Airship Goes to Alaska Yesterday we did a bunch of errand-y stuff…did laundry at the laundromat, got some good rubber gloves at the marine store, got more fishing stuff, put together the rail-mount fish cleaning table and installed it, organized all the fishing gear, cleaned out the lazarette, cleaned the…
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Airship Goes to Alaska This morning we got up on the early side (I know, big shocker) and Kevin went out the check the crab traps. He took the walkie talkie with him, and pretty soon I get a call saying the first trap was stuffed full with crabs and…
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We got up early and were moving by 6am. Today is a 50 mile day to Cannery Cove at Pybus Bay and we figured we’d make miles while it was relatively calm. The forecast for Frederick Sound was 3 foot seas, but it was only like that for the last…
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We’d originally planned to stay in Petersburg for two nights, but after one day there we felt like we’d mostly seen the town (cute, and very deserted on a Sunday), so we headed over to Thomas Bay to check out Baird Glacier and Scenery Cove. On our way, in Frederick…
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Last night's sunset in Wrangell: Nice view just outside the breakwater this morning: We left Wrangell this morning at 8am, allowing three hours to get to the south entrance of Wrangell Narrows. The tide enters Wrangell Narrows from both ends, so you want to enter from the south at the…
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After the Incident at Fury Cove, I convinced Kevin that he couldn't go the rest of our trip droneless, and he eventually caved and ordered the new DJI Inspire 1. We took it out for its maiden flight over at Meyers Chuck the other day. As it takes off and…
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This morning we awoke briefly at 3:30am to what seemed like a bright and sunny day. Problem was, it was 3:30am. We went back to sleep and woke up some time after 6 and decided to get an early start. Meyers Chuck at 7am when we pulled out: Nice and…
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We left Ketchikan this morning and headed for Meyers Chuck. Passing a Holland America cruise ship on our way out of Tongass Narrows: Clarence Strait was a tiny bit choppy, but not bad at all. Guard Island Lighthouse: Look how calm it is just past the tip of Cleveland Island:…
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Here are a couple of snaps I took yesterday in the marina. It was quite rainy, so I spent most of the day working and catching up on things requiring the internets (while Kevin finished up his conference in San Francisco), but I did take a break to go pick…
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Late this morning after a bunch of work, I headed down to Saxman Village to check out some more Tlinget, Haida, and Tsimshian totem art. I just did the $5 grounds ticket and not the $35 tour guide tour, so I didn't get to learn which totems were which tribes…
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