Phil Behind the Wheel.

Just to give you a Size Comparison. There is the CM alongside the Stimson, the Alaska State Troopers Ship based in Dutch.

The Berth is waiting Phil....

..........Easy now..........

.........good, good.......keep her coming.........

AND You Got It!!!!

Congratulations Phil. you have not lost your touch!!!

And now the Raising of the CM (This took about 2-3 hours and I could not be around for all of it )

So the CM is safe in Drydock, and Now on to the WIZARD, and some shots I did not show you yesterday.

Here is the Ladder down to the Deck right by the Wheelhouse on the Port Side. (Fun to Climb Down, let me tell you, especially with wet and icy boots)

There is the coat room right bellow the ladder.

This is the View from the Deck looking up at Westward Seafoods, where the Wizard offloads. Unlike Unisea the Westward Dock is HIGH, and you end up boarding the Wizard at the same level as the Wheelhouse and then moving on down to the main deck.

Right Under the wheelhouse windows there is this cool little bell that I never noticed on the show.

The Pots are all chained down and ready to go!

This is what I mean when I say the Dock is High. See, the Wheelhouse is the same level as the dock. (Makes for a fun crossing over to the boat, Remember "Monkey Bars" from when you were a kid? Think of that and then translate it to freezing temps, ice, snow, windgusts, and a moving ship. Actually It was REALLY Fun)

The Galley where Keith and Mouse give their "Pep talks"

ANd Finally Me. I have two pictures of me and Keith, taken by Mouse. On one I look good and Keith does not. On this one Keith Looks good and I have my tongue sticking out of my mouth and a gimace on my face as I was trying to adjust to some snow that had made it's way down the back of my neck. So THAT is the reason for the rectangle. NO MORE QUESTIONS ON THAT!!!

Keith and all the Guys on the Wizard were great. You can see why they are the Most respected crew of any ship on Deadliest Catch in Dutch Harbor. Keith is a Professional, strict Captain that has the respect of EVERY one I have spoken too, Unlike some of the other Boats that will remain Nameless......... But the guys have fun too still bring home the quota. Great Ship, Great Crew, Great Captain(s)!!!

Thanks Guys, and Thank You Mystic for all your hard work on the http://www.crabwizard.com/

Keith and the Guys all think you are TOPS!!! (Especially Pork-Chop)

Ok Everyone. Have a great Sunday!!