Dave was getting after Melissa and Kelly for using so much fresh water on the trip. He had to make water three times to keep up with the demand. However, down in the engine room one day, Dave realized the fresh water pump was running quite often when nothing was on. He checked all the sinks and they…
Blog posts July 2026
Just for the Halibut
We departed the next day only after listening to a mayday on the radio. A tourboat (that was docked next to us previously) was taking on water with 33 guests on board. He intentionally beached it on Annette Island to keep it from sinking. It was amazing how quickly other tourboats responded to help.…
Personal Tour Guide
Melissa’s brother Kelly arrived July 15 with a ton of fishing gear. The plan is to teach us how to catch a halibut. But first, we decided to be tourists again. Melissa had met a taxi driver that said he would take us to go see bears for a hundred bucks. So we conned Platypus to join the three of us …
Misty Fjord
We decided to leave Ketchikan and check out part of Misty Fjord. We stopped for some fuel and then headed for Shoalwater Pass. We anchored in the bay in front of the National Forest Service cabin on Winstanley Island. You can rent the cabin for $75 a night.
The next day we did the short hop…
We be tourists
We were tourists to the max while Chris and Virginia were here. Here are some of the things we did: (All photos credit Virginia)
Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show. Guys throwing axes, chopping wood, sawing logs, climbing poles and log walking - what else could you want? Actually, it was pretty f…
We made it!
The alarm went off early to get us going on the crossing to Ketchikan. The morning came early because we stayed up and watched the Canada Days fireworks last night. That means waiting until 11:15 PM because it stays light so late. We had the best seat in the house, though. The fireworks barge was di…
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