May 30, 2012Departing at 0707 after retrieving the crab pots which contained only 1 legal crab, we headed west in Icy Straits to the entrance to Glacier Bay. We are required to request permission to enter and entered at 1105 AM across the imagina…
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Juneau to Glacier Bay
May 28, 2012Bill and Ruth Craven departed this afternoon after 30 days recreating Bill’s voyage of 60 years ago. We began the preparations for the next several weeks as we head to Sitka via Glacier Bay.May 29, 2012Our permits are in order to en…
Petersburg to Juneau
May 23, 2012After morning walks and final purchases Spirit left the dock at Petersburg at 1014 to minimize the effects of the flood tide in Wrangell Narrows. A good plan, but upset by the large oncoming tug and barge in the middle of the channel….
Wrangell to Petersburg
May 21, 2012We decided to have a down day and spend it in Wrangell, torn up streets and all. Laundry was done, we walked into town and shopped, had lunch at the Stikine Inn and then a potluck dinner on board Spirit with Craven’s and Lennon’s …
Ketchikan to Wrangell
May 18, 2012Today we played tour guide for Bill, Ruth, Colin and Donna. After picking up a rental minivan we headed to Saxman Village for photos and browsing the shop. Heading down the road towards Herring Cove we stopped and watched a pod …
Ketchikan Arrival
After a very long day across Dixon Entrance from Prince Rupert (we departed at 0530) Spirit arrived at Ketchikan at 1600. There were three cruise ships already here this early in the season, the Westerdam, Diamond Princess and the Zuiderdam.The s…
Ocean Falls to Prince Rupert
Today we arrived at Prince Rupert, the next to last stop on Bill Craven’s voyage 60 years ago. What took the SS Prince Rupert 2 ½ days has taken us two weeks, with many more stops and a much slower speed.Since leaving Ocean Falls, once a thriv…
Port McNeill to Ocean Falls
Yesterday we took part in a parade of pleasure craft leaving Port McNeill between 0600 and 0700 to cross Queen Charlotte Sound (Cape Caution). As we headed up Gordon Channel for the slight right hand turn north to Cape Caution and Fitzhugh Sound …
Dent Island to Port McNeill
Spirit departed Dent Island Lodge at 0605 under calm skies and headed through Dent Rapids. Winds were predicted to be gale force when we reached Johnstone Strait, but we thought we would beat most of the winds. By 0750 we had cleared Greene…
Prideaux Haven to Dent Island
We spent 2 nights at anchor in Eveleigh Anchorage in Prideaux Haven, under mostly sunny skies and light winds. After launching the tender we all went for several nature rides, one at extreme low tide and one in the evening at high tide. Sat…
