Wednesday July 19, 2023 Our day started out early (as usual) and after a really good nights sleep anchored in Coghlin Anchorage near Hartley Bay we were pleased to see that the rain and fog was gone, and we entered our cruise with overcast skies and calm seas. We had originally planned on anchoring again … Read More “A Whale of a day!!” »
Tuesday July 18th, 2023 The rain and fog has finally caught up with us. This morning we awoke to heavy rain and mist in Baker Inlet. We timed the rapids and the rips tides to depart at 8:00 am for slack tide. We were close but the tides were still running pretty strong when we … Read More “Coghlan Anchorage, Wright Sound” »
Monday July 17th, 2023 We traveled from Prince Rupert to Baker Inlet this morning. We left Prince Rupert harbor about 7:00 am. Shortly thereafter we had our first Carnival Cruise experience—and it wasn’t a good one. The channel out of Prince Rupert is ample but not large. As we turned the corner to work our … Read More “Baker Inlet, Grenville Channel” »
Sunday July 16th, 2023 This is our last night in Prince Rupert. We are off to Baker Inlet tomorrow as we continue the long journey home. We discovered a couple of interesting scenes on the dock. First up the following: The public Cow Bay Breakwater Float is a favorite for the locals who like to … Read More “Final Night in Prince Rupert” »
Saturday July 15th, 2023 I awoke this morning at 3:45 am to an amazing first light in Pond Bay. This is now one of our favorite anchorages and we will definitely use if for staging on our next trip to Alaska. There is, however, one downside to this (and many anchorages). No one talks about … Read More “We’re back in Rainy Prince Rupert” »
Friday, July 14th, 2023 We left Ketchikan this morning at 7:00 am, bound for Pond Bay on Duke Island, AK. This is an excellent staging point for our return south tomorrow through Dickson Entrance to Prince Rupert. Unfortunately, Canada will not allow you to anchor for the night in Dundas Island before continuing on to … Read More “Pond Bay: Last night in Alaska” »
July 13, 2023 This is our last night in Ketchikan—at least for this summer. We had an easy cruise from Meyers Chuck this morning. We were fortunate enough to purchase two of Casey’s famous cinnamon buns this morning before we left. The other boat on the lock captained by Marc who was on the 70 … Read More “Last Night in Ketchikan” »
July 12, 2023 We left Wrangell this morning soon after sunrise, 5:00 am sharp. It was a beautiful “glassy lake” type cruise for the five and a half hours journey to Meyers Chuck. Our unfounded fear was that we would not be able to get a spot on the dock at Meyers Chuck. When we … Read More “Meyers Chuck, Heading South” »
July 11, 2023 We left Petersburg this morning for Wrangell. We had a bit of excitement crossing through the Wrangell Narrows. As we mentioned before, these Narrows remind us of a larger version of the LaConner slough, but there is one big difference. In Wrangell Narrows larger container barges pulled by tugs come through along … Read More “A repositioning night in Wrangell” »
July 10th, 2023 Today is the official first day for us heading south back towards Anacortes. We seriously discussed whether or not we wanted to head further north on this trip but because we were too late to get a reservation to enter Glacier Bay we decided we would leave destinations north for another summer. … Read More “Back in Petersburg, AK for the night” »