June 2026

We had a beautiful day filled with sunshine – very unusual for Ketchikan. Totem Bight State Historical Park Flying over our cruising grounds to Anchorage. See you in 10 days! I really liked The Testaments!

Ah, fresh water and a full tank of fuel! A little weather is coming in, so we are staying here for a few days and then we are flying to Anchorage to see Daniel, Nadia and Sophia! We rented a car and have been enjoying getting out of town a bit. Wonderful walking paths! Too

We departed Klu Bay feeling on top of the world! We went to Marguerite Bay where there is a dock and a 1 mile trail to a lake with good trout fishing. On arrival we found 3 boats anchored and 1 on the dock. Pretty small cove with a float plane landing path and a

Norm went on land and checked out the cabin. Most of the sites where there is a mooring ball, there is also a cabin. I didn’t go because I see too many grizzlies. He didn’t go far! After picking up our crab traps, cleaning and cooking them in 2 batches and getting reorganized, it was

We’re on a mooring ball in Anchor Pass. The current and the wind are really whipping. Picked up our 2 traps this morning and this is what we got: 8 large males.

After 2 nights anchored in the upper arm of Rudyerd Bay, we moved 9 nm into Punchbowl Cove. There was 1 mooring ball and we got it! As we were turning into the cove a sail boat came from the other direction – it was a race! By the time we were hooked up to

Awesome and astounding! That is what we are experiencing every day. The mountains and waterfalls are majestic and constantly taking our breath away. We feel very blessed to be able to spend time immersed in nature. It’s been days now since we have seen any other people or boats. We are seeing grizzly bears multiple

WOW! What a 24 hours! We left Ketchikan on Saturday, June 13 and traveled just a little south to pick up the Behm Canal. We then turned into Smeaton Bay on the east side. We navigated all the way to the tip and then turned around and found an anchorage close to the entrance at

We have been enjoying land and sunshine in Ketchikan! We’ve eaten some really good meals, rode the free bus around town, shopped, done some boat maintenance and have worked out our next plan. We’re going to stay one more night on the dock – for a total of 4 nights here. It is amazing to

We made it in a 2 day jaunt. Monday, June 7 we left Kumealon Inlet at 7 am. We only went 17 nm before putting the hook down in Lawson Harbor on the north end of Lewis Island, but then we are positioned to go across some very large water. I just saw in someone