We left Tracy Arm Cove around 6am for an earlyish arrival into Juneau today. The further north we got, the brighter it got, and pretty soon we could even see some very pale blue skies ahead. Approaching Juneau…blue skies!!! We all got space in either Harris or Aurora harbors, and set out for some exploring. We rented a car again from Turo, and did a little drive out to Mendenhall … Read more
The rain persists. Yes it’s beautiful still, but we’re all a bit over the rain at this point. High tide wasn’t until just after 3:30pm today so we slept in again, checked the shrimp pots a few more times (we did well again this year, but we also forgot to take photos of our haul), and helped several folks with their rest-of-the-summer plans. DeAnne shared these photos from a run … Read more
This visit to Ford’s Terror has been one of the rainiest ever, but bright side…so many more waterfalls!! Speaking of waterfalls, I forgot to post this photo of the one in the Ford’s Terror waiting room yesterday before we came in. We had a fun coffee visit with Tim and Carole on sailing vessel Lumina this morning. They have had some amazing adventures (i.e. Northwest Passage, Svalbard, etc.) and you … Read more
Sun!! When we woke up there were shadows!! It didn’t last, however, but it was beautiful nonetheless. We pulled anchors and headed for Endicott Arm around 7am. We wanted enough time to get up to the glacier if we could, and then back to Ford’s Terror early enough to be able to take people in and out of the entrance by dinghy, which is always fun for first-time people, so … Read more
If you missed having a bunch of photos in yesterday’s post, hold onto yer britches for today because today we’ve got a TON. Here we all are at anchor before heading out this morning: We saw several humpbacks early along our route today. Another humpback: We made it to within a mile of the face of South Sawyer glacier, going mostly regular speed the entire way. Only at the very … Read more
Our cruise today from Taku Harbor down Stephens Passage to Tracy Arm Cove was bumpy. Occasionally 3-4ft chop, with wind gusting to 24kts, but on the nose so not too bad, but not super comfortable. And it was raining hard most of the time, so not a lot of photos from today. As we neared Tracy Arm, we spotted our first iceberg, and it was a cool shape! From some … Read more
Well, there certainly has been a LOT of rain lately. Sure would love for that sun to come visit again. But hey, we did get a beautiful view of the mountains and glaciers (and the lighthouse) as we rounded Point Retreat. IF and Turnagain peeled off and stopped in Auke Bay for fuel (IF) and to pick up a new davit motor (Turnagain). Once at the dock in Taku Harbor, … Read more
We left early this morning from Pavlof Harbor…5:30am-early. The NOAA forecast said 20kts and 4ft in Northern Chatham — (originally also had gusting to 35kts in the afternoon, but that was downgraded last night) — but the ECMWF model on Windy (well, and all the other models) did not show it getting over 15kts. The NOAA forecasts for Icy Strait and Southern Lynn Canal also didn’t show anything too dramatic, … Read more