Scanning The Beach Again

5 days in Thetis Bay and the sights just keep getting better. Each day this jewel of an anchorage brings sea otters, harbor seals, salmon (jumping) and numerous eagles by the boat, but today we got a rare treat!!!

At about 9:15 am, Jim was scanning the beach, it wasn't long before he called for me to come look. There in the tall grass stood two stunning wolves. We watched them run back and forth along the stream bed then on the beach shore and could hear others howling in the distance. Once this pair left we tried howling which seemed to get their attention because they came back to the beach and continued to howl. WOW, what excitement to see these animals in the wild.

P.S,
Fresh halibut for dinner last night- (why would anyone leave here?)

Scanning The Beach

5 days in Thetis Bay and the sights just keep getting better. Each day this jewel of an anchorage brings sea otters, harbor seals, salmon (jumping) and numerous eagles by the boat, but today we got a rare treat!!!

At about 9:15 am, Jim was scanning the beach, it wasn't long before he called for me to come look. There in the tall grass stood two stunning wolves. We watched them run back and forth along the stream bed then on the beach shore and could hear others howling in the distance. Once this pair left we tried howling which seemed to get their attention because they came back to the beach and continued to howl. WOW, what excitement to see these animals in the wild.

P.S,
Fresh halibut for dinner last night- (why would anyone leave here?)

Aug. 26, 2010

After 4 days of pure laziness we decided it was time to head south. Anchor up and continuing down the coast of Baranof Island on another clear beautiful day, perfect for rounding Cape Ommaney.
Total Count for the day:
40-50 Humpback whales, with calves, plus singing-(a first for me),30-40 Sea Otters with young, lots of Tufted Puffins,Harbor Porpoises,
Common Loons, a huge Stellar Sea Lion, and a Northern Fulmar.

With a humpback escort into Tebenkof Bay we dropped the anchor for days of fishing and exploring. To quote our friends from S/V Sherry Lynn "Yippee!!"

P.S.
What does it say about us that we don't even mention the eagles anymore- which are just to numerous to count.

P.S.S.
Fresh Salmon dinner tonight!!!

No Name Cove

Tucked away at no name cove swinging on the anchor at last! We left Sitka on Aug. 20th putting the new engine to the test, it was great. This first day was wonderful, we saw humpback whales, sea otters, harbor porpoises, seals, eagles, then spent the night in Kanga Bay.
Continuing south down the coast of Baranof Island we were witness to at least 3 different humpback group feeding frenzies, flukes, spy-hopping, flipper slapping, lob-tailing went on and on, it was just spectacular. The day was crystal clear, hot and sunny. WOW!!

Visitors and Engine Parts all Arrive!!!

S/V Marcy makes land fall in Sitka after a 4 year circumnavigation!!

Yippee and Congratulations!!!
Teacher friends Hillary and Kris from Everett and London travel through Alaska on the Alaskan Ferry Highway system stopping in many of the beautiful cities Alaska has to offer. Of course they could not miss Sitka.

The parts are all installed and YES we are now ready to go--
Happy sailing at last.
Fair Winds everyone!!

So we wait again!!!

So while we wait we did a little fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing.

We thought it was going to be a short wait. Not true as it turns out. We are once again waiting for a part, this time a muffler that was suppose to be here 2 weeks ago, come to find out it is being made and maybe will be shipped on Monday August 9th- but really who knows.