26 May 23: Roscoe Inlet - Oliver Cove
26 May 23 I woke up at 5:00 and never really went back to sleep. We finally got up about 06:15. After breakfast, we got the shore line in and anchor up by about 07:45. Then, I flew the drone around the boat for a few minutes as we departed the head of Roscoe Inlet. We both agreed that this is a beau...
25 May 23: Shearwater - Roscoe Inlet
25 May 23 We slept in until nearly 08:00. After breakfast, we ran up to do the laundry and have showers. After a quick run back to the grocery store, we got away from the dock at 12:20 and headed NE via Troup Passage, between Chatfield and Cunningham Islands to Roscoe Inlet, which is a long, fjord t...
24 May 23: Eucott Bay - Shearwater Marina, Bella Bella, BC
24 May 23 The alarm jerked us out of a sound slumber at 06:45. Our friends on the trawler from last night were already gone. The anchor was aweigh at 07:30 and, after clearing about half a dozen small shrimp from the speedometer impeller, we departed lovely Eucott Bay and motored down Dean Channel a...
22 - 23 May 23: Codville Lagoon - Eucott Bay, BC
22 May 23 What a lovely day we have had!! After waking at 07:00, we got going and had the anchor aweigh by 08:30 and motored stately out of Codville Lagoon, saying a quick hello/goodbye to Vaughn on “Baraka Bashad” on the way out. “Karen Muir” was already busy collecting crab traps and did not answe...
21 May 23: Joe's Bay - Codville Lagoon, BC
21 May 23 Terri dragged me out of bed at 07:55 and we got ready to go. The anchor was aweigh at 08:35 and we motored out of Joe’s Bay with the last of the ebb. The weather was cool with a low overcast, but the wind in Fitzhugh Sound was NW8. As we came adjacent to Hakai Passage, the wind backed a bi...
20 May 22: Fury I. - Joe's Bay
20 May 22 What a glorious sleep that was: in bed by 21:30 and hardly a stir until 07:00. The sky was covered with a low overcast, so the solarium did not heat up as we like it, but we got up anyway. “Pelorus Jack” and “Grasal” were both motoring out of the cove just then and the big power boat near...
19 May 23: Port McNeill - Fury Island, BC
19 May 23 The alarmed jolted us out of bed at 05:00. We dressed and put the kettle on and were away from the dock at 05:25. It was cool with a low overcast and very little wind and we hit the ebb tidal stream within minutes. The ebb stayed with us all the way to about 2 miles short of Cape Caution a...
17 - 18 May 23: Burial Cove - Port McNeill, BC
17 May 23 To take advantage of the last of the ebb tide, we got up at 05:30 and were underway before 06:00. It was cool and calm with a low overcast in the anchorage, but a pea-soup fog existed out in the Johnstone Strait. We motored all the way to Port McNeill in one shot, in heavy fog nearly the w...
15 May 23: Henry Bay - Maude Island, BC
15 May 23 The alarm jolted us out of bed at 06:30 and we had the anchor aweigh by 06:56. The weather was again fair and fine, not a cloud in the sky. We motored over to Comox and were tied up in the Comox Harbour Authority dock by 08:05. Within a few minutes, Terri had secured an appointment to see...
14 May 23: Nanaimo - Henry Bay, Denman I., BC
14 May 23 The alarm in my head went off at 06:50 and I got up and e-mailed in yet another request for a permit to enter Glacier Bay. We pulled away from the dock at 07:28, stopped at the fuel dock to top up the diesel tank and then headed out of Nanaimo. At Entrance I., the wind piped up to NW 16(ri...
13 May 23: Ganges - Nanaimo, BC
13 May 23 We were up early again, since we had a tidal gate to make. Unbelievably, it is another gorgeous day, although the wind has shifted around to the NW and picked up a bit; still, only NW 6. The dock lines were slipped at 07:40 and we motored all the NW to the Dodd Narrows, where we arrived ex...
12 May 23: Prevost Harbor - Ganges, BC
12 May 23 Well, it was a good day and a bad day: good, because we made it across the Canadian border to Ganges, Saltspring Island (and the weather was once again absolutely superb) and bad, because our initial application for entry into Glacier Bay was denied - they had already filled up for the day...
11 May 23: Anacortes - Prevost Harbor, Stuart I., WA
11 May 23 Terri had an early morning doctor’s appointment for her semi-annual ProLea shot at 07:45, so we were both up before 07:00, checked out of the motel and at the front door on time. While she was inside the doctor’s office, I drove over to Fisherman’s Supply (which is like West Marine on ster...
4 - 10 May 23: Seattle - Anacortes, WA
4 May 23 Launch Day 2023. We were up by 07:30 and checked out of the hotel about 08:30. After breakfast, we drove up to La Conner again. The boat was still in the Travellift slings, but they were waiting on the operator to show up to finish the last bits of work. I took a few minutes to apply the CV...
30 Apr - 3 May 23: Packwood - Seattle, WA
30 Apr 23 As it is only a short-ish drive to Seattle, we slept in a bit. We finally got going about 08:30 and, after a quick breakfast at Mountain Goat Coffee, we headed west. At Randle, we decided to drive up toward Mount St. Helens. We went 15 miles up the road, but could not get to a view point,...
29 Apr 23: Twin Falls - Packwood, WA
29 Apr 23 We slept well-ish last night and finally dragged out of bed before 08:00. We got on the road about 08:45 and headed NW toward Yakima. About the time we crossed the border from Oregon into Washington, we decided to push on a bit farther and found a room in Packwood, just south of Mr. Rainie...
28 Apr 23: Moab - Twin Falls, UT
28 Apr 23 My sinus drainage bothered me all night, so I had a terrible night. We got up at 06:00, so we could grab breakfast and catch the view at Dead Horse Point before the sun got too high. It was a beautiful view and we enjoyed it for a while, then got on the road about 08:30. It was a long driv...
27 Apr 23: Taos - Moab, UT
27 Apr 23 I did not sleep all that well, but we were up at 07:00. Gary fixed us a lovely breakfast and we chatted a bit more. After I threw the ball to Aspen for a while, we got on the road about 10:00. The weather was fine and we had a great drive west from Taos, over the pass (at 10,500 ft elev),...
26 Apr 23: Amarillo - Taos, NM
26 Apr 23 Jack fixed us a nice breakfast, then we got on the road about 10:00 and headed NW toward Taos. We had a bit of rain along the way and encountered snow about 20 miles east of Springer. It was snowing pretty hard going up to the pass west of Cimarron, but the road was clear. We pulled into D...
25 Apr 23: Haslett - Amarillo
25 Apr 23 After breakfast in the hotel, we got on the road about 09:30 and headed up US 287 to Vernon, where we turned off toward Paducah and Lockney. Lunch was a quick hamburger in Paducah. We made it to Floyd County by about 14:30 and drove by the two Wells Breaux Land and Cattle Co. plots, then s...
27 May 23: Oliver Cove - Kynoch Inlet
27 May 23 We were both stacking Z’s by 21:30 last night. So, we both woke up about 6:45, more or less raring to go. The sun was already up and the solarium was nice and warm by the time we took breakfast and coffee up to enjoy it. We got the engine going and the anchor aweigh by 08:43, just after HW...
28 May 23: Kynoch Inlet - Windy Bay
28 May 23 I had a rough night because the bloody wind came up to 16 kn at 11:30 and woke me out of a sound sleep with the waves slapping on the bow and the wind moaning through the rigging, because we are anchored so close to the shoal. I got up and turned on the instruments and checked our position...
29 - 30 May 23: Windy Bay - Khutze Inlet
29 May 23 To make it to Heikish Narrows by HW slack at 09:30, we got up at 06:30 and had the anchor stowed by 07:12. We followed “Baraka Bashad” and “Kristan Celeste” out of Windy Bay and headed west in Sheep Passage. At Finlayson Point we turned north-ish into toward and reached Heikish Narrows at...
31 May 23: Khutze Inlet - Bishop Bay
31 May 23 We woke up about 07:45 and struggled out to meet the cold morning. It was still heavily overcast with intermittent rain showers, so we decided it was time to move on to Bishop Bay to see if we could get a nice soak in the hot springs. I put on my foulies and went out to pull in the anchor,...
1 Jun 23: Bishop Bay - Coghlan Anchorage
1 Jun 23 After going to bed early, we were up at 7:45. The Admiral’s swimming suit is still wet from yesterday and she did not want to climb into it to get into the hot spring, with here or at Wewanee, so we decided to get going, skip Wewanee (for the time being) and head straight to Coghlan Anchora...
2 Jun 23: Coghlan Anchorage - Lowe Inlet
2 Jun 23 We had a most excellent night’s sleep without assistance from the heater, although the hot water bottle at our feet was a huge help. It was totally quiet in the anchorage all night. It was cold and rainy when we got out of bed at 7:20. After listening to the weather report, coming in nice a...
3 Jun 23: Lowe Inlet - Klewnuggit Inlet
3 Jun 23 We slept well and did not get up until just before 08:00, to find the sun breaking through the clouds; glorious. After a leisurely breakfast, we decided to move on up to Klewnuggit Inlet to check out the marine park that everyone raves about. We finally had the anchor aweigh by 09:55 and jo...
4 Jun 23: Klewnuggit Inlet - Baker Inlet
4 Jun 23 We were jolted out of bed by the alarm at 05:45, although I had been awake since 04:30. Although it rained intermittently through the night and early morning, we got the anchor up without getting wet at 06:38, about 20 minutes later than my target. We motored out into the gloom and were bac...
5 Jun 23: Baker Inlet - Kumealon Inlet
5 Jun 23 I had another night of broken sleep, worrying about the recent increase of oil consumption by the main engine. We were up at 07:00 to get ready for our date at Watt Narrows at LW slack. It was cold, cloudy and raining, again. The anchor was aweigh by 08:24 and we motored slowly toward the e...
6 Jun 23: Kumealon Inlet - Prince Rupert, BC
6 Jun 23 Seventy-nine years since that “Longest Day”; salute to the boys who landed under heavy fire on Normandy beaches in the early dawn hours all those years ago. I woke up last night at 02:30 to go to the toilet. As I walked back to the aft toilet, I noticed a flashing light coming from the cock...
7 Jun 23: Prince Rupert, BC - Foggy Bay, AK
7 Jun 23 We slept like stones last night, thankfully, and did not awaken until just before 08:00. After a leisurely breakfast, the wharfinger came down and told us we needed to move to the breakwater wharf sooner rather than later, as the boat that had reserved our slip was already nearby. We moved...
8 - 10 Jun 23: Foggy Bay - Ketchikan, AK
8 Jun 23 When we woke up at 07:00, the three other boats that were in the anchorage with us last night were already gone. Wonder where they are off to so early? It was a warm, calm, high light overcast kind of day. We waited for the tidal currents to be favorable for our run up to Ketchikan and fina...
11 Jun 23: Ketchikan - Winstanley I.
11 Jun 23 One month ago today, we pulled out of Anacortes. After an excellent night’s sleep, we both woke up at 07:00 and got on with the day. I could never get a phone call through to the NPS Discovery Service to see if they could sell me a map of the Misty Fjords, so, in the end, I just decided to...
12 Jun 23: Winstanley Island - Punchbowl Cove
12 Jun 23 Another solid night’s sleep. Dawn, or at least the part of it that we saw, broke overcast, but warm-ish. After breakfast, we had a quick chat with the couple from last night. They enjoyed their night in the cabin. They are a couple of teachers from Ketchikan and just popped out for a coup...
13 Jun 23: Punchbowl Cove - Walker Cove
13 Jun 23 The sun was already out and above the ridge when we woke up to the sound of what we thought was our neighbor getting his anchor up. When I poked my head out to see what was going on, we found an American Queen Voyages (small) cruise ship, “Ocean Victory“, anchored a couple of hundred meter...
14 Jun 23: Walker Cove - Bailey Bay
14 Jun 23 We both woke up before 06:00, thinking about getting ready to go by 07:00, to catch the tide. The mooring lines were slipped at 06:50 and we motored out of Walker Cove and back into the east part of Behm Canal, headed NW. Although it was blustery inside the cove, out in the channel, it was...
15 Jun 23: Bailey Bay - Port Stewart
15 Jun 23 Having gone to bed early last night, we were both up at 07:00. It was cold and overcast with occasional light rain showers, so we decided there was no point in hanging around. Rather than buck the flood tide all the way down Behm Canal, we decided to take a side trip over to Klu Bay. And w...
16 Jun 23: Port Stewart - Helm Bay
16 Jun 22 We both woke up at 04:00 and thought (very briefly) about getting up and going, but decided against it and went back to sleep until 7:30. After breakfast, we listened to the weather forecast and decided to stick our noses out and try to make it to Helm Bay, which will save us an hour of sl...
17 Jun 23: Helm Bay - Meyers Chuck
17 Jun 23 The alarm rousted me out of a restless night of broken sleep at 04:40. After listening to the morning weather forecast, we were under way by 05:00 to catch the last two hours of ebb tide down to the bottom end of Behm Canal. Caamano Point (at the southern tip of the Cleveland Peninsula was...
18 - 19 Jun 23: Meyers Chuck - Wrangell
18 Jun 23 We were in bed shortly after 21:00 last night and slept until 07:30 this morning; bliss. We decided to get going at 08:30 to catch the favorable tidal currents through Zimovia Strait. The wind was very light from the N & NW all day, except for a bit of gusting in the Zimovia Narrows, but w...
20 - 27 Jun 23: Wrangell - Petersburg
20 Jun 23 We had a great sleep after yesterday’s long walk, and were up by 08:00. The weather was again clear and warm. After breakfast, we decided we might as well get going, so were off the dock at 09:20. After stopping by the fuel dock to fill up, we were on our way from Wrangell at 09:55. The wi...
28 Jun 23: Petersburg - Portage Bay
28 Jun 23 We were up early in anticipation of getting the engine working. I was in the queue at Salty Pantry and acquired 2 cinnamon buns (for breakfast) and 3 lemon bars (for desert). John Wikan, himself (apparently Earl was indisposed), showed up about 10:15, with the new pump in hand. We had in i...
29 Jun 23: Portage Bay - Baranoff Warm Springs Bay
29 Jun 23 The alarm jolted me out of a warm bed at 05:50. Annnnnd, we’re off. Nah, just kidding. Although, I immediately got dressed and went forward to hoist the anchor. We were off the hook at 06:13. Although cool, it was a dry, calm morning; pleasant change from yesterday. We motored out of Port...
30 Jun 23: Warm Springs Bay - Adams Channel Bight
30 Jun 23 Jake got in late last night, so he did not stir when we got up at 05:50 (again) to catch the flood up Chatham Strait. We were out of the bay and into the Strait by 06:30; I had one quick look at a humpback whale on the way out of the bay. It was cold and foggy, with a light SE wind pushing...
1 - 8 Jul 23: Adams Channel Bight - Sitka, AK
1 Jul 23 Oh, Canada; it is Canada Day. So, of course, we leapt out of the sack at 08:00 and then we enjoyed a lazy, sunny morning out in the solarium. Just before 09:00, I got my drone out and flew around the anchorage for a few minutes. The anchor was aweigh at 09:20 and we motored toward Sergius N...
9 Jul 23: Sitka - Kliuchevoi Bay (Goddard Hot Springs)
9 Jul 23 It is finally time to get going again. We awoke to a cool, overcast morning, with the wind still persistently from the NW at 10-15 kn. After breakfast, we fired up, refueled on the way out of town and made our way south to Goddard Hot Springs. The trip down was uneventful, although a pretty...
10 Jul 23: Kliuchvoi Bay - Kalinin Bay
10 Jul 23 We slept in past our internal alarm clocks, set at 08:00, but did drag out of bed about 08:30. The anchor was aweigh by 09:30, we left the bay, with less drama than entering, and headed north toward Krestof Island. We passed a few miles west of Sitka and took a slightly different route up...
11 Jul 23: Kalinin Bay - Pinta Bay
11 Jul 23 We were up at the crack of 07:30 and immediately commenced getting the anchor up. We were under way at 08:30 and enjoyed a nice, warm breakfast on the go. All the fishing boats and one of the pleasure craft had already left by the time we got up this morning, although we never heard a soun...
12 Jul 23: Pinta Bay - Mirror Harbor
12 Jul 23 The alarm woke us up at 07:45 and we got going within 30 minutes. The forecast was still light, and it was cool and overcast again. We departed Pinta Bay at 08:30, motored out through Portlock Harbor and into the Gulf of Alaska (a.k.a. the North Pacific), where there was still a bit of swe...
13 Jul 23: Mirror Harbor - Pelican
13 Jul 23 We were up about 08:00 and, after breakfast, decided to make an attempt to leave about 1.5 hours before HW slack, as we had plenty of water coming in. The exit was much less hair-raising than the entry and we were headed north by 09:45. It was essentially calm outside, but still a bit of s...
14 Jul 23: Pelican - Mosquito Cove
14 Jul 23 Happy Bastille Day. Vive la France!! We had a quiet night in Pelican and awoke refreshed, except for my very sore, stiff neck. After breakfast, Ashley went for a shower and Terri and I made another trip to the general store for a few more groceries. We picked up a bag of ice at the head of...
15 Jul 23: Mosquito Cove - Le Mesurier I.
15 Jul 23 And, kaboom!! We are on the brink of Glacier Bay. I have to say that the mountains to the north are impressively high, but the amount of snow and ice visible from here is way less that we could see from the dock at Elfin Cove. Anyway, we got up and pulled the anchor at 10:30. The current...
16 Jul 23: Le Mesurier I. - Reid Inlet - GLACIER BAY
16 Jul 23 WE HAVE MADE IT TO GLACIER BAY!!! But before I get ahead of myself, we got the anchor up at 06:30 and headed north to Bartlett Cove. The current coming out of Glacier Bay was much stronger than I anticipated, but we still made it to the dock at 08:23, in plenty of time to make the 09:00 bo...
17 Jul 23: Reid Inlet - Johns Hopkins Glacier - Russell I. Cove
17 Jul 23 Terri and I slept like logs last night. We did not awaken until 08:00, to a cool, overcast, but calm morning. By 09:40, Ashley had still not surfaced, so we decided to get going anyway. After the hook was aboard, we motored up into Reid Inlet to check out the other anchorage; it has possib...
18 Jul 23: Russell I. Cove - Margerie Glacier - Blue Mouse Cove
18 Jul 23 Terri and I both woke up about 07:00 and decided to go ahead and get up. It was cool and partly cloudy at that time, but we had a bit of rain during the night. Ashley was still sawing logs, so we decided to get going up Tarr Inlet. There were lots of big icebergs in Tarr Inlet and not so m...
19 Jul 23: Blue Mouse Cove - N. Sandy Island
19 Jul 23 We were up shortly after 07:00 and had the hook up by 08:20. After departing Blue Mouse Cove, we went straight across the bay and stuck our nose in Tidal Inlet. Although this is a pretty inlet, there were no glaciers and it was raining and foggy, so we could not see much, so we soon turned...
20 Jul 23: N. Sandy I. - Muir Glacier - Bartlett Cove
20 Jul 23 We were up at 06:30 and got going almost immediately, with the anchor aweigh at 07:10, It was foggy out of the cove, with visibility less than 100 m for a few minutes, but it lifted after a few minutes. The run up Muir Inlet was uneventful, with good views of Casement and Riggs Glaciers al...
21 Jul 23: Bartlett Cove - Hoonah
21 Jul 23 I woke up before 07:00 so I could buy tickets to Bruce Hornsby and the Range, playing at Heights Theater on 25 Oct. We finally got out of bed just before 08:00. About 09:00, we fired up the engine, hauled up the anchor and moved over to the park service dock. Ashley and Terri ran up to the...
22 - 30 Jul 23: Hoonah - Auke Bay (including Anchorage and Juneau)
22 Jul 23 It was raining in the early morning and when we woke up at 07:00. We got going about 08:20 and motored out into the murk of Icy Strait, just as the “Norwegian Sun” was approaching the cruise ship dock. The wind was light and the current was not anything to talk about and we carried on east...
31 Jul - 2 Aug 23: Auke Bay - Taku Harbor
31 Jul 23 We awoke to an overcast and somewhat cooler day. I was not feeling great (not too bad, but not great), but we decided to move on to Taku Harbor anyway. After paying off the harbor fees, we moved over to the fuel dock and topped up the tank. Then, we got away about 09:30 and motored out int...
3 Aug 23: Taku Harbor - Tracy Arm Cove
3 Aug 23 I woke up at 07:40 and finally crawled out of bed at 08:20, feeling much better than yesterday, but my head is still congested and aching. Terri was still asleep, so I fixed breakfast. She finally got up about 09:30, also with a sore head, but her symptoms do not seem to be as advanced or s...
4 Aug 23: Tracy Arm Cove - Sawyer Glaciers - Tracy Arm Cove
4 Aug 23 We both went to bed about 20:00 last night, although I read for a while, and slept until 07:00. We awoke to a glorious, sunny morning, and a nearly deserted anchorage; 3 of our 4 anchorage buddies had already left by the time I stuck my head up. I’m feeling much better and Terri is about th...
5 - 7 Aug 23: Tracy Arm Cove - Fords Terror
5 Aug 23 We woke from a sound sleep about 07:30. I’m feeling fine and Terri is better, so we decided to go for Dawes Glacier and Fords Terror. The anchor was weight at 08:53. We departed Tracy Arm Cove and went over the bar a few minutes later with 4.5 kn of current behind us; it was very turbulent...
8 Aug 23: Fords Terror - Fanshaw Bay
8 Aug 23 It rained off and on through the night, but we sprang out of bed at 06:00, when the alarm went off. I had the anchor aweigh at 06:38 and we motored slowly toward the rapids, slightly ahead of schedule. The rapids looked calm when we approached, so we shot on through at 07:40. It was foggy a...
9 - 12 Aug 23: Fanshaw Bay - Petersburg
9 Aug 23 We had a very good night’s sleep in the quiet and woke to a quiet, very foggy morning. We got going just after 08:00 and motored out of the anchorage into a “pea-soupa” (as they say down East); i.e., visibility of less than 100 m. We crept along at low rpms for about 3/4 of an hour until we...
13 Aug 23: Petersburg - Keene Island
13 Aug 23 We had a good night’s sleep and woke up at 08:30 to NOT rain. For the 1st time in 4 days, it is not raining, although it is still very overcast. After a leisurely breakfast, Terri defrosted the freezer and did her hair and I topped off the water tanks and had a long chat with Ray, the fish...
14 Aug 23: Keene Island - Wooden Wheel Cove
14 Aug 23 I went to bed at 21:00 last night and then slept until 08:00; don’t know what the deal is but I guess I’m still getting over my run-in with Covid-19. Anyway, it was a lovely, partly sunny morning and we enjoyed an alfresco breakfast in the solarium. About 09:30 we started hauling up the an...
15 Aug 23: Wooden Wheel Cove - Divide Island
15 Aug 23 We were in bed again last night at 21:00, but this morning, we both got up at 07:00. It was cool and mostly cloudy with a bit of wind at the dock. The forecast called for S15 in Sumner Strait, but after breakfast, we decided to go out and have a look, as it is not very interesting hanging...
16 Aug 23: Divide Island - Sarheen Cove
16 Aug 23 We slept in again, but woke to an overcast morning, although it was not actually raining at the time. We finally got going just before 10:00. Almost immediately after we left, we turned the corner and ran smack into a medium-sized quarry (limestone?); so much for our wilderness experience....
17 Aug 23: Sarheen Cove - Cyrus Cove
17 Aug 23 After a good night’s sleep, I awoke to the silence of no rainfall or wind noise and the feel of sunshine on the hull, for the first time in about 2 weeks. Hooray!! We basked in the warmth through breakfast. After passing LW at 08:32, we got going - at about 10:00, so we could have a better...
18 Aug 23: Cyrus Cove - Salt Lake Bay
18 Aug 23 It was cold when we woke up about 07:30, but clear-ish, so it warmed up in the cockpit. We got going just after 09:00 and headed over to Salt Lake Bay. After we got out of Cyrus Cove, we rounded the west side of Owl Island and headed SE across Sea Otter Sound. It was so calm and sunny, tha...
19 Aug 23: Salt Lake Bay - Craig
19 Aug 23 After a very quiet night, we awoke about 08:15 to a calm, overcast day. We had the anchor up by 09:00 and motored slowly out the very shallow entrance at LW; interestingly, the minimum water depth was the same as when we came in yesterday, at 2 hours after LW, with 1.8 m of extra water - g...
20 Aug 23: Craig - Tlevak Narrows Cove
20 Aug 23 We slept in a bit in the morning, but finally got going about 08:00. The harbor had cleared out (for the start of the purse seine fishery in the Gulf of Ezquibel) by the time we stuck our heads up. The sun was shining, which was a surprise. After breakfast, we made a quick run up to the gr...
21 Aug 23: Tlevak Narrows Cove - Hydaburg
21 Aug 23 We woke to the alarm at 06:45 and, after a quick breakfast, had the anchor up at 07:30. It was about 30 minutes before slack water, but it looked pretty calm, so we went on through, without drama. After that, it was an easy cruise down Tlevak Strait to Hydaburg, where we tied up at the doc...
22 Aug 23: Hydaburg - Buschmann Pass North
22 Aug 23 The alarm once again jerked us out of bed at 06:00 - actually, we had both been awake for some time because of all the noise outside the boat: seagulls squawking, salmon splashing and repeatedly crashing into the boat or landing on the dock nearby and thrashing about. When Terri said she t...
23 Aug 23: Buschmann Pass - Judd Harbor
23 Aug 23 We slept until nearly 08:00, not having far to go today. It was cool and misty when we got up. After a leisurely breakfast, we had the hook up by 09:15. We motored out of Buschmann Pass North at 09:30 and worked our way through Thompson Passage and out into the very northern part of Dixon...
24 - 25 Aug 23: Judd Harbor, AK - Prince Rupert, BC
24 Aug 23 Ah, we had a lovely, still night at anchor, with no wind and glassy calm water. Unfortunately, I woke up at 04:00, anyway and could not get back to sleep. I finally gave up at 05:30 and got out of bed; Terri was only a few minutes behind me. After an early breakfast, enjoying the absolute...
26 Aug 23: Prince Rupert - Spicer Cove
26 Aug 23 We had a good night’s sleep and got up about 08:00. After breakfast, Terri washed her hair, I filled up the water tank again and rinsed off the boat. Then, she went up to the grocery store for a quick top up. After a chat with the crew of “Distant Mist”, with whom we had shared an anchorag...
27 Aug 23: Spicer Cove - Patterson Inlet
27 Aug 23 We were all alone in the anchorage last night and it was absolutely calm and still, so we slept like rocks and did not wake up until 08:30. The morning fog did not lift until nearly 10:00. We started getting the anchor up about 10:40, but it came up with a 200 pound ball of kelp on it, whi...
28 Aug 23: Patterson Inlet - Monckton Inlet
28 Aug 23 We awoke refreshed at 07:30. After breakfast, we decided to get going, hopefully before the wind got up. This time the anchor came up relatively clean and we pulled out into Principe Channel about 09:20. The wind in the channel was SE 5-10, right on the nose, but the seas were not bad. Jus...
29 Aug 23: Monckton Inlet - Curlew Bay
29 Aug 23 We both woke up at 07:00 and got up. After breakfast, we decided to get going, as it was totally calm in the anchorage and we figured it could not be doing much out in the channel. We got to Principe Channel at 08:50 and it was flat calm, sea like glass. The forecast for today and Wednesda...
30 Aug 23: Curlew Bay - Bishop Bay
30 Aug 23 I waked up at about 03:00, again, and had trouble getting back to sleep, but we finally crawled out of bed just after 07:00. After a quick breakfast, we got the anchor up just after 08:00 and headed out. It was pretty foggy going across Wright Sound and at the top end of Whale Passage, but...
31 Aug 23: Bishop Bay - Bottleneck Cove
31 Aug 23 It was foggy when we finally got out of bed about 08:00. It lifted a bit at 08:30, so after breakfast, the Admiral advised that she was ready to make tracks south to get closer to her grand babies. I agreed, so we got going about 09:00, thinking we would go down to Khutze Inlet, where we s...
1 Sep 23: Bottleneck Inlet - Oliver Cove
1 Sep 23 We woke at 07:00 to a clear, cool morning, and got up to enjoy the early morning warmth in the solarium. I flew the drone around for a few minutes and then we got going about 10:15. As we departed Bottleneck Inlet, the wind was very light in Finlayson Channel. We worked our way south to Jac...
2 Sep 23: Oliver Cove - Shearwater Marina
2 Sep 23 After the wind settled down last night, we had a great night’s sleep and awoke, again, to clear skies and a calm morning. We got going about 09:00 and motored out into Seaforth Channel, which was much calmer than when we did the reverse trip in late May - no complaints here. After fueling u...
3 Sep 23: Shearwater - Sans Peur anchorage
3 Sep 23 After a rainy night, we slept in a bit, until 08:00. After breakfast, we did a load of laundry and both had long, hot showers, which was very nice. We finally got going about 11:30 and motored down Lama Passage into Sans Peur Passage to Sans Peur anchorage, where we dropped the hook at 14:1...
4 - 5 Sep 23: Sans Peur - Fury Island
4 Sep 23 We crawled out of bed at about 07:30 and met a cool (49F), cloudy morning. After breakfast, we got the hook up at started got underway about a quarter to 09:00, then motored south down Sans Peur Passage, through Cultus Sound, rounding Superstition Point in Queens Sound (it was a bit lumpy a...
6 - 7 Sep 23: Fury I. - Miles Inlet
6 Sep 23 The alarm shocked me out of a sound sleep at 05:30 and we got up to get ready to go. It was heavily overcast and somewhat darker than this time yesterday morning, so we waited until 06:30 to get underway. “Catalyst” was already gone by the time I stuck my head up. It was essentially calm ou...
8 - 10 Sep 23: Miles Inlet - Port McNeill
8 Sep 23 We bolted out of bed with the alarm at 05:55 and, after a hasty breakfast, had the anchor aweigh at 06:45. It was a cold (43F), clear, calm morning and we pulled out of Miles Inlet just after 07:00. The motor down and across Queen Charlotte Sound was uneventful, except for dodging a small c...
11 Sep 23: Port McNeill - Sointula
11 Sep 23 Twenty-two years since that dark day in US history; long may we remember. We all slept in and then had breakfast on board, including the huge cinnamon bun that John and Laurie brought from Campbell River. After a couple of cups of coffee, we finally got going just after 11:00. We had the e...
12 Sep 23: Sointula - Alert Bay
12 Sep 23 We all slept in as it was a bit cool and damp. John was not feeling great this morning and went back to bed shortly after breakfast, which included croissants John and Laurie bought yesterday. Laurie and I had showers. Then, about 11:00 we decided to go on over to Alert Bay and got underwa...
13 Sep 23: Alert Bay - Port Neville
13 Sep 23 We all awoke refreshed just after 07:00. After breakfast, John and Laurie finished packing, then we walked them up to get on the 09:35 ferry to Port McNeill. After paying off the port of Alert Bay, we got going at 10:00, and pulled out into the channel into a pea-soup fog. Fortunately, the...
14 Sep 23: Port Neville - Waiatt Bay
14 Sep 23 We awoke once again to a pea-soup fog. Once I looked out of the cockpit after breakfast, it was starting to lift a bit and “Max” and already hoisted anchor and was motoring slowly out of the harbor. We got going just before 10:00 and motored into Johnstone Strait to find it, once again, fl...
15 - 17 Sep 23: Waiatt Bay - Roscoe Bay
15 Sep 23 Happy Birthday to me; three score and ten. It was a lovely, clear, warm, calm morning when we finally crawled out of bed at about 08:00. We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast up in the solarium, for a change. To catch slack water at Hole in the Wall at 11:30, we started getting the anchor up ab...
18 Sep 23: Roscoe Bay - Pender Harbour
18 Sep 23 Once again, we slept in until 08:00, and awoke to another bright, clear day. The anchor was aweigh by 09:00, we said our goodbyes to Jim and Peggy on “Carisma” and took off for Powell River. Before we got to the Copeland Islands, we encountered a pod of orcas, a few of which came very clos...
19 Sep 23: Pender Harbour - Boho Bay
19 Sep 23 After a good night’s sleep, we awoke at 08:00. After breakfast, I started the generator and the engine ran fine, but the generator was not making amps, even after I pushed the 50 A breaker button. So, I called NextGen and they recommended replacing the 40 micro-Farad capacitor; I cannot ge...
20 Sep 23: Boho Bay - Codfish Bay, Jedediah I.
20 Sep 23 Nature called about 08:00, so we got up. The wind went around to the NW during the night, so we had our stern to the sunrise, which was nice. The anchor was aweigh before 10:00 and we motored around the north end of Jedediah Island, past Deep Bay (which had 2 sail boats in it), and down Sa...
21 Sep 23: Jedediah - Plumper Cove
21 Sep 23 We were up at 08:00. It was clear and the sun was up, so we had breakfast in the cockpit. About 09:45, we decided we might as well get going, so we cast off and retrieved the stern line, having first shortened up on the anchor line by about 45 feet (I was concerned that our neighbor had s...
22 - 23 Sep 23: Plumper Cove - False Creek, Vancouver, BC
22 Sep 23 The power boats started zipping about off Gibsons about 6:30, so we were constantly getting rolled or slapped by the wakes. We finally got out of bed about 08:00. After a quick breakfast, we got underway at 09:15 and went round the north end of Bowen Island to Vancouver. We were tied up in...
24 Sep 23: False Creek - Pirates Cove
24 Sep 23 We awoke before the alarm went off at 07:00 and started getting ready for the off. The forecast is still the same: SE 5-15, increasing to SE15-25 in the afternoon. We helped Ashley up to her car just after 08:00 and she headed for Seattle. We were away from the dock at 08:15 and motored ou...
25 Sep 23: Pirates Cove - Ganges
25 Sep 23 We slept well through a few gusts and nearly continuous rainfall during the night and did not crawl out of bed until 08:45. We lazed around the boat all morning, as the forecast did not look too promising. However, after lunch, it did not look too bad out in the Pylades Channel, so we deci...
26 Sep 23: Ganges - James Bay
26 Sep 23 The bloody smoke-detector/fire alarm blasted me out of a sound sleep at 05:45; false alarm, of course. After I finally got it silenced and my heart-rate returned to normal, we were able to get back to sleep and did not wake up until 08:45. After breakfast, we walked up into town for a look...
27 Sep 23: James Bay - Winter Cove
27 Sep 23 We had a nice night in James Bay and awoke expecting a light SE wind, only to find that the wind was NW 10-15, having shifted ahead of schedule. The “Pacific Swift” and “Pacific Grace” started getting under way, so we decided to get going about 09:45 and motored out of James Bay, into the...
28 Sep 23: Winter Cove, BC - Sucia Island, WA
28 Sep 23 We crawled out of bed after 08:00, and after breakfast, decided to get going. The Admiral overruled my desire to head to the north side of Saturn Island via Boat Pass, so we went down the south side, motoring all the way. As we crossed the US/Canada border into the USA, dodging the “Cosco...
29 Sep - 4 Oct 23: Sucia - Anacortes, WA
29 Sep 23 Duty called at about 07:30, so we got up to cold (44F in the cockpit), but mostly clear morning. After breakfast, we dropped the mooring ball at 08:48, said quick goodbyes to Jim and Peggy, and got underway. The tidal currents were with us nearly the whole way and we were tied up at slip C...
5 Oct 23: Anacortes - Portland, OR
5 Oct 23 The alarm jolted us out of bed at 05:50. We were up and out the door by 06:20 and at the boat at 06:30. Leroy and Leon met me at the boat and explained the haul-out procedure to me. I started the engine at 06:46 and they waved me in at 06:58, but as I got close to the ramp Leroy waved me of...
6 Oct 23: Portland - Nampa, ID
6 Oct 23 Terri and I slept in until 08:00, then got up and enjoyed a pleasant breakfast with Roger and Catherine. We finally got going about 10:45 and headed east on I-84, all the way to Nampa, ID, where we pulled into the My Place Hotel at 18:15, MDT. After a quick drink, we went to Fiesta Guadalaj...
7 Oct 23: Nampa - Green River, UT
7 Oct 23 After another restless night, we got up before 08:00 and were on the road before 09:00, including a quick stop at Starbucks for breakfast, which we ate on the road. It was pretty much a non-stop drive, with only 2 stops for fuel and one for coffee, all the way to Green River. Unfortunately,...
8 Oct 23: Green River - Taos, NM
8 Oct 23 After yet another sleepless night in another bed, we got up and going shortly after 08:30. We stopped only for fuel and comfort breaks and pulled into Dorothy and Gary’s place in Taos at 16:45. After cocktails and a good chat and throwing the ball to Aspen for 20 retrievals (she would run u...
9 Oct 23: Taos - Clarendon, TX
9 Oct 23 And it did improve my sleep; I slept more or less straight through until 04:30 and then got back to sleep until nearly 08:00. Dot and Gary fed us a lovely breakfast and we finally got on the road about 09:30. The route SE took us through Las Vegas and Tres Ritos, Tucumcari and Amarillo and...
10 Oct 23: Clarendon - Houston
10 Oct 23 We were up before 07:30, had a quick breakfast at the hotel buffet, then hit the road shortly after 08:00. We met Eileen for lunch at BJ’s in Fort Worth just after noon and were on the road south again by 13:20. Traffic was mostly pretty light, and we pulled into the drive just after 18:00...
24 Apr 23: Ft. Worth - Haslett, TX
24 Apr 23 We slept very well and finally got up about 08:00. After breakfast, we checked out of the hotel and went to see Aunt Jo, who is in a memory care facility. She looks pretty good, considering she is 92 years old, but unfortunately, she did not know us at all and spent the hour we were with h...
23 Apr 23: Houston to Ft. Worth, TX
23 Apr 23 Day 1 of our 2023 expedition to Glacier Bay. The morning started out badly at 00:01, when Joyce woke up screaming. She would not be comforted and carried on for 45 minutes or so, until Terri finally convinced her to go to the potty. As soon as she pooped, she calmed down and went right to...
16 May 2023; Maud I. - Burial Cove
16 May 23 We rousted out about 07:45. I hauled in the shore line, with only a bit of trouble (the end loop snagged on a log and I had to take the dinghy ashore to unlatch it. We pulled out of the anchorage at 08:39 and motored slowly out into the stream to wait for slack water at Seymour Narrows. We...