Spirit is moored at Eliason Harbor in Sitka. There was quite a bit of maintenance to perform and also sightseeing, shopping and attending the opening night of the Sitka Music Festival on Friday at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The musicians per…
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Glacier Bay to Sitka
June 2, 2012Departing South Fingers Bay at 1130 to minimize the impact of the flood tide into Glacier Bay we departed the park at 1330 and headed into North Inian Passage riding a large ebb tide, which at times hit 5 knots. The swirls were not to…
The Continuing Voyages of Spirit 2012-06-02 15:37:00
May 30, 2012Departing at 0707 after retrieving the crab pots which contained only 1 legal crab, we headed west in Icy Straits to the entrance to Glacier Bay. We are required to request permission to enter and entered at 1105 AM across the imagina…
Juneau to Glacier Bay
May 28, 2012Bill and Ruth Craven departed this afternoon after 30 days recreating Bill’s voyage of 60 years ago. We began the preparations for the next several weeks as we head to Sitka via Glacier Bay.May 29, 2012Our permits are in order to en…
Petersburg to Juneau
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….
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 …
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…
Port McNeill to Ocean Falls
Yesterday we took part in a parade of pleasure craft leaving Port McNeill between 0600 and 0700 to cross Queen Charlotte Sound (Cape Caution). As we headed up Gordon Channel for the slight right hand turn north to Cape Caution and Fitzhugh Sound …
