Laura Domela 
Inside Passage: San Juan Islands to SE Alaska Prevost Harbor WA to Juneau AK | ~6 weeks | mid May to late June 2026 Update: We now have accepted deposits for all spots on the 2026 flotilla. But things often change for people, so if you’re interested in the trip and would like to be put on our waitlist, please let us know! Glaciers. Icebergs. Whales. Bears. Cruising to Alaska … Read more
Yesterday we decided to see if there was room for us at Matia Island…it’d been ages since we’d been there, and it was mid-week, so maybe? I didn’t remember if the dock was big enough for us, but the park website references a 128-foot dock there, so perhaps. We also didn’t recall if anchoring was an option (too rocky?) but we figured Sucia Island was an easy backup if there … Read more
We continued our cruise out into the Strait of Georgia yesterday (after waiting for the cable ferry across to Denman Island). The red/green lights on shore (letting vessels know when and when not to cross) are much easier to spot on a foggy gray day than they are in bright sunlight. Oh good, back to flat. Whew! The strait was lovely yesterday. Not much traffic, not much wind. Originally we … Read more
We left Gowlland Harbour yesterday morning around 7:30am and had a nice push out past Cape Mudge (and the gazillion little fishing boats, holy moly were there a lot of boats…wish I’d have taken a photo, but was too distracted by going 11 kts at 100rpm lower than usual). Most of our cruise down the Strait was a little bumpy (which we were not used to after our last several … Read more
We left Sunday Harbour in the dark (again) this morning, planning to get ALL of Johnstone Strait behind us today. We had just a touch of fog this morning, which eventually cleared to this: …which eventually cleared to this: We had a great boost of current this morning, and at about the max current against us for the day we had only about a half a knot against us. Complaints … Read more
Today was our 20th rounding of Cape Caution, and the calmest one yet! A few minutes after we exited Fury Cove, we spotted a group of humpbacks cruising from east to west, so we slowed so not to cross their path. They dove as I tried to get a couple photos, but both slight fog and low light were a little too much of a challenge for my autofocus! Reported … Read more
Our extra day in Fury Cove was really nice! We were the only boats there until late afternoon (when six others came in). Kevin and Russ did well with the fish, and it’s beautiful here, so definitely worth the extra day. Last night we dinghied over to Melissa Lynn for dinner: fresh salmon, wild rice, sauteéd green beans, lentils, and some brownies for dessert! (And another game of Quiddler, in … Read more
We decided to leave Shearwater this morning at 7am for the 50nm cruise down to Fury Cove. Conditions still foggy, but not AS foggy. As we were about to turn east into Lama Passage, I noticed a big circle of what maybe was bait fish, but it looked different than the usual surface disturbance from the fish…and sure enough, pretty soon a big humpback mouth came up right in the … Read more