The rain returned with a vengeance today in Ocean Falls, so we had time to download some pictures as we wait for better weather before moving on.The mermaid greeting visiting boaters at Ocean FallsSea Jay passing Boat Bluff lighthouse, Sarah PassageSea…
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Prince Rupert to Ocean Falls
July 14, 2011As predicted, the rain settled in as we waited for Matheson’s to arrive. We moved from our original slip to make room for all the boats predicted to arrive, and by 4PM when Jim and Cheryl arrived, the place was full. We had m…
Dixon Entrance Southbound
Our route from Foggy Bay to Prince Rupert, who was he anyway?? The Cow Bay Cafe Fkying Kiwi Savignon Blanc The entrance into Foggy Bay Our last view of Ketchikan and the cruise shipsLeaving Ketchikan for the last time in 2011, under sunny skies, we he…
Farewell to Alaska 2011
July 11, 2011Today was another unusual sunny and warm day in Ketchikan as we prepare to leave Alaska for British Columbia, completing our time in SE Alaska in 2011. We did not go downtown, leaving that area to the passengers from the four cruise ships…
Wrangell to Ketchikan Southbound
July 2, 2011After getting up early to go to the post office, in the rain, Patrick arrived to find that it would not be open until Tuesday, July 5, even though the posted hours were 10:00 AM to 12:00 on Saturday. A USPS employee was there but declined …
Fishing Time Pictures 1
Mount Edgecumbe on a rare clear dayOur anchorage in Kalinin BayA pod of orca interrupted our fishingBut the orca are spectacular!Retrieving the crab pots in Saook BayEagles feeding on the beach in Ell CoveOne of the purse seiners joining us in Ell Cov…
Fishing
June 21, 2011We left Sitka at 0930 and decided to go up the outside of Kruzof Island, so we headed directly out Sitka Sound and joined the many charter boats fishing about 3 miles west of Cape Edgecumbe. By 3 PM we had lost 4 Coho salmon, but kept 3 …
Sitka Interlude
June 16, 2011After arriving in Sitka, we spent two days re-provisioning and cleaning and then went to Kalinin Bay on Kruzof Island to check out the fishing. Miriam and I took Spirit out into the ocean outside of Salisbury Sound and managed to catch on…
Around Baranof Island Pictures
How to ruin your whole dayIsland in Cameron Pass, west coast BaranofRock formations in Biorka SoundEntrance to Dorothy NarrowsAnother view of the grounded fishing boat.Entering the North Pacific via Cameron PassThe rock formations here are devoid of v…
Around Baranof Island in Five Days
June 10, 2011Under partly sunny skies we cast off the mooring lines at 0810 AM and headed out the north breakwater entrance to exit Sitka via the Western Channel. As we headed out into Sitka Sound, the northwest swell increased to 3-4 feet, but with n…
