Different than the rocky east side, the west side of Olga Bay has low lying hills and grass. We have enjoyed these last several days of walking the miles of beach and hiking deer trails. For days we hiked deer trails where ever they took us. Up 500 feet to […]
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Happy Birthday Wade! Yesterday we motored and sailed eight hours from Alpine Cove to Olga Bay. The Olga Narrows were an interesting channel that snaked between Moser Bay and Olga Bay. The slowest we we experienced was 3 knots at the skinniest part of the narrows, but the wild life […]
We hid away in our little cove fully protected from the flag (50 knots) of wind predicted, or so we thought! The US Coast Pilot 9 stated Alpine Cove was “An excellent anchorage near the entrance in 12 to 15 fathoms, mud bottom, and sheltered from all winds and seas.” […]
There are a lot of challenging task to cruise on a sailboat and especially on a fishing vessel. Some days you think the list of issues needing attention will never end. Then there are the days etched in your mind forever. A scenery so beautiful no picture can capture and […]
We heard it in Valdez, we heard it in Sitka, and again in Petersburg. This year is a tough year for salmon. Even more strange this year the fish are still in the ocean and haven’t made it in to spawn. Frank gave us the best of advice on lures […]
We had an amazing time at the warm springs and enjoyed the prefect mix between hot springs and cold waterfall water. We got all cleaned up and raised our inner body temperature. Sara and Wade took one last dip before heading out as Justin and Jeff picked up the crab […]
Another not so comfortable cruising feature of Fishing Vessel “Mighty” McClure Bay are the lack of showers. Not to say the solar showers are really that bad, but considering Alaska during the rainy season isn’t really known for the rays. We appreciate Justin for boiling water and mixing it with […]
We left Sitka for the east side of Baranoff Island to begin our journey through the inside passage of southeast Alaska. We timed the Sergus Channel perfectly at slack tide so we had no troubles transiting the very narrow channel. We found ourselves at Rodman Bay and got busy getting […]
For our normal followers you know it is not like us to miss a noon report at sea. This is our first noon report we have ever missed sending! Yesterday was so busy. One thing after another. We had two alternator belts break during the night, one about four hours […]
October 23rd Howdy Ho everyone, Things have improved drastically for us. Our last noon report mentioned considerable troubles including a malfunctioning head that led a “poopy” of a day. Justin, if your reading this, it made us think of your “Sh*t-apocalypse of 2015″(this is as Justin calls his event), another […]
Ua Huka is one of the normal islands we have experienced in French Polynesia. As you walk around you can tell that the small villages care about the appearance of their island and take care of garbage or old houses. The primary road are well maintained around the entire island, […]
During our travels thus far we have checked each hardware or supply store for a fruit picker. This not so odd twisted piece of metal is a wonderful little tool to pick fruit trees that have some altitude. While anchored near Fare we asked a local women walking with her […]
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