June 18, 2022 Day 22: Pelican to Dudas Bay (South West Arm) 62 miles- 1884 total miles We needed to leave Pelican early because we were crossing that open stretch of water again. The winds and seas were supposed to pick up later in the afternoon, so an early start seemed like the best option. … [Read more…]
June 17,2022 Day 21: Mite Cove to Pelican 66 miles- 1822 total miles We knew we wanted to get to Pelican today, but before Pelican we wanted to explore this little section of water. Chris saw that there was a public forest dock that led to a shelter and we wanted to go check it … [Read more…]
June 16, 2022 Day 20: Mosquito Cove to Mite Cove 30 miles- 1756 total miles We woke up to a lot of sun and it was feeling very warm. We all went in the dinghy this morning and walked around on land at low tide. Low tide makes me nervous because bears will come out … [Read more…]
June 15, 2022 Day 19: Hoonah to Mosquito Cove 47 miles- 1726 total miles We woke up kind of early for us, and were out of the boat by 8:30 AM. Since Ellen stays up so late she does sleep in until about 8:30-9:00 AM in the morning, so this was early for us. We … [Read more…]
June 14, 2022 Day 18: Appleton Cove to Hoonah 86 miles- 1679 total miles After the kids and Chris went on the dinghy yesterday, we left it out so people could go out in it today. Chris took the kids out in the dinghy, even Ellen got to go. I decided to stay back and … [Read more…]
June 13, 2022 Day 17: Sitka to Appleton Cove 71 miles- 1593 total miles We woke up in Sitka and we weren’t sure if we were going to stay a bit longer or head out. One of the things Chris really wanted to do was go on the outside of Sitka to get to Pelican … [Read more…]
June 12, 2022 Day 16: Warm Springs to Sitka 104 miles- 1522 total miles In the middle of the night a big fishing ship came and docked where Northern Song was earlier in the day. Fishing boats have these massive lights on them and when they pulled up it woke Chris and I up. I … [Read more…]
June 11, 2022 Day 15: Warm Springs Since we got into Warm Springs in the evening yesterday and didn’t get to everything we decided to stay another day here. I didn’t mention yesterday, but there is a huge waterfall that empties into the ocean and it creates quite a current near the dock. It does … [Read more…]
June 10, 2022 Day 14: Kake to Warm Springs 53 miles- 1418 total miles Woke up to a rainy, windy day. It’s our real first rainy day here. We’ve had a little bit of rain here and there, but not much. I’m pretty surprised we’ve made it two weeks with no real rain. If the … [Read more…]
June 9, 2022 Day 13: Pybus Bay (Cannery Cove) to Kake. 34 miles- 1365 total miles After breakfast we were trying to figure out what to do next. We knew we had some bad weather headed our way, so we would be stuck wherever we went next, at least for a little bit. We also … [Read more…]
June 8, 2022 Day 12: Thomas Bay (Ruth’s Island) to Pybus Bay (Cannery Cove) Last night was a late night getting to our anchorage, we didn’t even drop the anchor until after 10:00 PM, then we had our soda with a bergy bit, so it was a very late night. Luckily when we have late … [Read more…]
June 7, 2022 Day 11: Wrangell to Thomas Bay/Ruth’s Island: 101 miles: 1231 total miles When we got up in the morning, Chris went to change the oil on the boat. Since the boat is in the water he used a pump to get the oil out. He said it did a really good job, … [Read more…]
June 6, 2022 Day 10: Vixen Harbor to Wrengall 67 miles, 1130 total miles. We left Vixen harbor after having breakfast and headed to Wrangell. Wrangell is a small town that I knew I wanted to stop and visit. Wrangell wasn’t too far from Vixen harbor. We didn’t need to worry about weather or tides … [Read more…]
June 3, 2022 Day 7: Ketchikan to Kluth Bay: 51 miles, 883 total miles. We stayed at the hotel right until check out time and headed out for some food before we headed out. We stopped at a crepe place. It was really yummy, but also our most expensive meal out so far. After food … [Read more…]
June 2, 2022 Day 6: North Kelp Passage to Ketchikan, Alaska. 122 miles. 832 total miles. We pulled anchor around 7:00 AM and off we went to Prince Rupert for fuel. We were still a little nervous about the gas situation, but we were all feeling better than we were the night before. We pulled … [Read more…]
