We got to Everett before the next forecasted storm. It was windy and rainy for a day. Is Summer is officially over? Wednesday it cleared back up and is beautiful out.
Dave was doing chores on the boat getting it ready for visitors when he heard Melissa yell OMG a few times. Dave could hear …
We left Victoria for the San Juans. Back in the USA (again). We cleared on ROAM once through Cattle Pass. This time, unlike Alaska, they wanted a video conference. She was very nice going through the Q&A of what kind of food we had. Then she had Dave open the fridge so she could see what we have. Su…
We moved over to Manana Resort and Marina to await the Murphy's arrival. They took the Coho over from Port Angeles, rented a car in Victoria and drove up to Ladysmith. They kept the car overnight so we could check out Ladysmith, do a little provisioning and had a fabulous gluten-free lunch at the Wi…
With winds forecast to come from the south, it was time to leave Tribune Bay, unfortunately. The bay is totally open south to the Straights of Georgia. We left Tribune Bay for False Bay on Lasqueti Island. Arriving there, we did not like the looks of the anchorage - it was crowded and not that prote…
We survived the storm. It was windy - even had white caps in the marina! We could have left Thursday but decided to hang out an extra day before heading south. Besides, Melissa wanted a pedicure and do some provisioning. We decided to fuel up because the price was going up almost 10% the next day wh…
PredictWind has been consistently forecasting a storm Tuesday/Wednesday. It looks to be a good one with gusts approaching 40 knots. Not good anchoring weather so we start heading for Campbell River marina (Discovery Harbour) after 3-days on the hook in the Octopus Islands. The marine forecasts now h…
We decided to skip Waddington and go straight to Lagoon Cove. Slow Flight wants to get to Roche by the second so needs to make tracks. The marina had room for us so we headed that way. As we were leaving Booker Lagoon a Humpback jumped very near Slow Flight. Dave saw the splash but couldn’t be sure …
Platypus did the crossing the next day and reported that it was like the forecast - small wind waves but 5 foot rollers right on the beam. We had already planned to stay another day or two in Green Island Anchorage waiting for better conditions. Dave wasn’t sure if the stabilizers would keep up with…
We are making tracks down the ditch stopping at Lowe Inlet for a night and then onto another favorite: Khutze Inlet.
The guide books say to call the Kitasoo Guardian on the VHF when entering the bay. This bay is part of a large wildlife protection area and visitors are limited so as not…
After four days in the Punchbowl totally by ourselves, it is time to head south. The plan is to meet up with Platypus in Prince Rupert and venture down the inland passage together. But first, we have a long day ahead - 92 miles and 10.5 hours of run time. The trip was fairly smooth and uneventful. E…
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 PM AKDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 80s expected, particularly away from the water.
After more than a week of cool, cloudy weather, conditions are spectacular right now. We are in Misty Fjords at the Punchbowl all …
We never heard it but there was a call for assistance from the Coast Guard near Petersburg earlier in the week. A small boat had run out of gas and needed help. The Coast Guard quickly determined they were not in distress so the protocol is to ask mariners for help and offer to call for professional…
Before we went out with Kelly, the left navigation screen at the helm died. It just would not turn on. Dave tried swapping it with the right screen - problem followed the screen. Raymarine does not make it anymore so Dave went to EBay to see what he could find. Sure enough, there were a couple so he…
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…
Its Kelly's last day with us, so Melissa and Kelly decided to go bar hopping.
We also bought Dave a new reel for his birthday in hopes he takes up Halibut fishing. Plus there was a crazy good price in the local marine store!
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.…
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 …
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 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…
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…