Exiting the Fjords, and as a final farewell, a school of about 25 dolphins criss-crossed our boat when we left Walkers Cove and swam with us for about fifteen minutes. They dove and surfaced like lightning - so fast I couldn't even get a picture.
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We made our way around the North tip of Revillagigedo Island via the Behm Canal, and spent what would be our last night of anchorage in Yes Bay, home to a fishing resort that on Memorial Day, was remarkably, still closed for the season. By then, rain and mist moved in and we experienced the last of the Fjords in all their gloomy blue-grays with dots of bright lime green moss sprinkling the shore.
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| Exiting |
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When we got to Yes Bay our two friends, Safari & Mellow Moments, were already anchored there. We had been in radio touch with them but had lost track of their whereabouts. We were all headed to Naha Bay the next morning and decided we would anchor together in Naha and do some hiking to a nearby lagoon.
Naha Bay is a small cove with room for about three boats and three boats were already anchored there when we arrived. Nevertheless, we gamely set our anchor but it dragged - so we moved our position and tried again. By this time, the wind picked up and a river current was flowing right at us. It was clear we would not be able to anchor there so decided to head out but our anchor was stuck. With an audience of three other boats, we fussed and maneuvered and backed up and put on a great show of getting out of there, which we finally did.
Knudson Cove was our fall back destination, a few hours south. Ketchikan Harbor has a dock there with public moorage. By then the sun reappeared and we had a happy few hours cruising. Once we got there, the bay was dotted with fisherman - the Salmon Derby was on. Nevertheless we found a great slip and tied right up. Only problem, it was not the public dock but a private marina. We identified the public docks, untied and moved over and retied. Unfortunately, the dock was too short and I was unable to get off. OK, no problem, Jim turned us around and we tied up - again. Yea. Zippy and I got off and went to shore to reconnoiter the area. By the time we returned, Jim had the boat started again - turns out that even though the the U.S. Coastal Pilot stated that boats up to 65 feet could moor there, this was incorrect - only boats 35 feet were welcome.
At this point, we decided to head back to Ketchikan, our ultimate destination as we have guests to pick up later in the week. We made it and tied up just as the wind started howling, bringing a storm that would hammer us with high winds and non-stop rain for the next week. Whew, the safety of a harbor when all hell breaks loose.
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| Calm Before the Storm |
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Ketchikan
Cruise Ship Alley
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