We’ll be buddy boating a bit over the next week or more with Dave on Turnagain, now joined by his brother Kyle. We all left Juneau this morning around 6am because low tide was going to be a minus 3.2ft at 9am, and Turnagain had some fishing boats rafted three deep between him and the jetty/breakwater and needed to get out while he could! We saw quite a few humpbacks … Read more
Early start today! We wanted to get back to Juneau with enough time to do some more in town stuff before Taylor and Lauren have to leave in the morning, so the alarm was set for 5:30am. I know, ew. Kevin and Taylor popped out to retrieve the crab traps…they were full, but full of females! Two too-small males, about 30 females — 17 in one trap! Taylor snapped a … Read more
We slept in again this morning at Ford’s Terror, and then Taylor made a super yum breakfast taco bar…scrambled eggs, hash browns, Jerry’s double-smoked bacon, tomatillo cream sauce, etc….and we had our breakfast on the flybridge, soaking in all the incredible scenery with more delicious food. After pulling the shrimp pots for the last time (~30 more coonstripes), we pulled anchor and headed for the exit. When we entered Ford’s … Read more
Another sunny day in Ford’s Terror! We’re gonna soak it all up, too, because looking ahead shows a whole bunch of cloudy/rainy days. This morning’s shrimp trap pull: 50 more coonstripes and one big spot prawn daddy. When discussing what to do with our fresh Dungeness crab from yesterday at Wood Spit, the words “crab benedict” popped up (one of my favorites!) and so this morning, guess what Taylor made!?? … Read more
Last night at Wood Spit, just as we were going to bed, a humpback cruised past us, spouting and lunge feeding as it made its way around the spit. The light was very low, but I took a few shots anyway. Super cool! Also, I forgot to post the video Kevin took while he and Taylor were out halibut fishing…several humpbacks breaching right behind them (mama and calf are first). … Read more
We had a couple days off (sort of) in Juneau between the flotilla and having friends join us…we also provisioned, did a bunch of laundry, picked up some supplies, went to the marine store, and also tried to do some sightseeing and touristy stuff with Andrea before she left. Wednesday: Once our friends Lauren and Taylor arrived, we were fully back in non-work mode. We stopped at Devil’s Cub Brewery … Read more
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