Port Frederick

Airship | Icy Strait (and finally, moose!)

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Last week we left Juneau to do some buddy boating with Dog Star for a week or so. (Our grandkid is along with us this week, and has requested lots of bumpy dinghy rides and fresh crab and maybe some fishing.) Our first stop was Swanson Bay/Couverden Islands. There was plenty of room on the public float with only one boat, but we opted to anchor out and raft together. … Read more

Day 8 | Alaska Flotilla Leg 2 | Hoonah to Neka Bay

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After breakfast in town at Fisherman’s Daughter and one more quick trip to the Hoonah Trading Post, we departed Hoonah and headed deeper into Port Frederick toward Neka Bay. The sky was a bit gray but the water was calm, and we anchored and rafted in the North Bight of Neka Bay.  Commercial crabbing season opened on June 15, so Neka Bay proper was jammed with crab pots like we’ve … Read more