Note: I am behind on the blog. Our daughter and guest blogger Katie Baxter is posting for a few days, while I catch up. Don (Continued…)
Ketchikan and a Flock of Ducks
We arrived at Bar Harbor at 10 AM yesterday after getting an early start from Foggy Bay. Since we were arriving from Canada, we obtained permission while still in BC from the CBP (Customs & Border Patrol) to anchor in Foggy Bay before clearing customs in Ketchikan.
For the first time, we experienced the seas created by significant outflow winds. The winds are the result of a high pressure in the interior and a lower pressure offshore. The winds funnel down the channels, the Skeena and Portland Inlet, towards the sea. We had 3 foot moderate chop for the 30 plus miles from the outlet of the Skeena south of Prince Rupert, the length of Chatham Sound, until we cleared the NE corner of Dundas Island where 
Portland Inlet meets Dixon Entrance. The winds were steady in the 15 to 25 range with occasional gusts to 30 knots. The salt spray added to the crust of salt we had accumulated along the way.
Once past Dundas, the seas were quite good and we enjoyed a smooth ride into Foggy Bay where we were the only boat anchored for the night. The sun was so bright we had to draw the blinds on many windows to keep the interior of the boat from getting any warmer than it did (upper 70’s).
Once in Ketchikan, we started tackling our chore list in order to get out of town quickly. The weather forecast had a strong front moving in Monday night through at least Tuesday so we wanted to leave ahead of it on Monday morning.
Later Saturday night our cousin boat Shearwater (David Cohn) arrived having left Prince Rupert that morning. On Sunday another Diesel Duck, Seaducktress, owned by Peter Geerlofs joined us making a flock of Seahorse Marine Diesel Ducks at Bar Harbor.
From here we’ll do a partial loop around Revillagigedo Island via Behm Canal visiting some of our favorite anchorages and dropping the crab and prawn traps when we can. We hope start enjoying some fresh Alaskan seafood as we do. After that we’ll start heading towards Sitka via Petersburg.
May 14 – Deltaville, VA
Dozier’s Regatta Point Marina
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” ―Ralph Waldo Emerson
We woke up to a beautiful day, a perfect day to explore Deltaville and enjoy their Seafood Festival. The festival was small but the food was wonderful. We shared a bowl of crab soup and a crab potpie…both were full of crab and were delicious.
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Hingham Adventures: Popping the Cork on a 17 Year Old NEW Boat
We were coming back from Quincy on Thursday morning (May 10) around 11:00 AM when we ran into a traffic jam at the Quincy Fore River Bridge. While sitting in traffic, I got a call from Bob Swartz, my friend and the diver who cleans Guided Discovery’s b…
USS California Distinguished Visitor Embark
Last Thursday Jennifer and I were down on Las Olas Blvd in Fort Lauderdale having an enjoyable patio dinner when my phone rang. “James, this is Suzanne Speight, Public Affairs Specialist with Navy Region Southeast. I have one position available to embark on the the USS California.” That sounded pretty good. I’ve never been on…
Pushing That Magic Button: FPB 70-1 Is Under Construction
Having just completed a 6,200 nautical mile voyage from Thailand to New Zealand in 27 days underway on their FPB 64 Buffalo …Read More
May 13 – Deltaville, VA
Dozier’s Regatta Point Marina
“Then, one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you.” – Ewan McGregor
As we moved north this year I’ve been looking back at old post to remember what we did and how we felt about a place the first time we visited. It’s been five years since we’ve been in Deltaville. The temperature is definitely different than it was the first time we arrived in July during a heat wave. My post on July 26, 2011 was about how far we had traveled since we left on this great adventure in March of that year. So I thought in this post I’d do a little comparing…just to see just how far we’ve come.
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Hingham Bound: The Crew Visits Boston
One of the challenges for crew members is making reservations for the return flight to their home. Wylie was headed for Chicago while Tom was headed for Michigan. Both made reservations for Wednesday, May 11. Wylie made his well before our voyage start…
Georgetown to Nassau
Hello everyone, It ‘s 7AM here in the Exumas and we just departed Elizabeth Harbour and Conch Cay Cut. It was a little sketchy at the cut with some 8-10 foot rollers but once outside things calmed down a bit. The seas should improve the farther north we go. Time to go fishing! Our lucky […]
May 12 – Gwynn Island, VA
Wharf Creek – Anchorage
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” ―Confucius
We’re back in the Chesapeake. We left Portsmouth this morning in a light fog. The day was mostly damp and grey, but our ride up the bay was very comfortable. The only entertainment was watching a few tugs move a military ship away from the dock and into the channel as we passed Norfolk. By the time we passed Old Point Comfort and the inlet to the Atlantic the only thing we could see were other boats moving north…too hazy to see land.
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