Day 61: Anan
Today we started bright and early leaving the dock in Wrangell at 5:00am. We left early because we heard the anchorage in Anan is difficult and we wanted time to…
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Day 60: Back to Wrangell
Today was a short cruise to Wrangell so we could provision and prepare the boat for the rest of the trip. In 3 days, Chanda and my Dad fly back…
Day 59: Fogaust.
Today is Saturday July 31st. As we are now now getting later in the Alaska boating season we are starting to experience the famous Alaskan Fog that tends to set…
Day 58: Explorer Basin in Tebenkof Bay
Today we deviated from our original float plan and decided to head south down Chatham Strait to Tebenkof Bay. We heard there were up to 100 whales bubble feeding a…
Day 57: Red Bluff Bay
Today was a short cruise down the east coast of Baranof Island to Red Bluff Bay. Our journey was only 20 miles so we decided spend some time and try…
Day 55 & 56: Baranof Warm Springs
Today started with a pleasant surprise. As we were leaving Appleton Cove, Blondie hailed us and we discovered they too were going to Baranof Warm Springs. Goldie, now traveling with…
Day 54: Bubble feeding whales
“Sometimes life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.” The day started off with Panache experiencing boat issues. First, their fresh water…
Day 53: Back to Sitka
We returned to Sitka today after being home for the last 11 days. We had a chance to get some chores done, pay bills and see Aliya off to camp.…
Days 49-52: Sitka
June 12th, we made it through some chop to Sitka and found the fishing fleet in port with very few slips available for transient moorage. This created some anxiety for…
Day 48: Appleton Cove
We decided to break from our float plan today and head for Sitka. I think we are all wanting a bit of civilization and because we have booked a fishing…