It’s 8:42, BC time. We’re motoring into the Strait of Georgia, which Jennifer and I have both seen when it’s angry. Continue reading “Are we really in the PNW? Beautiful weather becomes common”
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We really are on our way home, Campbell River, Julie flies home tomorrow, we see old and new friends
This morning we’re anchored in Gowlland Harbour across Discovery Passage from Campbell River. We’re within striking distance of Seattle, if we made a run for it we could be back on Lake Union in four days. Instead, we’ll take twelve days… Continue reading “We really are on our way home, Campbell River, Julie flies home tomorrow, we see old and new friends”
Pearse Narrows, Where have we been? End of the Rocna Love Affair
Yikes, it’s been a while since we’ve posted.
We’re a bit south of Port McNeil in Pearse Narrows, where we’ve been having anchor holding issues. Continue reading “Pearse Narrows, Where have we been? End of the Rocna Love Affair”
Weather: Who do you trust?
2-AUG-2016 – We get our weather forecasts, though wind and wave height are all we are really interested in, from two sources: Coast Guard weather forecasts and Grib files that we download from a server on the web.
Heading Home
Although Seattle is six weeks away the run home has started.
We are in a place we’ve been before, a little bay just south of Wrangell narrows. The run through the narrows was relaxing. Continue reading “Heading Home”
Taku Harbor, Traveling from Juneau to Endicott Arm – Waiting for Weather
23-JUL-2016 – It’s 8:50 am. It’s been blowing fairly hard since shortly after we arrived here in Taku Harbor yesterday around noon.
Blowing with a vengeance really started during the night accompanied by the predicted hard-driven rain. The rain and wind continues this morning. Continue reading “Taku Harbor, Traveling from Juneau to Endicott Arm – Waiting for Weather”
A pod of Humpback Whales feed near Hoonah
17-JUL-2016 – I’ll be trying to get a bunch of posts done today. I’m at the park ranger station at Glacier Park.
This video was taken on the ninth on our way to Hoonah.
The video is 12 minutes long, but I think it is worth watching. We did not get video of the actual bubble net feeding. Sorry.
I think it catches our excitement:
Prepping for Sergius Narrows, Swimming Deer, Technology Roundup
8-JUL-2016 – We’re waiting in the space behind Piper Island to traverse Sergius Narrows.
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Appleton Cove
1-JUL-2016
We motored up from Baranof Hot Springs this morning. The wind varied from none, to on the nose, but light, to probably enough to beat up to Peril Strait, where we made a left.
We anchored at 12.09, a seven-hour trip to cover about 40 miles. Continue reading “Appleton Cove”
Red Bluff, Baranof Springs
29-JUN-2016 – Let me start off by telling you the end of a post that I have not finished writing, and while I was writing, I did not know the end.
My friend, Jo Ann Froelich, died this past Sunday morning June 26th at 1 am at home.
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