Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Just Crossed Into Alaska!!!
Woo hoo! Crossed into Alaskan waters. Time to turn clocks back one hour. Which means daylight until at least 11 pm.
Prince Rupert ... Third Deepest Natural Harbor in the World
Tied up here in Cow Bay at the Prince Rupert Rowing & Yacht Club (not exactly what you envision when you think of "yacht club") ... we are impressed by the traffic going through this harbor. As the first point of entry when coming into Canada from Alaska, we see all kinds of marine traffic coming through.
With a population of 18,000, this is also one of the largest "cities" we will be in for a while.
The marina is filled with a mixture of fishing boats, pleasure boats, tour boats ... and some just plain sad boats looking for more attentive owners.
The waterfront is lined with shops and restaurants .... nice to get out and have someone else do the cooking for a change :)
Leaving in 2 hours for Alaskan waters ... anchoring in Foggy Bay tonight before clearing customs in Ketchikan.
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| Engelenbak happily at dock at PRR&YC |
The marina is filled with a mixture of fishing boats, pleasure boats, tour boats ... and some just plain sad boats looking for more attentive owners.
The waterfront is lined with shops and restaurants .... nice to get out and have someone else do the cooking for a change :)
Leaving in 2 hours for Alaskan waters ... anchoring in Foggy Bay tonight before clearing customs in Ketchikan.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Chilling Out in Prince Rupert
I swore I would never start another blog for this trip to Alaska, but since we added a Wifi extender to the boat, I will try posting when we have a connection. Problem is ... internet connections are as slow as molasses!.
We left Vancouver a bit over a week ago and arrived in Prince Rupert yesterday, our first time on dry land in 8 days, and last stop in BC before crossing over to Alaska tomorrow.
Great 8 days of cruising, with little wind and calm seas. Mostly overcast ... but the sun has been peeking through here and there. Today was our first full day of rain ... last trip it rained most of the way up, so not so bad.
Roland and Lovie are enjoying some "man time" on the back deck.
In the meantime, we will be leaving tomorrow and plan to be in Ketchikan sometime in the next couple of days.
If you really have time on your hands, feel free to follow us on AIS ... just type in the name ENGELENBAK for vessel name in the link here, and it will show you where we are if our AIS is on:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
Great 8 days of cruising, with little wind and calm seas. Mostly overcast ... but the sun has been peeking through here and there. Today was our first full day of rain ... last trip it rained most of the way up, so not so bad.
Roland and Lovie are enjoying some "man time" on the back deck.
In the meantime, we will be leaving tomorrow and plan to be in Ketchikan sometime in the next couple of days.
If you really have time on your hands, feel free to follow us on AIS ... just type in the name ENGELENBAK for vessel name in the link here, and it will show you where we are if our AIS is on:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
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