August 17, 2022 Wednesday: Day 82 Annette Inlet to HOME! ### miles- #### total miles We woke up at Annette Inlet and just headed straight for Roche Harbor. We used our CBPRoam App and when we were approaching Roche Harbor we got a call from customs saying we were good to go. We thought about … [Read more…]
August 16, 2022 Tuesday: Day 81: Blind Channel to Annette Inlet 156 mile- 4044 total miles When we woke up we were trying to figure out the plan for the rest of our trip. We wanted to go home via Lund and we wanted to stop into Princess Louisa Inlet. Sadly there was going to … [Read more…]
August 15, 2022 Monday Day 80: Fury Cove to Blind Channel We wanted to get up with the sun and being in Alaska during the longest day of the year, we set our alarm for 3:30 AM. It was still dark. We set it for 4:30 AM, still dark. Finally around 6:30 it was light … [Read more…]
August 14, 2022 Sunday: Day 79 Shearwater to Fury Cove 92 miles- 3727 total miles We have another big crossing coming up soon. Today didn’t look great for crossing so we were stalling a little bit. Tomorrow is looking like the day we will cross Queen Charlotte Strait. It’s our last major crossing and for … [Read more…]
August 13, 2022 Saturday. Day 78: Lowe Inlet to Shearwater 146 miles- 3635 miles total As we tried pulling our anchor up this morning it really struggled. The windlass wasn’t grabbing the rope and it kept slipping. Not sure why it struggled. We did get it up after a while. I will say we are … [Read more…]
August 12, 2022 Friday Day 77: Prince Rupert to Lowe Inlet 79 miles- 3489 total miles Today is my Oma’s B-day! (Oma is German for Grandma. My oma is my mom’s mom. Ellen’s middle name is after my oma, and they are birthday buddies, just one day apart. My oma has a love for traveling … [Read more…]
August 11, 2022 Thursday Day 76: Meyers Chuck to Prince Rupert 136 miles- 3410 total miles Happy Birthday Ellen! I can’t believe my baby is 2! Ellen must have been excited for her birthday because she slept terribly! So bad that Chris even had her come in with me and the kids in the middle … [Read more…]
August 10, 2022 Wednesday Day 75: Meyers Chuck Meyers Chuck is a little town, in a little cove off of Clarence Strait, near Ketchikan. Clarence Strait can get pretty rough, Meyers Chuck offers great protection from the strait. Coming into Meyers Chuck we knew the forecast predicted wind, and Clarence Strait was going to be … [Read more…]
August 9, 2022 Tuesday Day 74: Berg Bay to Meyer’s Chuck 51 miles- 3274 total miles Today was one of the coolest days and definitely in my top 5, maybe even my number one favorite thing we’ve done on this trip! We woke up and pulled our anchor and made breakfast on the go. We … [Read more…]
August 8, 2022 Monday Day 73: Tracy Arm Cove to Berg Bay (not the one in the Glacier Bay) 183 miles- 3223 total miles Today we pulled the anchor early for us, around 6:30 AM. Luckily the kids were able to sleep even with the loud noise of the windlass pulling up the anchor. Once … [Read more…]
Friday July 22, 2022 day 56: Auke Bay to Juneau 51 miles- 2824 total miles. Friday Bryan took a couple he and Nadine met at their Airbnb to the airport. I also had to return our rental car to the airport. He dropped them off, and picked me up after I returned the rental car … [Read more…]
July 4, 2022 Day 38: Tracy Arm Cove to Juneau 53 miles- 2645 total miles Today no one was really feeling breakfast so we didn’t heat anything up so we were able to head out more quickly. Right outside the cove there were huge icebergs. We saw a few bald eagles, and other birds fishing. … [Read more…]
July 3, 2022 Day 37: Ford’s Terror to Tracy Arm Cove 94 miles- 2592 total miles. We had a quick breakfast and headed out. Our options for leaving Ford’s Terror was either this morning around 11:00 AM at low slack, or around 5:00 PM this evening at high slack. Going at low slack is a … [Read more…]
July 2, 2022 Day 36: Taku Harbor to Ford’s Terror 93 miles- 2498 total miles We slept in a bit this morning due to a late night the night before. I’m always surprised how late Ellen can sleep due to how bright it is. Around 3:00 AM Chris gets up and puts on a … [Read more…]
July 1, 2022 Day 35: Auke Bay to Taku Harbor 61 miles- 2405 total miles Boating to Alaska is a big trip. There is so much to do, people will take months to do the trip and still not see anything. Since Chris only has so much time off work we got our Airbnb in … [Read more…]
