May 23, 2012After morning walks and final purchases Spirit left the dock at Petersburg at 1014 to minimize the effects of the flood tide in Wrangell Narrows. A good plan, but upset by the large oncoming tug and barge in the middle of the channel….
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Big and Bigger Water: DE Bay & The Atlantic to NYC
After several days in Delaware City, the winds died down, and we had a great day to cruise the length of Delaware Bay: sunny, warm and a slight northern breeze at our back. We feared a sudden storm or fog bank as we had experienced on earlier trips [see: July 24 2009 -and- pix], but […]
Time in the US
I am now on the second of four flights en route to Furthur and warmth, after spending a wonderful month back in Seattle. I hit the best times for boating in the northwest. First came the annual Selene Rendezvous, an event we started twelve years ago wi…
Wrangell to Petersburg
May 21, 2012We decided to have a down day and spend it in Wrangell, torn up streets and all. Laundry was done, we walked into town and shopped, had lunch at the Stikine Inn and then a potluck dinner on board Spirit with Craven’s and Lennon’s …
Ketchikan to Wrangell
May 18, 2012Today we played tour guide for Bill, Ruth, Colin and Donna. After picking up a rental minivan we headed to Saxman Village for photos and browsing the shop. Heading down the road towards Herring Cove we stopped and watched a pod …
Trawlerfest,the gathering of the clan
I attended the first Trawlerfest in 1994 in Port Orchard. Finally we had a boat event just for Trawlers, my kind of boat. At the first TF I met the Sinks who had just finished circumnavigating in their Nordhavn 46. It was totally inspiring to talk…
A trip deown memory lane
The weather took a turn for the better after opening day and I finally stopped shivering.There is simply no place a beautiful on a clear sunny day than the Puget Sound area with explosively bright blue water reaching up to snow capped mountains; it is …
Ketchikan Arrival
After a very long day across Dixon Entrance from Prince Rupert (we departed at 0530) Spirit arrived at Ketchikan at 1600. There were three cruise ships already here this early in the season, the Westerdam, Diamond Princess and the Zuiderdam.The s…
Ocean Falls to Prince Rupert
Today we arrived at Prince Rupert, the next to last stop on Bill Craven’s voyage 60 years ago. What took the SS Prince Rupert 2 ½ days has taken us two weeks, with many more stops and a much slower speed.Since leaving Ocean Falls, once a thriv…
It's Not Over Yet
But we are making progress. The problem is I’ve been bribing him, so he has to announce himself so that I know he is doing his stuff. The girl cat, Sabi, just does what she needs to do, no fan fare. Surprised? (View Post…)
