May 26-30 Hi All, May 26: Up early and out by 7:45amish…..long way to go today…..heading to Tracy Arm Cove…about 41nm and we arrived around 3:00pmish in perfect trawler conditions….sweet as!!! And just like yesterday, as we rounded south of Tiedeman Island in Seymour Canal, the whale show started. We did stop and fish for … Read More →
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Captain’s Log: Whale and Crab Heaven in Frederick Sound and Seymour Canal
May 20-25 Hi All, HAPPY 43RD ANNIVERSARY JOHN AND KATHY!!!!! Yep, May 20 was our 43rd anniversary….wow…..and the last 12 years have been boat years…now that is true love:))))) We celebrated at Scenery Cove in Thomas Bay. We left Petersburg with Craig & Jeanette around 9am on Monday May 20th and went 21nm to Thomas … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Fun in Petersburg
May 14-19 Hi All, Did they have fun or what!!!! We did make Petersburg on Tuesday, May 14 around 2:00ish…..the passage was very calm, 53nm, left about 7am and had a foul ebb current most of the way….but no whales….disappointing!! Kathy hails the Harbormaster, Glo tells us we are in North harbor and we make … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Birthdays, Mom’s Day, Cannery Cove and Sandborn Canal along Stephens Passage
May 10-13 Hi All, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL THE MOMS!!!! May 10-11, Cannery Cove: DDG….anchored in a punchbowl surrounded by snow capped 3k’ mountains with a salmon stream and meadow in front. This should be called waterfall cove…..Kathy counted over 20+ waterfalls and the sound of water falling is pretty loud!!! We were here … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Seymour Canal to Gambier Bay along Stephens Passage
May 6-9 Hi All, Monday May 6: Windfall Harbor….arghhhhh…..still raining…..sometimes pretty hard:(((( But, wildlife galore…we saw 5 more Brown bears, 8 total in Windfall….one clamming for hours, one just plopped down and took a nap in the rain, many eating grass (their salad). Sitka deer….~15-20, Kathy read where they love old growth forests and we … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Exploring from Skagway to Seymour Canal!!
May 1 – 5 Hi All, We did leave Skagway on Wednesday May 1….still sunny with some foreboding high clouds….heading south along Lynn Canal. We left early, ~7:45amish, to avoid stronger South winds in the afternoon and did 45nm to William Henry Bay…conditions pretty calm, but a foul flood tide kept our speed <7.5kts. We … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Exploring Gold Rush History in Skagway!!
April 27-30 Hi All, We indeed made Skagway on Saturday, April 27 around noon….14nm, calm conditions, bright sunshine!!! We had been unable to get ahold of the Harbormaster since Friday so we just pulled into the small marina and started to look for a slip. Finally another boater came out and showed us the transient … Read More →