June 4 – 8 Hi All, June 4: Warm Springs: Well….I spoke too soon on the inverters…..around 8am the inverters go out again and this time some bad electrical smell….ugh…..but, quickly found an operator error….evidently I had not locked down the nut sufficiently on one of the fuse holder bolts and it had burnt up … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Birthday Interruptus in Warm Springs
June 2 – 4 Hi All, Well….more livin’ the dream stories!! We did wake up in Cannery Cove on Kathy’s big birthday to….wait for it, try to guess….more frickin’ rain…..the mountains completely socked in…..arghhhhhh. I was up by 6am to go get the crab traps….but let me digress a bit….the previous night a boat came … Read More →
Captain’s Log: West Basin/Snug Cove in Gambier, Cannery Cove in Pybus
May 28 – June 1 Hi All, Woke up Friday to dark, cloudy skies but no wind….glass waters….deep reflections from the mountains….DDG. Picked up the crab pots…..3, THREE HOGS…..while I’d have liked to limit at 6, we will not be greedy and take these guys…7-8″ big….wow!!! MV Ellipsis, a Selene 60, Carl & Melody, came … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Petersburg, Farragut to Gambier, and Medicare!!!
May 25 – 27 Hi All, We made Petersburg in some heavy rain!! But, timed it pretty well and had very little current here on North Harbor at slack!!! In 2019 it took me 4 tries to dock in some strong current in the South harbor….yep, I was a bit puckered coming in but got … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Anniversary, Santa Anna, then Wrangell
May 20 – 24 Hi All, May 20: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY John & Kathy….how many years….drum roll….45….FORTY FIVE!!!!! ODG, it does not seem we are old enough to be married that long, but yep, we are on Medicare so I guess we are:))) We woke up when we woke up, and were off the dock at … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Marguerite Bay, Thorne Bay on POW to Meyer’s Chuck
May 16-19 Hi All, May 16: Crab and prawn pots all pulled and underway for Marguerite Bay in Traitor’s Cove by 8am. But, a frustrated Hunter…..ZERO, NADA, ZILCH on both crab and prawns this morning. OK, crab I get….I tried some different places as the other spots were just full of bait eating small crabs … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Birthday in Yes Bay then Prawning in Shrimp Bay
May 12 – 15 Hi All, May 12: Happy Birthday John-Boy…..another BD spent in a remote location….we are sure used to that by now!! I did receive a few BD wishes from some family and friends which were much appreciated…felt the love!! And as our good friend JoJo tells us….at our age, if it doesn’t … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Misty Fiords, Manzanita, Punchbowl, Fitzgibbon Cove
May 8 – 11 Hi All, We did leave Ketchikan on Saturday May 8th but first to the fuel dock by 8am. We got 521 gals @ $2.68/gal and with tax it was $2.85/gal….not too bad a price!!! We arrived at our anchorage, Manzanita Bay, by 3:15pm, 47nm, and had anchor down, dinghy lowered, 2 … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Ketchikan, Let the Good Times Roll!!
May 4-7, Hi All, Hooray…..we made Ketchikan and are done with the “no fun” BC Transit….happy dance all around!!! We made Ketchikan on 5/4 around 1:30pm ADT….we moved the clocks back an hour from PDT. All in, the “no fun” Transit was 617nm and we used 490 gals, 1.39 nmpg w/o GEN and Kabola or … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Doing the Log Dance Constantly, Deep Bay to Dundas Island
April 30 – May 3 Gee John, how come you haven’t been blogging…it’s been like 4 days….aren’t you on a passage/transit with plenty of time….well, I’m glad you asked….BECAUSE I HAVE SPENT EVERY WAKING MOMENT DODGING LOGS….UGH, UGH, UGH. ODG….I figure the score right now is Mystic 800, Logs 7….yep, that’s right, we have dodged … Read More →
