Misty Fiord National Monument lies within the broad zone of active volcanism and other mountain-building processes that ring the Pacific basin. The region is characterized by deep valleys, steep slopes, and narrow inter-valley ridges. Extensive glaciation during the last ice age has created characteristic U-shaped valleys, serrated ridges, horned peaks, and cirque basin.
....US Forest Service pamphlet
….AND WE TOOK PICURES OF THEM ALL! Don’t panic. Only a few escaped to the blog.
This is not the end of the inlet. It went on for ten miles. When we came into Punchbowl Cove, we were surprised to get a call on the VHF from the boat tied up to the only buoy in the cove, asking if we wanted to raft up. Yes!
This is not the end of the inlet. It went on for ten miles. When we came into Punchbowl Cove, we were surprised to get a call on the VHF from the boat tied up to the only buoy in the cove, asking if we wanted to raft up. Yes!
After dinner we shared wine and boating stories with Diane and Jim aboard Adirondack. Those of you reading this who own a Hans Christian sailboat will recognize her as a Hans Christian Independence.
My father was the keeper of the Eddystone Light.He married a mermaid one fine night.
And from that union, there came three,
A porpoise, a porgy, and the other was me.
Yo, ho, ho. The wind blows free.
Oh, for a life on the rolling sea!
.......Sea shanty that only Strange Old People hum
New Eddystone Rock got its name from Captain George Vancouver because of its resemblance to the lighthouse rock off of Plymouth, England. Rising 230 feet out of the middle of Behm Canal, it is impressive; AND we had Dahl’s porpoises playing in our bow wake in keeping with the sea shanty.
On Sunday, we tied up to a buoy early in the day in an idyllic sunny cove with a stream that promised a good possibility of viewing “rocks with legs” our new term for bears. Before we launched Ratty for a dinghy-explore, Doug decided to tighten some screws in the pump housing of the toilet that we had rebuilt, in Ketchikan. Stopping a minor drip seemed like a good idea at the time, but it was a very BAD idea. Salt water started spraying from the pump housing each time we pumped the toilet. Not horrible, but what if the housing separated? It needed to be repaired.
Now, isn’t this a great way to keep critters and religious zealots away from your door? 
We chatted for some time this gentleman who has fished in Alaska for years; ‘well educated and knowledgeable about the fishery and about life! He gave us wonderful rockfish. We gave him brownies.
Gardening at Myers Chuck
The family that purchased this old burned out fishing resort property is hoping to make it into a vacation cabin. When the tide is in, those boards leading to the dock are barely afloat. We didn’t see anything that wasn’t rotten or about to fall down. Alaska dreams. We're sure they’ll make it work. It won’t look like Better Homes and Gardens, but it will work.
Mrs. Spider wasn’t home when we visited this artwork last year. We enjoyed meeting her.
A samll part of the Inside Passage cruising community. That is Adirondack behind Shaman. (I know you can’t see Shaman. Look for the mast.) Final Approach, ahead of us, moors at Eagle Harbor Marina where we lived for four years. And Sea Star, with her stern to you, belongs to a couple who brought her across the Gulf of Alaska from Anchorage. Oh my. That would take skill and courage.
We revised our crusings plans, untied from the buoy, and headed for Shoalwater Pass where we had anchored our first night out of Ketchikan. As we came out of Walker Cove, we had fifteen knots of wind on our nose. Where did that come from??? The next morning as we headed for Ketchikan, we were about an hour ahead of a disgusting weather system that settled in for two days.
The good news is that we found a “plug and play” part for Mr. Toilet at Murray Pacific, a way-cool marine store. The fix involved taking off two hoses and four screws: the best kind of toilet repair!
We left Ketchikan in a “weather window” (only fifteen knots in Clarence Strait) headed for Meyers Chuck, a bullet- proof anchorage with a nice state dock. We love Meyers Chuck.
The good news is that we found a “plug and play” part for Mr. Toilet at Murray Pacific, a way-cool marine store. The fix involved taking off two hoses and four screws: the best kind of toilet repair!
We left Ketchikan in a “weather window” (only fifteen knots in Clarence Strait) headed for Meyers Chuck, a bullet- proof anchorage with a nice state dock. We love Meyers Chuck.
Now, isn’t this a great way to keep critters and religious zealots away from your door? 
We chatted for some time this gentleman who has fished in Alaska for years; ‘well educated and knowledgeable about the fishery and about life! He gave us wonderful rockfish. We gave him brownies.
Gardening at Myers Chuck
The family that purchased this old burned out fishing resort property is hoping to make it into a vacation cabin. When the tide is in, those boards leading to the dock are barely afloat. We didn’t see anything that wasn’t rotten or about to fall down. Alaska dreams. We're sure they’ll make it work. It won’t look like Better Homes and Gardens, but it will work.
Mrs. Spider wasn’t home when we visited this artwork last year. We enjoyed meeting her.
A samll part of the Inside Passage cruising community. That is Adirondack behind Shaman. (I know you can’t see Shaman. Look for the mast.) Final Approach, ahead of us, moors at Eagle Harbor Marina where we lived for four years. And Sea Star, with her stern to you, belongs to a couple who brought her across the Gulf of Alaska from Anchorage. Oh my. That would take skill and courage. 
No comments:
Post a Comment