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Hawks Inlet to Auke Bay … and time in Juneau: 58-22.9N 134-38.9W
Monday’s transit to Auke Bay near Juneau was uneventful. Finding a slip was more interesting. This place is totally first-come-first-served, and they have a 10-day rotation requirement. Been here 10 days, and you have to pull out for 6 hours! Each morning, however, many boats head out. We took advantage of that to swap slips to be closer to shore power and took advantage of that short period to fuel, water, and pump out. We have learned just how limited the capacity Catalina 400’s holding tanks is. The hard way. Good for 3.5 days for two per tank. Gag.
Yesterday was another superlative. I’ve not weeded through nearly sixty pictures and videos taken of the Juneau ice field but attach a couple here. Asa and Frances bought us tickets to fly with them yesterday. Absolutely breath-taking (like many other things in this great state! We then bussed and walked (3-mile round trip) out to Nugget Falls downstream (today) from the Mendenhall Glacier. The recession rate is relentless. Capped the day off with a delicious dinner south-downtown at the Twisted Fish Restaurant … adjacent four huge cruise ships.
Today is blustery and rainy, so we’ll visit museums and the like. Will be off-line for a few days here in Juneau catching our breath.

Hawks Inlet dawn

Bird Notes (from Hawks Inlet) : Varied Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Red-breasted Sapsucker (thank you Merlin), Pacific Wren, Townsend’s Warbler, Bald Eagle.

Bird Notes from Auke Bay: Bald Eagle overload!