July 23-25 Hi All, We had closing ceremonies with Mark and Roseanne on Koinonia on the 23rd. The day we replaced the Balmar alternator in Nichols Point Mark had gone prawning and did quite well. Roseanne sautéed the big Spotted prawns and we had a lovely dinner and toasted with some good wine all the … Read More →
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Captain’s Log: Hydaburg to Prince Rupert; We got SALMON!!!!
July 18-22 Hi All, We left Hydaburg on Thursday the 18th around 9am as we had to time more narrows. It was pretty calm but had some nice current in the Tlevak Narrows…..up to 11 kts…..GO MYSTIC GO!!! We also passed this huge resort, Waterfall Resort, looked like a renovated old cannery but had to … Read More →
Captain’s Log: El Capitan Caves to Craig on Prince of Wales
July 13-17 Hi All, Roseanne, Mark, and me had an excellent tour of the El Capitan Caves (Kathy sat this one out….maybe too many caves in the Philippines:))). The limestone was formed millions of years ago near the Equator and the caves only discovered in the 1990’s. There is a dense forest on top of … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Baranof and Prince of Wales Islands
July 6 – July 12 Hi All, It seems the last few days we are in a pattern of thick fog late at night to sometime the next day….maybe clearing from 10am to noonish to late afternoon. We waited in Kritoi anchorage until about 9:30am to head the 14nm to Sandy Bay. It was clear … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Outside on the West Side of Baranof Island; WE GOT SALMON!!!!
June 30 – July 5 Hi All, Woke up Sunday, June 30 and knee was somewhat sore, maybe 80%, and made the decision to leave Sitka!! We first went to the fuel dock for 802 gallons of diesel ($3.21/gal, last March is was $3.15/gal but better than the $3.44/gal at Auke Bay)and 15 gals of … Read More →
