July 5, 2012 Today was occupied with catching up on the laundry, and then sailing for Wrangell. The winds and seas were calm, and about half of the 8 hour […]
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Southeast Alaska Day 6 – 4th of July Ketchikan Style
July 4, 2012 Independent bookseller Parnassus Books made for a nice place to hang out while waiting for the parade to start. Purchased the beautiful photo book Misty Fjords, by […]
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Southeast Alaska Day 5 – Totem Bight State Historical Park
July 3, 2012 Totem Bight State Historical Park makes for a fascinating half-day excursion from downtown Ketchikan, Alaska. Started in 1938, the Civilian Conservation Corps hired local Native carvers to […]
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Southeast Alaska Day 4 – Ketchikan
July 2, 2012 Funny thing about this town: once the cruise ships leave in the late afternoon, the town (or at least this part of the town) practically shuts down. […]
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Southeast Alaska Day 3 – A Rainy Day in Ketchikan
July 1, 2012 Our ferry arrived in Ketchikan at 7:30am to light rain, and dropped off bags at the New York Hotel lobby on Creek Street. From here, we found […]
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Southeast Alaska Day 2 – Cruising
Today was spent just cruising northwest. Nothing too spectacular, but plenty to see along the way. At breakfast, we passed right next to a pod of about 50 porpoises surfacing […]
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Southeast Alaska Day 1 – Departure
Today we set sail on our Southeast Alaska adventure. My wife Sheila, seven-year old daughter Linnea and I boarded the MV Columbia in Bellingham, Washington and are now sailing northwest […]
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