HEADING SOUTH

  

By now, those of you who look for posts on the blog and facebook, have a pretty good idea of what off the grid means. Once we leave Ketchikan to head south (via a favorable "weather window" we will once again be "off the grid".  Considering where we are traveling here in Alaska and back through Canada there is seldom cell service or wifi!  I have so many wonderfully interesting experiences to share. They continue to mount everyday... it is hard to even keep the ships log current. I have resorted to bullet entries in the log. We stay very busy with all there is to see, do, transit, repair and maintain.

Be assured I will be posting a full account of our voyage to and from Southeast Alaska. It may not start happening until we reach the lower 48... which translates to September. We plan to spend August in Canada, hoping for a leisurely cruise down the Pacific Coast. Lets all hope the weather Gods have the same plan!

Some of the blog entries you can look forward too will include:

   Many new Southeast Alaska anchorages and ports

   Killing and eating fish: halibut, salmon, black bass, crab, shrimp

   Forest hikes and visits to natural hot springs, rivers, lakes, hatcheries

   Multitude of wildlife: Humpback, Orca and Pilot whales, dolphin, eagles, bears, seals,            otters, seagulls, fishes, etc.

   Museums, Historic Sights, National Monuments and parks

        Boat repairs in far away places.... still on going 

        Food and beverage rationing and storage.

   And the list goes on and on!

There will be a trip summary (like last year with all the stats) and a special chapter on boat repairs. There have been many!

We left Ketchikan, Friday August 18th (Day 127) and subsequently off the grid again. We cleared customs in Prince Rupert. Now heading south making several stops at new places and revisiting our favorite ones in Canadian waters, the Broughtons, Desolation Sound and Gulf Islands. Once back in "the lower 48", namely, Washington, we should have service more often. Until then..... here's a few pictures to wet the appetite!  
Cheers, Tracey and John

see older posts... Tracy Arm, gone fishing, etc.

And there is so much more... but losing internet any minute!