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It was so great to cross paths with you at Warm Springs bay and Tracy Arm! I'd been following your trip report and hoped that we'd get to meet you. It was a real treat to chat and share stories at the dock in Warm Springs. Thanks again for the wealth of knowledge and excellent trip reports...

Hunky Dory - Warm Springs

June 5, 2022 Day 9: Walker Cove to Vixen Harbor: 125 miles, 1,063 miles total. Today we finished up our slow(ish) trip around Misty Fjords. We stopped in Punchbowl Cove on the way back to Ketchikan. Punchbowl Cove was more open than Walker Cove, but the mountains were bigger. It was all very...

Kid Time

Orca

Vixen Harbor

June 4, 2022 Day 8: Kluth Bay to Walker Cove: 55 miles, 938 total miles. Today was actually the first time we had real rain this trip, we feel pretty lucky about that!. When we woke up there were Bald Eagles in the trees, a seal in the bay with us, and a perfect Alaskan mist. Today was a slow...

Ellen and Dad

Ellen in style

Kluth Bay

June 3, 2022 Day 7: Ketchikan to Kluth Bay: 51 miles, 883 total miles. Amanda's phone fell into the water at the harbor when getting off for the day. Since our primary carrier is not AT&T, we couldn't get a replacement phone in Ketchikan. We aren't sure when we'll get one, but will figure that...

Ryan and Lillian packing gear

Ellen in Stroller

June 2, 2022 Day 6: North Kelp Passage to Ketchikan, Alaska. 122 miles. 832 total miles. The gas situation this trip has been tighter than I anticipated (I know, we need to SLOW DOWN...) We were happy to tie up to the fuel dock and get gas. The chartplotter is networked to the Yamaha outboard...

Wagon

Land Ahoy

June 1, 2022 Day 5: Wigham Cove to North Kelp Passage Cove: 177 miles. 710 total miles. It's staying brighter considerably longer. Last night Ellen had the hardest time falling asleep because it was still pretty bright at 11:00 PM. We have a good weather window to cross Dixon Entrance...

Ellen Sitting on Table

Ellen Napping

Ryan At Dock