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  • More fog, another runaway chain, and an unhappy tummy
  • Whales, fog, and a beautiful Mass

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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

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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

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Meyers Chuck (not steak)

Today we pulled out of the docks in Ketchikan at about 0930. A quick put-put put us at the fuel … Continue reading Meyers Chuck (not steak)

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Looping around Ketchikan

What a beautiful sunny day–AT LAST! Since rain was scheduled to arrive on Sunday, July 17, for an extended visit, … Continue reading Looping around Ketchikan

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We CAN “ketch” up on chores in Ketchikan (though Braesail is a sloop rig and not a ketch!)

We are docked in Ketchikan at last after a great deal of motoring, on Wednesday, Thursday, and today (Friday, July … Continue reading We CAN “ketch” up on chores in Ketchikan (though Braesail is a sloop rig and not a ketch!)

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Three more photos of the shores surrounding Punchbowl Cove

Continue reading Three more photos of the shores surrounding Punchbowl Cove

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Photos of mountains, mists, and waterfalls in Rudyerd Bay on July 13

These were taken on a damp and drizzly day during our travels in Rudyerd Bay in Misty Fjords National Monument … Continue reading Photos of mountains, mists, and waterfalls in Rudyerd Bay on July 13

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Billows of whipped cream in the Punchbowl

Punchbowl Cove in Misty Fjords National Monument is beautiful and mysterious. Mysterious especially because, should you look at a topographic … Continue reading Billows of whipped cream in the Punchbowl

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The first of a number of pictures of Punchbowl Cove taken on July 12

Continue reading The first of a number of pictures of Punchbowl Cove taken on July 12

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It’s QUIET here!

Sunshine, snow-dappled mountain summits, a long, sandy beach, and shores lined with cedars and hemlocks, green grasses, and golden rockweed–gorgeous! … Continue reading It’s QUIET here!

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