The Last Leg Home
This is sunrise over Lasqueti Island in the middle of the Strait of Georgia. Two nights previous we pulled into Port Neville, off...
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David
Feb 1, 20223 min read
South Through British Columbia
We shared the narrow passage from Prince Rupert with sport fishing boats, tugs and this behemoth. We were anxious to get on our way. ...
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David
Jan 25, 20222 min read
Time to Head for Points South
We said goodbye to Ketchikan on the last day of August. The long range weather surface analysis maps suggested a swarm of gales landing...
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David
Jan 2, 20222 min read
Spoiler: More Bears!
Yes Bay turned out to be a good place to ride out the gale. With a well set anchor, we waited for the storm which arrived with a...
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David
Jan 1, 20222 min read
A Cruise Through Misty Fjords National Monument
The noise and hubbub of Ketchikan was jarring after a summer of peaceful anchorages in the wilderness. After seeing our friends to the...
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David
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Meet-Up in Petersburg
Back in Petersburg for the third time, we kept our rendezvous with friends Veronica and Brian.We were so excited to share some Alaskan...
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David
Nov 12, 20211 min read
Buddy Boating with Airship
Watching the bear feeding frenzy at the hatchery made us hungry for salmon! It takes us a little longer to catch one, but then again we...
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David
Nov 12, 20211 min read
Practicing Portrait Photography
"Hey guys! Want to sit for some portraits?" We couldn't resist another stop at the Hidden Falls Brown Bear Restaurant (aka Salmon...
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David
Oct 26, 20211 min read
Sitka Round 2 and a Meet-Up
Always on the lookout for logs and other flotsam, we spotted a UFO (Unidentified Floating Object) well in advance upon entering Kalinin...
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David
Sep 29, 20212 min read
The Marble Grotto
More exploration! With the post-adrenaline high of our bear encounter, more excitement was in order. Just 30 nautical miles to the...
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David
Sep 20, 20212 min read
The Moment Bears Have Been Waiting For
One of the top wishes for our trip to Alaska was to see bears fishing for salmon. All spring, hungry bears settle for sedges along the...
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David
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Whale Tails
Leaving Petersburg, we travelled through Frederick Sound once again, a hotbed of whale activity. Soon we were amongst dozens of Humpback...
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David
Sep 4, 20211 min read
More Exploration
Our next stop was Sanborn Canal in Port Houghton. We saw this salmon tug-of-war on a long dinghy exploration of the inner bay. An early...
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David
Sep 4, 20211 min read
More Bergs, Glaciers and Waterfalls
This is summer? We crossed the bar into Endicott Arm for the second time this summer and it still was frosty looking. We passed two...
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David
Aug 14, 20211 min read
Look Who Showed Up in Juneau?
Chris! With only a week to spend, we got right to exploring Juneau...in the rain...by bus. First stop, Taku Harbor. We previously...
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David
Aug 7, 20211 min read
Funter Bay and Another Sad Chapter in History
Leaving Excursion Inlet, we followed Airship into Peril Strait, our trip delayed for some front row whale watching. The name Peril...
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David
Aug 3, 20212 min read
Fishing Yields Results-Neka Bay, Flynn Cove and Excursion Inlet
From Hoonah, we travelled south with Airship to Neka Bay, a quiet anchorage with lots of islands and coves to explore by dinghy. Icy...
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David
Aug 3, 20212 min read
A Moose Takes a Swim and Hoonah
"There's a deer, no a moose! On the beach over there!" Julie spotted Mom and Baby at the edge of the water just ahead of us. Without a...
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David
Aug 2, 20212 min read
Juneau, Capital of Alaska
Standing on the bridge connecting Douglas Island to the mainland Juneau affords this view down Gastineau Channel to the mountains in the...
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David
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Bears
While in Ford's Terror, we had the good fortune to see Brown Bears, close up from the dinghy. This post is just bear pictures-because...
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