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The moon was pretty from our slip. (View Post…)

Our juju continued this morning. When the chain came up, it was twisted at the end and the swivel on the anchor did not work properly. As a result, our anchor was twisted over the swivel. At Deb’s suggestion, we dropped the anchor, pulled the chai…

More bad juju was with us this morning – the chain jammed coming in from a twist. After sorting that issue out we discovered that our chain was jumbled up, almost in a knot. Deb took the boathook and cleared that second issue and we finally were abl…

Today we departed early. The forecast was for winds to increase to 20 knots in the afternoon in Frederick Sound and we wanted to be past that when they came. I handled foredeck duties in the rain and we pulled anchor and headed out with Debbie at the…

Change of Latitude at Baranof Hot Springs (View Post…)

The hot tubs close to the dock. (View Post…)

Icebergs in Tracy Arm (View Post…)

We got up early to travel up Tracey Arm to see what we could see of this beautiful, glacier-carved valley filled with salt water to over 1,000 feet. As we were getting ready, we noticed a cruise ship on AIS coming to the bar. We headed out amid a num…

Glacier ice is pure, 10,000 years old, has no air bubbles, and stays cold much longer than manufactured ice from our fridge. (View Post…)

Debbie is a remarkable photographer. Most of these photos are by her. (View Post…)