It’s been quite rainy the past couple days, and we’ve had a lack of wildlife, so not a ton of photos to show so far. We had a quiet night in Portage Bay, then continued on down Frederick Sound toward Petersburg. We planned a long day today — 60nm or so — from Portage Bay, past Petersburg and down Wrangell Narrows, across Sumner Strait to Exchange Cove. As long as … Read more
Exchange Cove this morning was stunning in the fog! Kali left earliest to hit Petersburg at slack, and Sara sent me this fantastic shot she got at 4:30am: Then a bit later when the rest of us were up (6ish) I got some more great shots from DeAnne on Turnagain: Dave taking Bodhi to shore for an early morning shore visit: I took a few shots of Turnagain and Sound … Read more
We weren’t in any rush to depart Point Baker, but we all got underway fairly early for the short cruise to Exchange Cove. Right off the bat, strong opposing current slowed our progress. Watching the speed over ground drop into the 5s, then 4s is painful, but thankfully the water was calm and we only had 25nm to travel. Around Point Colpoys the current finally released us from its grip … Read more