Days 72 & 73: Henry Island
Friday and Saturday were spent visiting with friends at the outstation and enjoying the warm weather. Chanda flew in Friday afternoon and we had a chance to visit our boating…
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Day 71: Back to the lower 48
Today we returned back to the San Juan Islands. As we cruised south through the Gulf Islands I was surprised to not see any US flagged vessels. I would have…
Day 70: Canoe Cove, the last anchorage
Last night was a little ruff. We were hoping the winds would die down but they never did. We were in a protected cove so the wind did not have…
Day 69: Small Inlet, Kanish Bay
Today we cruised south down Johnstone Strait and settled just north of Seymour Narrows in Small Inlet. Johnstone Strait has a few unique characteristics: 1). The currently nearly always runs…
Day 68: Cape Caution South
Today started with a major disappointment. We learned when calling CBSA that they would not change our entry status from Transit to Tourist. They said we needed a covid test…
Day 66: Nowish Cove
The weather is starting to get better as we are heading south and getting a few days past the front that blew into SE Alaska. We chose the Grenville Channel…
Day 67: Fury Cove
Today we had a beautiful cruise down Finlayson Channel and with low winds and low ocean swells we were able to to go on the outside of Dowager Island and…
Day 65: Lowe Inlet
Today we decided to change our most recently intended float plan and head Down Grenville Channel instead of the outside route. The weather forecast indicates higher winds on the outside…
Day 64: Dixon Entrance
Today was a very early 4:00am start to cross Dixon Entrance. Dixon Entrance is the body of water that is open to the ocean just south of Ketchikan. All mariners…
Days 62 & 63: Ketchikan and weather delay
We have arrived in Ketchikan just in time to ride out the forecasted weather front. I have never seen it rain so hard. We left a bucket out on the…