Sunday July 7th and Monday July 8th We just competed two 10 hour days cruising south. Last night we anchored at Coghlan Anchorage near Hartley Bay. We used this anchorage last year, and although it is not “perfect” (it is pretty exposed to wind from the SE) it is convenient, has a large anchorage area, … Read More “Long Cruising Days” »

Saturday July 6th, 2024 The dock cleared out this morning. This picture was taken at 10:00 a.m. when the only two boats on the dock were Tradition and our sailing friend, Dave on his boat Logos. Throughout the day the dock as filled up. The predicted blow arrived around 11:00 am this morning and has … Read More “Last Night in Prince Rupert” »

Friday July 5th, 2024 This was the quiet scene on the dock at Cow Bay this morning. The Mega Yacht, Stardust was still in place, but leaving later today. In back of us was a Holland America Cruise ship that arrived early this morning. The 54 Nordic Tug boat behind us left this morning heading … Read More “Second Day in Prince Rupert” »

July 4th, 2024 Happy Fourth of July to Everyone. We left Pond Cove, Duke Island at 6:00 a.m. this morning for our seven hour crossing of Dixon Entrance. This is one of the “big water crossings” that can be treacherous if you get it wrong. Fortunately, thanks to our meteorologist, Christ Parker’s float plan it … Read More “Arrived in Price Rupert” »

Tuesday July 2nd, 2024 We have enjoyed the quiet day here in Ketchikan. We had breakfast at the New York Cafe just above us. Great food. We highly recommend it. We then went to a few shops to pick up “Alaska swag” for the grandkids. This is Marlene with a coat intended for our grand … Read More “Last Night in Ketchikan” »

July 1st, 2024 We left Meyer’s Chuck at 6:30 this morning bound for Ketchikan. It was a pretty smooth cruise except for the third hour of the cruise. That bit of water has a huge fetch from the ocean up through Chatham Strait, and today I would characterize the seas as “moderate chop, 3 to … Read More “Back in Ketchikan AK” »

Saturday June 29th, Sunday 30th A very short report today. We spent the last two days here in Meyer’s Chuck. Yesterday it was a particularly busy with the dock chocked full of boats and several boats rafted on. It has been the busiest place we have been too, save for Warm Springs. Today we spent … Read More “Two Days in Meyer’s Chuck” »

Friday June 28th, 2024 We left Petersburg at 5:45 am to catch slack in Wrangell Narrows at 6:45. If we needed to slow down we would but we wanted to get out before the fishing boats headed out around 6:30 a.m., specifically the fishing boat next to us that almost crashed into our boat yesterday … Read More “Thoms Bay: a stop off between Petersburg and Ketchikan” »

Thursday, June 27th, 2024 OK, we are hanging in Petersburg waiting for the technician to arrive to determine if we are a go or no. This picture, a ramp to nowhere, paints our situation, but does it lead to a happy place? The answer to our bad VHF and alarming MFD was the switch above, … Read More “Last Night in Petersburg” »

Wednesday June 26th, 2024 This was a quiet day. We had breakfast on the boat and then headed out for a long walk. Eagles were on the route. Tomorrow will be an electronic mechanic day helping us out (hopefully) resolving our VHF radio and display issue. In the meantime I’m going to turn it over … Read More “A quiet day of re-provisioning in Petersburg” »