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Category: To Alaska and Back

To Alaska and Back

Lyfted up

Monday, August 1, was a busy chore day with a wet ending. Walt and I trudged up from the Auke … Continue reading Lyfted up

To Alaska and Back

Sunday in Auke Bay

Because Statter Harbor in Auke Bay, northwest of Juneau’s downtown harbors, is closer than is Douglas Harbor to the ferry … Continue reading Sunday in Auke Bay

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Friday and Saturday in Juneau, you know!

On Thursday, we decided, because of misty, rainy, cloudy weather’s making it impossible to see much at all, not to … Continue reading Friday and Saturday in Juneau, you know!

To Alaska and Back

A sea filled with azure ice

On Saturday afternoon, Walt and I boarded another jet boat that took us and 11 other passengers to Le Conte … Continue reading A sea filled with azure ice

To Alaska and Back

A wrangling of our explorations

Today, around 11,000 steps took us here and there around the town of Wrangell, AK, whose development was based on … Continue reading A wrangling of our explorations

To Alaska and Back

Continuing north to Wrangell

Braesail was anchored near the tiny, charming village of Meyers Chuck (“chuck” is Chinook for “waters”) by Monday evening (July … Continue reading Continuing north to Wrangell

To Alaska and Back

“Your item has left a facility–in CANADA!”

But it has not yet arrived at its destination in Prince Rupert! Walt phoned the office of the marina to … Continue reading “Your item has left a facility–in CANADA!”

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A foggy but comfortable Sunday and Monday

We awoke to a foggy Monday (July 4) in Welcome Harbour, and learned that the thermostat is still “in a … Continue reading A foggy but comfortable Sunday and Monday

To Alaska and Back

“Your item is in a facility in Canada!”

A few days ago, the thermostat, which Walt ordered on June 17 from a store in Seattle, had been tracked … Continue reading “Your item is in a facility in Canada!”

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A restful Canada Day in Welcome Harbour

After a three-day vacation, the sun decided to visit us in wide, wonderful Welcome Harbour on the northwestern shore of … Continue reading A restful Canada Day in Welcome Harbour

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