Eastern channel Sitka, Ak Dec.23, 2016

Happy Winter!

and Happy New Year!

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Tried to fly today but the ice never melted off the wings.

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Naughty or Nice?? We'll see which stocking he fills on board Cape St James!!!

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One more beautiful reason to love Alaska!

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Merry Christmas Friends Around the world!!

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Cold but beautiful day for a slick walk. Wear your cleats!

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Look who I found on our dock!!

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View from our grocery store this morning.

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First snow of the year! Yippee!!

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Thankful for all of our friends around the world.

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Sitka, where we call home!

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Yearly visit to Seattle

My summer as a tour guide!

Alaska the final frontier.  This was the voyage of Sitka Wildlife Tours. Our two hour mission was to; explore the past, present and future of Sitka, to seek out old growth forest,  to safely view coastal brown bears, while boldly going where no van has gone before!!

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Handcarved canoe, Sitka.

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The humpbacks are everywhere! !

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Truth:

Most people want to live the great adventure that’s inside them but will never do anything about it. Perhaps its lack of opportunity but for most I suspect it is fear and guilt holding them back.

Truth:

Most people think the life on the sea is far more glamorous and risky than the reality. You still have to do your laundry just now it’s by hand in a bucket – yet you do the washing to a million dollar view in an amazing exotic place. Hand me that bucket any day.

Truth:

Most people are drowning in stuff. It ends up owning them, not they owning it. It clogs up their homes and their thinking. One of the most liberating aspects of the life of a sailor is “less is more”. Plus the planet will thank you when you become a sailor.

Truth:

Most people believe they don’t have enough money, enough knowledge or enough experience to go sailing. There are plenty of people who have jumped from the day-to-day grind to go sailing having never sailed a day in their lives. It is possible. In fact it is easy just one step at a time. One day then the next and soon you will have crossed an ocean. Yes you will make mistakes but a life without mistakes sounds boring and a life not lived.

Truth:

Most popular questions people ask us about are finances, pirates and storms. It will cost you more and it will cost you less, the chances of running into a pirate is slim there are more pirates in your hometown. If you don’t leave your brain at home your chances of running into a horrendous storm is less that the pirates. If you hit that once in a lifetime storm then if you purchased the right boat and do the right thing then the storm becomes part of your story, an adventure you will have lived to tell. Awesome

Truth:

Most people leave the quality of their lives to luck and someone else making decisions for them. There is no prince charming or one day I will win lotto waiting to rescue you. If that’s what you’re waiting for it’s a fail before you start. If you think someone else making the decisions for you will be the right ones, think again.

You have to be your own hero.

Truth:

Most of us are told to be ready, not to launch unless we have everything there is, know what there is to know and have spend a lifetime in preparation. Truth is you just need to go. There is more value in the experience than the getting ready. Experience trumps be ready.

Truth:

Most people will never actually live life – they will just think that they did.

Views of Sitka!

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Good information!

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Progress!

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Go USA!!!

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No rain means Jim paints today! Go Jim!!

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Humpback whales in Sitka Sound

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I love being able to help Yarn Bomb in Australia! Make the world more beautiful. ..Yarn Bomb!

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https://craigmedred.news/2016/07/11/denali-hikers-escape-bear/

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Walk through the rainforest.

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Full American traditional 4th of July meal with the Dutch!! Two of everything, hamburgers, hot dogs and potato salad.

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Sharing the 4th of July with the Dutch crew of SY Anna Caroline. Fun day!!

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Slugging it out in Sitka - Alaska Dispatch News

http://www.adn.com/alaska-life/we-alaskans/2016/07/03/slugging-it-out-in-sitka/

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Yep I took that with my phone. My what big teeth you have!!

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Took a totem tour today. Fascinating!

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Really thinking something should be done about those nails.

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Getting ready for next weeks tours.

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Who wouldn't want to visit Sitka???!!!

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I am having an amazing time being a tour guide. The beauty is never ending.

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Sitka daylight hours. Fun!!

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Big boy!

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Jim's day is going to be very different than my day. Feeling guilty now!!!

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Another beautiful day for wildlife encounters.

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Long days, hard work!

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A fun summer job awaits me while Jim is doing all the work on Cape St. James this summer.

Had my first tour and great fun was had by all. I had 8 guests from India and 2 from San Diego.  The 2 from San Diego had been on this tour 4 other times with different guides.

We had lots of fun snacks from India, laughter and fabulous photo opportunities.

Perfect way to spend some time. I do feel guilty since Jim is working hard getting Cape St. James back to her beautiful self again.

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Bettles, Alaska Sourdough Lodge! Looking for adventure in the Arctic this is the place to stay!! They are now carrying my eXtra Tuff booties.

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Crew of S/V Irene birthday dinner for Peter before heading across the Northwest Passage

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Gear in Alaska car pocket!

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Jim was out flying yesterday!!

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And so the work begins.

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Happy St. Paddy Day

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Mt Edgecombe up close.

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We love this mountain.

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