7/22,23/2015: PILLARS to EGG HARBOR
Clouds covered the sky this early morning turning into fog as Brian pulled up the anchor planning to catch the ebb current heading south in Chatham Straight. Again we were entertained by the activity...
View Article7/24/2015: CORONATION ISLAND to WARREN ISLAND
We left the protection of Egg Harbor to explore the exposed western shores of Coronation Island on our way southeast toward Craig. Helm Point had been mentioned to us a number of times so indeed it...
View Article7/25/2015: EGG HARBOR to HOOT/OWL COVE
We saw a few more whales on this beautiful blue sky day in route to Sea Otter Sound. The name on the chart drew us to this location; however, oddly enough no otters were seen while we were there. The...
View Article7/26/2015: HOOT OWL ‘ANCHOR’ to KLAWOCK ‘TOTEMS’
A surprise awaited Skipper Brian this morning when he tried to pull up the anchor. Apparently the chain had dropped between rocks, wedged itself in, and would not budge. We worked it for about an...
View Article7/31/2015: CRAIG to HYDABURG
Even though Hydaburg was not highly regarded by the previous towns we stopped at, we were drawn to experience “the largest Haida community in Alaska”. The Haida natives are from the Queen Charlotte...
View Article8/1-3/2015: HYDABURG to BARRIER ISLANDS
Saying good-bye to Hydaburg and the ‘resident’ humpback that showed him/herself as we exited the marina, we departed. This was a beautiful bare-footing sunny day of motoring to the Barrier Islands....
View Article8/4/2015: USA to PRINCE RUPERT, CANADA ALAS
We had planned our crossing from the Barrier Islands AK to Prince Rupert Canada to be an overnight passage because of the length of the leg and currents when nearing Canada. We actually experienced...
View Article8/5/2015: PRINCE RUPERT to N GRENVILLE CHANNEL
We do not choose to hang around an expensive marina for any longer than necessary so one night to clean up and provision and once again ‘on our way we go’. It was a beautiful mostly barefootin day....
View Article8/6/2015: GRENVILLE CHANNEL to HARTLEY BAY
Hartley Bay is a native village and is located at the south end of Grenville Channel and the entrance to Douglas Channel. It was time to refuel and settle in for the night. Hartley has a very small...
View Article8/7,8/2015: BISHOP HOT SPRINGS BAY CN
It had rained all evening and most of the morning. So by early afternoon we decided to make a break for it. So when it started to clear we let go of the lines and headed across Wright Bay which …...
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