There are three or four things of interest over the first week of travels.
The weather has been spectacular. It has been either calm and clear or hot clear and a NW wind. Today in Ketchikan I felt a little queasy and I suspect it is from too much heat and sun. Not complaining though.
Lost our depthsounder on day one. Ours has been taken for granted for 39 years and suddenly as we prepared to enter an anchorage it gave up the ghost. Next day we were in Juneau so I immediately bought a 100 dollar fish finder. At first I tried siliconing it to the hull with mixed results. Now I have it attached to a stick on the end of the boat. Not the best solution but all I could come up with on short notice.
Oh yeah and half my windlass doesn't work.
In Petersberg harbour an enormous sea lion came up beside our boat. He was grappling with an enormous octopus. He spent several minutes wrestling with it and crunching down on it before with a big gulp he swallowed it. Unfortunately I didn't grab my camera quick enough.
Also in Petersberg harbour we ran into Kevin Barr, Paul Baker and Beatrice. Kevin is taking his boat down to Victoria for the winter.
The weather has been spectacular. It has been either calm and clear or hot clear and a NW wind. Today in Ketchikan I felt a little queasy and I suspect it is from too much heat and sun. Not complaining though.
Lost our depthsounder on day one. Ours has been taken for granted for 39 years and suddenly as we prepared to enter an anchorage it gave up the ghost. Next day we were in Juneau so I immediately bought a 100 dollar fish finder. At first I tried siliconing it to the hull with mixed results. Now I have it attached to a stick on the end of the boat. Not the best solution but all I could come up with on short notice.
In Petersberg harbour an enormous sea lion came up beside our boat. He was grappling with an enormous octopus. He spent several minutes wrestling with it and crunching down on it before with a big gulp he swallowed it. Unfortunately I didn't grab my camera quick enough.
Also in Petersberg harbour we ran into Kevin Barr, Paul Baker and Beatrice. Kevin is taking his boat down to Victoria for the winter.
Unlike India where I was able to blog away with my smartphone, I am unable to do the same here. So I fear these posts will be few and far apart.
Hope everyone is enjoying summer.
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