KETCHIKAN , WRANGELL, AND PETERSBURG

Monday, June 10, 2013.  Today Del and Orlaine wrap up their 40 day cruise up the Inside Passage and our daughter Chrissy flies in to start her 7 day cruise with us.  It was great getting re-acquainted with Del and Orlaine and hearing all the stories about my dad and other relatives.  Del can scratch one of the must do’s on his bucket list.  Orlaine learned not to listen to all her friends tell her she was going to get seasick because she was a real trooper the few times it got a little rough.

Chrissy is really excited about catching and eating some fresh seafood so the first thing we did was get her a fishing license.  We had a few hours Monday afternoon so we went to down town Ketchikan and saw some of the sights the cruise ship tourists see.  There are lots of souvenir shops but they all seem to have the same things.  Here are a few pictures of the past few days.

Late evening sunset in Ketchikan

Three of these big cruise ships are coming in every day and set thousands of visitors loose on the city

One of the local Alaska State Ferry's 

Tuesday, June 11, 2013.  Today we cruised up to Meyers Chuck and were able to tie up to the dock.  I got the scoop from a local fisherman where to set the shrimp pots so Chrissy and I took them out.  The next morning we checked them and there was zero shrimp!  What do they say about fisherman being the biggest liars??

When Pat told this fisherman that Patsy was here name, he said he named it after her.

An after dinner paddle in Meyers Chuck

Wednesday, June 12, 2013.  This morning we had Dall porpoise riding the bow wave on the way to Santa Anna Inlet.  We anchored up and set out the crab and shrimp pots.  One other boat came in but it was a quite night.

Thursday, June 13, 2013.  Had lots  of crab and shrimp in the pots this morning.  We are leaving for Wrangell this morning. 


Friday, June 14, 2013.  Left this morning for Duncan Canal.  Found a little place behind Castle Island and anchored out for two days.  The commercial crab fishing opened Saturday morning so there are several hundred pots out in the area that were not there Friday.  Had very warm weather the past two days (upper 70’s) and no wind at all.

Sunday, June 16, 2013.  Left at noon for Wrangell Narrows and on up to Petersburg so Chrissy can catch a plane back to Seattle on Monday.  Found a place at the dock in the old part of the marina, and it really needs some improvements made!!!  On Monday I was able to get in touch with a old high school friend, Bob Ratliff, and we got caught up on what has happened in our lives the past 35 years.  We will leave Tomorrow morning, heading North once again.

Duncan Canal was dead calm for two days.

This is Christmas Tree Island in Wrangell narrows.  There is over 50 navigation aids in this 20 mile stretch.

Approaching Petersburg from the South.