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 →
Monthly Archives: May 2021
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 →
