We opted to stay an extra day in Petersburg this visit. The skies were gray and it rained/drizzled a bit, but the town is plenty colorful to make up for the weather. We explored, shopped, tried several of the local restaurants and cafés, and did a few boat projects. We’ve of course seen this sign for bingo on the side of the Sons of Norway Hall just about every visit, … Read more
We left Wrangell around 6am this morning for a date with Wrangell Narrows. Yesterday brought some gray skies, cooler weather, and a little rain. We’re not complaining at all though because look how beautiful it still is! The annual photos of Two Tree Island: There’s a little blue sky to the west, but mostly gray where we are headed. The current in Wrangell Narrows ebbs from the middle out, and … Read more
We are all enjoying the slower pace, now that we’re in SE Alaska. With a short cruise from Thoms Place to Wrangell, we had time to sleep in a little, check crab traps, and depart at a more sensible hour. Several of us had some luck with crabbing. Fleming Evenstar left first and sent back this gorgeous photo of the superflat water: There were a few more clouds in the … Read more
Vixen Inlet this morning was perfect. Super calm, clear skies, bright sun. We woke early but no one was in any hurry to leave this beautiful spot. Brian from Evenstar (Fleming) took his drone up and got some great shots of us all at anchor. On our way up to Thoms Place, some up ahead of us saw humpbacks tail-slapping near shore, and then a little later, Dog Star (behind … Read more
The group left Ketchikan this morning around 7am and headed north in Tongass Narrows, avoiding tugs and barges, float planes, fishing boats, and a couple of cruise ships. We opted to pass Meyers Chuck, as cute and as charming as it is, due to limited dock space and our 7 on-the-larger-side boats, but at least one boat poked in to take a look and plans to visit on their way … Read more
Our stops in Ketchikan can be quite busy! Sometimes our stops are brief and frantic, but we stayed three nights this visit. Having some down time to explore and chill and do boat chores (and go out to dinner multiple times!) after several long days in a row was rejuvenating, and the sunny weather helped a ton! People visited downtown, dodged cruise ship visitors on colorful Creek Street, took in … Read more
We left Foggy Bay this morning for a smooth cruise into Ketchikan. Brian from Evenstar/Fleming took these gorgeous drone shots as people were getting ready to head on to Ketchikan this morning: Seas were calm, the weather was sunny, and a few whales were here and there, settling into their Alaska routine. Ketchikan is quite a shock when we’ve spent over two weeks in mostly wilderness anchorages with very few … Read more
We were up early this morning to navigate Venn Passage, possibly attempt a Dixon Entrance crossing, and make our way to Foggy Bay, Alaska. The weather was a little iffy. While conditions were good, we had one forecast for five foot swells on our beam at some point, so we made a multi-prong contingency plan. We would travel the first four hours or so out through Venn Passage, across to … Read more