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North Vancouver Island: 11 to 16 August

Sunday, 11 AugustBrowning Inlet to Winter Harbor: 50-30.7N 128-01.7WA short 30-minute trip at noon put us dockside at Winter Harbor Outpost at which we enjoyed paid-for the WiFi by which I sent my last posting. I realized a day late that I had a pretty cool track of our crossing on the new NavStation Garmin.Continue reading “North Vancouver Island: 11 to 16 August”

Passage: amendments

One correction, one important addendum: Correction: “From one local fisherman PLYING his trade, “this is my home.” Addendum: Bird Notes: I had mentioned seeing my first Black-footed Albatross on 24 July. During the passage, I saw a few more on the evening watch 30 July AND identified a NEW BIRD, many Leach’s Storm Petrels. Prequel:Continue reading “Passage: amendments”

Happy Independence Day!

Petersburg – A quick note to amend my last posting upon arrival in Petersburg. I neglected to mention that we were boarded by the U.S. Coast Guard just prior to reaching the Wrangell Narrows entry buoy for a “safety inspection.” The two young fellows who stepped aboard went strait to work using the familiar vesselContinue reading “Happy Independence Day!”

Tuesday, 18 June to Friday, 28 June

Hello from Sitka! A busy several days. This posting is uniquely presented in chronological order which readers may find preferable to the last in first out approach of earlier postings. Here is the sequence following our visit to Hoonah:18 June – Tenakee Springs, Chichagof Island19 June – Cosmos Cove, Baranof Island as are the restContinue reading “Tuesday, 18 June to Friday, 28 June”