The farther north we got, the more dramatic the scenery ....
Piredmus underway.....
Daybreak at anchor ....
Saw more than a few of these big girls !!
For sale or Fire sale ???
😉
Daybreak and Sea Level docked at Warm Springs Cove ....
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Petersburg
Petersburg
A Norwegian community ... founded around their fishing industry
Cool gate .....
I attended a Norwegian baking demo ....
Then we went clam digging ...
Disgusting ... but great crab bait !!
Wrangell
En Route to Wrangle
Meyers Chuck .... an interesting little "summer community". Not quite "open for business" as we were early in the season !!
On into Wrangle .... a beautiful little "western" community !
The people of Wrangle are very proud of their community .... LOVED this sign at their museum!
Loved THIS sign a little less .....😕
SO hoping to see "bears on the beach" .....
Jerome turns 70 !! Birthday Dinner on Sea Level ....
The new Fisherman's Memorial at the marina ....
The trip from Wrangle to Petersburg runs up Wrangle Narrows .... scenery is getting more dramatic !
Piredmus behind us followed by Daybreak
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Ketchikan
En route to Ketchikan from Brundige, Cam had a nice radio chat with a fellow on m/v WESTWARD.
WESTWARD is an 86' yacht and was built in 1924. It has been running charter tours of the Alaska coast and down to Mexico since then.
It has a 4 cylinder Atlas engine with external rocker valves (he has to go down and oil them every couple of hours !!). It has around 70,000 hours on the engine.
Its home port is Friday Harbor, WA. She is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places.
WESTWARD was being taken up to Juneau for the summer where she may meet up with her identical sister ship based out of Skagway. We will watch for them both ....
She is a beautiful old girl ....
We arrived in Ketchikan to sunshine and cruise ships ....
RADIANCE OF THE SEA was in port while we were there....
a special cruise ship because, 20 years ago, it was the, then new, cruise ship my family took to Alaska. Lots of great memories ....
We were SO lucky with the weather while we were there. Sunshine is a rare commodity in Ketchikan .... it rains about 12' a year and thankfully we had NO rain, only sunshine !! The nicer weather allowed us to get out for lots of walks, enjoy the sights, check out the cruise ships and the many souvenir shops and do some provisioning.
Ketchikan is tucked in a beautiful setting and has a colorful history. Creek Street was the town's red light district "back in the day", but today is a charming boardwalk ....
We walked into the town center early one morning to watch one of the cruise ships docking ...
Oh they make it look SO easy but I cannot imagine trying to do that in a big wind ....
No wind this day however.
On the walk back to the marina....
Whaaaa ?????
The eagles are numerous ... especially at the marina when fishermen come in and start cleaning their catch ...
And a beautiful end to a good visit to Ketchikan as the sun sets over the marina ....
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