May 22 – 27 Hi All, Yep a sad day, our time in Glacier Bay is ending. What a display by Mother Nature, such beauty, both landscape and the critters. Off to Dundas Bay….west side of the Glacier Bay Park and unregulated. We go to the Upper Middle Arm, another DDG anchorage, large mud flat, … Read More →
Monthly Archives: May 2022
Captain’s Log: Happy Anniversary Glacier Bay style…
May 18 – 21 Hi All, Yesterday: On our way to Bartlett Cove we passed 60,000nm on Mystic….ODG…..that is a lot of miles….8,530 engine hours, 9,900 GEN hours, and over 5,000 watermaker hours…..17.5 years!!!! May 18: ODG….it’s too bright…we woke up to a brilliant, bright sun, shining through the Pilot House windows….but NO complaints….put on … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Auke Bay, Port Frederick and Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay
May 14 – 17 Hi All, May 14: We did leave the Auke Bay dock ~7am…..after a good hour of John topping off fresh water, stowing things, engine room check et al….made it to the fuel dock….250 gals of diesel, $5.11…ouch….and 8 gals gas @$4.99….arghhhhhh!!! We only saw 1 small Minke whale and 1 Humpback … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Happy Birthday John-Boy….Skagway to Juneau
May 10 – 13 Hi All, May 12: in Juneau….Yep….that time of the year…..so what did you do for your birthday and how do you feel, people ask: Well I guess I feel elated to make it another year, and when I consider the alternative, I definitely feel ecstatic. 1) I do feel special/blessed to … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Civilization….Haines, Skagway and the Yukon
May 3 – 9 Hi All, Haines: We did make it to the Port Chilkoot Distillery in Haines….what a delight!! I had a flight of their bourbon, rye and rum….loved the Rye and bought a few bottles!! The Manager was there training his replacement and we had a nice talk regarding surviving Covid in small … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Gambier Bay to Haines and Mr Weather…
April 28 – May 2 Hi All, Change of plans….Mr Weather has decided to complicate things a bit. Two storms are coming and we decided to make a 3-day ~150nm fast run to Haines/Skagway. We had to skip going to Tracy Arm and seeing the Dawes glacier (Endicott Arm)….for another day perhaps!! Thursday 4/28: We … Read More →