We left Flynn Cove this morning and headed west in Icy Strait. We were hoping to see some humpbacks as we neared Point Adolphus. That turned out to be a big YES. This one below is called a male humpback called Lillian, SEAK-2042, first spotted in Hawaii in March of 2005: Not only that, they were bubble-net feeding. One came pretty close to Melissa Lynn while they were drifting. About … Read more
We left Juneau on Tuesday morning and are headed out to spend some time in Icy Strait, and hopefully south down the outside of Chichagoff Island if weather permits. We’ll be buddy boating for a bit with friends Missie and Russ on their Selene 53, Melissa Lynn. (Always nice to have another boat nearby when you’re boating in the boonies!) 🙂 Things got a bit busy as we transited Saginaw … Read more
Our overnight at Wood Spit was super calm and beautiful, and there were more humpbacks nearby as we pulled anchors and headed north to Juneau today. Arriving in Juneau can be a bit of a shock to the system. There are five cruise ships scheduled in town today. After seeing a few nearby friends on the dock and doing getting rid of some trash and cleaning Airship up a bit, … Read more
A lazy morning at anchor in one of the most gorgeous places we know of. After breakfast, Kevin took the drone up for some aerials: We pulled anchors around 2 and motored to the exit of Ford’s Terror, and then some of us (opting for a long day that will end later this evening by anchoring at Wood Spit), turned left and headed further into Endicott Arm to see if … Read more
We left Tracy Arm Cove around 9:30am. We had some good current against us as we exited Tracy Arm Bar but then a nice push up Endicott Arm for the rest of the day. We probably could have left later, but this way we have a nice time buffer to stop for whales or pick our way through ice, or whatever the day throws at us. We saw a few … Read more
We left Funter Bay early this morning…6:30am. The chop making its way into the bay woke us up and we figured as long as we were up we might as well be out there. About 30 minutes into the cruise north up Lynn Canal and before we rounded Point Retreat, a humpback breached a few times off our port bow. Love when that happens! Looking west…the marine layer obstructs much … Read more
Today was a good day for wildlife! As we rounded the tip of Chichagof Island at Morris Reef, there were a couple of humpbacks hanging out near the point. And on Buoy 35, almost as many sea lions as would fit. I’m sure there’s room for a few more. A little ways up Chatham Strait (which was just about flat the entire cruise), we had some Dall’s porpoises surfing Airship’s … Read more
Another morning waking up to bright sun! We departed Sitka with with blue skies, flat water, and a nice view of Mt. Edgecumbe. As we headed north in Neva Strait, we spotted a bear on the west shore. At first we thought she had cubs with her, but then we thought nope, those are rocks…too low and not moving. But then, they moved!! Turns out they were tiny cubs…three of … Read more