It's a cold and snowy March in Sidney, B.C. as we prepare Nellie for Alaska
Before going north to Alaska we head south to Lake Union to pickup the new dingy and engine.
Nice waterfront living in Lake Union.
On the way to Lake Washington.
The new dink and engine on the new davits--all fit fine.
The new kayaks arrive.
We fly the Blue Peter to show all that Nellie's sailing with the next tide.
Replacing the windlass motor
Yuculta, Gillard, Dent rapids need to be run at slack--John double checks the math.
Kelsey Point on Stuart Island marks the entrance to the Yuculta rapids--doesn't look all that bad (ha!)
So many prawns ...
Alert Bay with Vancouver Island in the background
The old grid in Port Hardy, B.C.
The helm panel--a work in progress
Sunset in Oliver Cove, B.C.
Waterfall just north of Hird Point, B.C.
Running the rapids into Culpepper Lagoon, B.C.
Bishop's Bay hot springs
It's not all work ...
Approaching Alaska's Revillagigedo island (Ketchikan).
Downtown marina
Ketchikan's 'red light' district
Welcome to Ketcikan, Alaska
John in the taxi to the airport
Following At Ease into the Goose Bay anchorage on Price of Whales Island.
Mike (At Ease) and his prawn catch
Dungeness crab catch
At Ease delivering breakfast
George, a real 'sour dough', sells us some of his oysters
It rains a little here
Misty Fjords
Walker Cove
The fjords are deep!
Something is in the fog ahead of us ...
...it's a tree
Niece Kim Campbell at the helm
"There's a bear in the woods ..."
A floating town just north of Ketchican
Meyers Chuck
The anchorage at Anan bear observatory
The grid at Wrangell
Bumper-sticker politics
Warm Spring Bay, Baranof Island
Clearly the wrong shoe selection ...
Toe tingling good ...
Sitka, Alaska
Charter fishing is a contentious issue ...
A tree full of eagles in Sitka
Mirror Harbor, Chichagof Island
small path, big bear
hot springs on Chichagof Island
Pelican, Alaska
Elfin, AK
Original Alaskan gold--otter pelts
Into Glacier Bay
Plenty of ice for our drinks
Nellie in front of Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay, AK (60 degree North)
Bicki in Glacier Bay
Dave in Glacier Bay
McBride Glacier
Clearing the bergettes from our route
PC repairs at the intersection of Chatham and Icy Straits--yes, it was fixable
Into Juneau
Mendenhall glacier just outside Juneau
At the end of the Lynn Canal is Skagway
While Pass steam train
Up the gold miners trail
someone can't read ...
4th of July in Haines
The remains of Fort Seward in Haines, AK
zero to naked in 6.2 beers
No crabs for dinner
Bears in Anan
Ocean Fall, B.C.
In the Broughtons
Cooling line sprouts a leak
Unhappy Bicki ...
Vancouver, B.C.
Back in the San Juans--and fog
LNVT Rendezvous in La Conner
the cruise out to Prevost Harbor
Bicki and Ellen out playing
Onan impeller fails
Into the fog
Victoria on Vancouver Island, B.C.
Darth Vader entertains the tourists
Haul 13 September 2007 for trip to the east coast
heading east
Once in the Chesapeake, new bottom paint
about to go feet wet in the Chesapeake
13 October 2007--Nellie's new home on the Chesapeake
