Before we go we must celebrate the change of seasons with our Bonfire party. We dressed as “Barbarians at the Gates” (an allusion to the 99% – or the 47% from a certain speech) dead, and zombie-like of course!

The King & Queen of Barbaria!

And their howling Barbarian war-dog!

We got the smoking completed just in time, we had our first snow of the season! Time to start packing to move south!

The maple tree hadn’t even finished it’s fall color change!

We need to get the Bigfoot ready for travel….

….and make like snowbirds, flying south for the winter!

All that salmon Robert hand carried through Port Hardy, B.C., Vancouver B.C. and Portland, OR airports had to be dealt with! We bought an electric smoker and got to work!

This seemed to be the best model for our needs, and we also smoked beef jerky and even Gouda & Extra Sharp Cheddar cheese. Now that’s good stuff!!!!

The salmon fillets had to be prepared with a cure (salt, sugar & spices rub) overnight, then rinsed and air dried for several hours before going into the smoker for several more hours.

All but a few of the 48 pounds of fish were smoked, we had a few great grilled salmon dinners too!