Waiting for dinner to jump into his mouth The number of fish waiting to jump the falls was stunning Success! Patrick’s Coho Salmon Ever hopeful the salmon will fall in his reachAlmost making it over the jump in the fallsDouble Trouble on both sides of…
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Dixon Entrance
August 4, 2010Yesterday we motored to Foggy Bay in glorious sunshine and flat seas. We anchored with several other vessels and watched the sun set while enjoying 75 degree weather. The next morning we headed out early into dense fog and swells that s…
The Behm Canal
Our Behm Canal Route An evening in Punchbowl Cove New Eddystone RockSean & Margaret Kayaking in Punchbowl CoveMargot and Margaret enjoying the placid watersThe steep sides of Rudyerd BayThis really looks like NorwayThe back side of Punchbowl CoveA…
Ketchikan Interlude
July 23, 2010We are really glad we headed to Ketchikan early. Several of the cruise ships cancelled their stops in Ketchikan due to the high winds in the channel. However, by early afternoon, the front passed by and the skies cleared as we headed to …
Craig to Ketchikan
Fog Formations in Clarence StraitPatrick At El Capitan CaveSome of the 370 steps to cave entranceThe entranceLots of tubes and branches, don’t get lost! Some of the flowstone formationsThis formation is called “drool”Ben and one of the USFS Guides in …
Petersburg to Craig
Ben & Connie Dancing Under the Stars in Sarkar Cove Miriam and Patrick dancing under the starsSpirit at Port Protection, State floatPatrick Kayaking at Port ProtectionThe main store and float at Port ProtectionMore Kayaking PhotosFuel dock at Peter…
Humpbacks and Bergs
The last three days were spent retracing our path from Petersburg to Endicott Arm via Frederick Sound, Stephens Passage and Tracy Arm Cove. As we rounded Cape Fanshaw we could see dozens of spouts and splashes from humpback whales feeding and playing f…
Endicott Arm and Humpbacks Again
Celebrating Connie’s Birthday with Glacial MargaritasBen & Connie Exploring the face of Dawes GlacierOne of several calvings on Dawes while we were thereBen & Connie exploringAnother potential christmas card photo of SpiritThere were still a l…
Intermission is Over
After our brief, but hot return to the Seattle area, we arrived back in Wrangell ahead of schedule by 20 minutes on Alaska Airlines and were greeted by cloudy skies and much cooler, but still pleasant temperatures.Spirit was fine, and we began the main…
Intermission
Spirit is moored in Wrangell’s Heritage Harbor after an easy cruise down Wrangell Narrows while Patrick & Miriam return to the Seattle area tomorrow to celebrate Miriam’s Mom’s 98th Birthday on July 6. Patrick & Miriam return to Wrangell on Ju…
