Airship Goes to Alaska – Day 18 (Hi from Ketchikan…we made it!) The alarm went off at 4am this morning in Prince Rupert and we got up and checked the weather for Dixon Entrance again. It was the same forecast. Waves less than a meter. Wind something something no big…
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Airship Goes to Alaska – Day 15 Departure from Windy Bay: 8am We stopped in at Butedale for a quick look at the waterfall and the old cannery (apparently being restored): We continued on and met up with several Pacific White-Sided dolphins and got a nice show. We could see…
5 CommentsAirship Goes to Alaska – Day 14 We slept in, made breakfast, showered, and departed Rescue Bay at a leisurely 10am. Sea Raven leads the flotilla: This weather!! We headed up Mathieson Channel and made a left turn into Kynoch Inlet, then over to Kynoch Falls where we oooh’d and…
2 CommentsAirship Goes to Alaska – Day 13 Today was a 34 mile passage from Shearwater to Rescue Bay. We left Shearwater at 8am and went through Perceval Narrows (20 miles away) at slack tide. Once again the morning started out gray with low clouds and ended up warm and sunny.…
2 CommentsAirship Goes to Alaska – Days 11-12 We left Ocean Falls on Wednesday morning and headed for Shearwater, about 20nm away. Passing through Gunboat Passage: Most mornings it starts out gray and misty and then is sunny by early afternoon. This day was no different. Arriving at Shearwater: Our new…
Comments closedAirship Goes to Alaska – Day 10 We never saw the grizzlies at Fury Cove (dangit), and we departed at 7am for another long cruise to Ocean Falls (58 nautical miles). We saw humpback whales in Fitz Hugh Sound three different times (Airship seems to be the whale-spotting boat). The…
Comments closedAirship Goes to Alaska – Day 8 We said goodbye to Pierre this morning at 8am and headed for Port McNeill. The waters were calm, the sky was gray, and it was a beautiful foggy/misty cruise over to the North Island Marina. This is our last stop before crossing Cape…
1 CommentAirship Goes to Alaska – Day 7 This morning at Port Harvey, George was down on the dock delivering fresh homemade cinnamon rolls before we headed out: How great is this? We've got to stop back by here on our way south. Next stop: Pierre's at Echo Bay. We headed…
3 CommentsAirship Goes to Alaska – Day 6 Wow, 5am is really early! We were scheduled to leave Blind Channel at 5:45am sharp, meaning off the docks at 5:30am and waiting in the channel at 5:45am, so the alarm went off at 5am and we made quick cappuccinos and were casting…
Comments closedAirship Goes to Alaska -Day 5 Our scheduled departure from Teakerne Arm this morning was a luxurious 9:30am! (We woke up at 6am anyway, but it was nice to have a bit more time to get around before getting under way.) The weather was again gorgeous…sunny and high 70s. Mark…
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