Tag: Alaska

August 5, 2023

Log: On to Alaska!

A decision we planned to make enroute was the choice between Juneau or Sitka this year. Sitka won.
August 5, 2023

Log: Go simple, go (sorta) small, but go now!

Prelude Jack said we just needed to set a date. So he did. May 15th. If you don’t, you risk never casting off those lines.…
July 31, 2023

Summer Books – 2023

Notes on books include Best of the Bunch, Cultures of the Coast, and Americana.
July 12, 2019

Summer Books – 2019

Here’s how I spend time at anchor on the long afternoons that follow our early mornings. Jack has the coffee ready by 5:00 am and…
June 18, 2019

Log: 2019 #DreamPOWABC

#DreamPOWABC A white sheet of paper with that written with a black sharpie has been taped to the inside of the door on the…
July 28, 2018

Tracy Arm!

Well, we finally did it. On the Fourth of July we were ambling back south but just not ready for it. Comparing destinations with fellow…
July 16, 2018

Our Southeast Cities

Our Southeast Cities Sitka and Petersburg. A week in each has reacquainted us with these two gems in Southeast, as Alaskans call their panhandle. Both enjoy…
July 13, 2018

Log: Watery wilderness to Petersburg

Tuesday 3 July 2018 Appleton Cove on Peril Strait 57º25’N 135º15.7’W In Sitka we take shore leave from the comfort of our home base on Aurora.…
July 4, 2017

Musings about Tides and Currents

The puzzling movement of large logs on a king tide. We turn off Sutil Channel into Quadra Island’s Drew Harbour. The place is empty so…
August 13, 2016

Log: Southbound home

Boat Repairs in Exotic Places Okay so there’s a gap in our itinerary for what cruising sailors refer to as “boat repairs in exotic places.”…