April 16 – 21 Hi All, Good times in Sitka. We ate out the first few nights as the galley was closed!! Found a good Italian restaurant named Mangiare (means eat up in Italian!!) at the Sitka Hotel….new owners bought out the old place and renovated….actually quite good!! We had dinner with Rick and Pat … Read More →
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Captain’s Log: Fishing in Salisbury, then on to Sitka
April 14-16 Hi All Well…as the saying goes….we went salmon fishing but no catching….whaaaaaaa!!! The conditions were just so so in Salisbury Sound the past 2 days. On the 14th there was a 2-4′ swell/chop coming in from the west which made it somewhat uncomfortable to fish at 1-2 kts on Mystic. We tried the … Read More →
Captain’s Blog: Saook, Rodman and Deep Bays
June 11 – 13 Hi All, June 11: It was another sleep in day to 0630….yes, I know, but it’s been daylight for hours:))) Raised anchor at Sitkoh and out by 8am….18nm, got a quick cell signal so downloaded some emails, and made Saook Bay by 11amish…..another DDG brilliant green meadow surrounded by more 2-3’k … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Bear Romance Everywhere – South Arm Hood Bay, Sitkoh and Saook
June 8 – 11 Hi All, June 8: After saying good bye to Beauty and Grandpa, (Brown Bears we saw trying to mate while in Kelp Bay, well he was at least:)))….we sure hope they finally mate), we set off for the 32nm run to Hood Bay around 8am. As we were leaving Kelp Bay, … Read More →
Captain’s Log: More Rain in Ell Cove, Sunshine in Kelp Bay!!
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 →
