Sept 24, 2015: “WE MADE IT” CIRCUMNAVIGATION COMPLETE 16 Oct 2015, 7:53 pm

For those following our post, we safely completed our circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean when we entered the Everett Marina five years and 10 days from when we departed. We have many mixed emotions at this point.  I will post the … Continue reading →

8/7,8/2015: BISHOP HOT SPRINGS BAY CN 22 Sep 2015, 10:01 pm

It had rained all evening and most of the morning. So by early afternoon we decided to make a break for it.  So when it started to clear we let go of the lines and headed across Wright Bay which … Continue reading →

8/6/2015: GRENVILLE CHANNEL to HARTLEY BAY 22 Sep 2015, 9:45 pm

Hartley Bay is a native village and is located at the south end of Grenville Channel and the entrance to Douglas Channel.  It was time to refuel and settle in for the night.  Hartley has a very small marina protected … Continue reading →

8/5/2015: PRINCE RUPERT to N GRENVILLE CHANNEL 22 Sep 2015, 9:44 pm

We do not choose to hang around an expensive marina for any longer than necessary so one night to clean up and provision and once again ‘on our way we go’.  It was a beautiful mostly barefootin day.  Again, we … Continue reading →

8/4/2015: USA to PRINCE RUPERT, CANADA ALAS 22 Sep 2015, 12:58 am

We had planned our crossing from the Barrier Islands AK to Prince Rupert Canada to be an overnight passage because of the length of the leg and currents when nearing Canada. We actually experienced good winds and made better time … Continue reading →

8/1-3/2015: HYDABURG to BARRIER ISLANDS 22 Sep 2015, 12:55 am

Saying good-bye to Hydaburg and the ‘resident’ humpback that showed him/herself as we exited the marina, we departed.  This was a beautiful bare-footing sunny day of motoring to the Barrier Islands.  Only one small problem was noticed today.  The rope … Continue reading →

7/31/2015: CRAIG to HYDABURG 22 Sep 2015, 12:50 am

Even though Hydaburg was not highly regarded by the previous towns we stopped at, we were drawn to experience “the largest Haida community in Alaska”.  The Haida natives are from the Queen Charlotte Islands in Canada and were at one … Continue reading →

7/27/2015: KLAWOCK to CRAIG 22 Sep 2015, 12:48 am

An hour to the west we pulled in to the dock at the friendly and accommodating town of Craig and a chance to connect to some modern world conveniences, our first chance since Sitka.  The breakwater to the marina is … Continue reading →

7/26/2015: HOOT OWL ‘ANCHOR’ to KLAWOCK ‘TOTEMS’ 22 Sep 2015, 12:45 am

A surprise awaited Skipper Brian this morning when he tried to pull up the anchor.  Apparently the chain had dropped between rocks, wedged itself in, and would not budge.  We worked it for about an hour. Brian would crank in … Continue reading →

7/25/2015: EGG HARBOR to HOOT/OWL COVE 22 Sep 2015, 12:42 am

We saw a few more whales on this beautiful blue sky day in route to Sea Otter Sound.  The name on the chart drew us to this location; however, oddly enough no otters were seen while we were there.  The … Continue reading →