Goddard Hot Springs about 20nm from Sitka
Kathy, Mark, and Roseanne after a good hot soak!!
Not sure why John is so serious, he just had a very long soak!!
A Happy Kathy
View of Mystic and Koinonia at Goddard Hot Springs
Out in the open Pacific Ocean once again; hello my friend!!
Views of the west side of Baranof Island just south of Sitka Sound
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Entering Necker Bay
Typical troller fisherman trolling for King salmon
Views of our small anchorage at Dorothy Cove
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Koinonia resting in Dorothy Cove
A typical scene; a fisherman offloading his catch to a tender
Sitka Deer
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We got Prawns!!!
Roseanne, Kathy and Mark enjoying a New Orleans style prawn boil feast!!
Dan and Marsha, commercial salmon trollers on fv Solstice, working in Whale Bay
A 20-lb King salmon
A very happy John.....1st salmon of the season and maybe the largest salmon caught on Mystic!!
Now that is a good size salmon!!!
It turned out to be a white King Salmon and maybe the best tasting salmon we have ever cooked!!
Views of the south inlet of Whale Bay
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Views from our anchorage in Kritoi Bay
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Dan and Marsha on fv Solstice put on a fireworks show on the 4th of July in Kritoi Bay.....wow!!!
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A few seals resting in Kritoi Bay
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Beautiful sunrise through the fog
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We have a bear in Sandy Bay
Whoa....now he is a big one....very healthy looking!!
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Seal
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Views from our anchorage in Forevergreen Cove in Puffin Bay
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Mystic and Koinonia rafted
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Koinonia in Puffin Bay
Leaving Puffin Bay and the west side of Baranof Island
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Cape Ommaney, the very southern Cape on Baranof Island
Lots of fog crossing Chatham Strait on our way to Coronation Island
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Seal in the anchorage in Egg Harbor on Coronation Island
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Juvenile common Loon
View of Coronation Island as we were leaving
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The infamous Cape Decision on the southern tip of Kuiu Island
Lighthouse at Cape Decision
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Just about to enter the very narrow and shallow El Capitan passage on Prince of Wale Island
A large lime mine as we approached El Capitan
There are ~50 markers along this 10 mile passage
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Well hello my friend, we have not seen many otters around Prince of Wales
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Mark, Roseanne and John took the hike to the El Capitan Cave....up 370 steps!!!
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One of our guides describing the cave
We all wore hard hats with headlamps....very dark inside!!
This is a relatively young limestone cave so very small stalactites and stalagmites!!
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We ate at the Lodge in Craig with Mark & Roseanne......one of the best meals we had at a restaurant in Alaska
Kathy getting some Eagle luv!!
John had the seafood ciopinno
Kathy had the fresh halibut
Leaving Craig
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