We fueled up at Ketchikan this afternoon after a day of shopping and restocking supplies and doing laundry. Fuel was 4.29 a gallon. So far I am burning about 9 gallons an hour which is 2 to 3 gallons less than I anticipated. My fuel usage calculations were high but my cost calculations are going to be low so I should still be within my fuel budget by the end of the trip and may not have to find work in Alaska to get home.
We cruised a couple hours up to Naha bay, a very secure and quiet little protected bay with a small public float and trail up to Roosevelt Lagoon. The public float is full with small boats so were anchored in 80 feet of water in the outflow current from the Lagoon. Tomorrow we will hike up and explore the lagoon a bit if we cannot dinghy through the rapids that seperate it from the bay. We met a talkative local who gave us a rundown on what it is like growing up on a small island in Alaska. Nice guy, loved to tell us about SE alaska and places and things to see and do.
Everyone is nice and we have met several other boaters headed the same direction and have even met another Roche Harbor member. Jim Crill and his wife in their 60 foot boat Chinoo. We first saw them at the north end of the Queen Charlotte Crossing but did not realize they were fellow Roche Harbor members. He caught my lines when I docked at Ketchikan and it was only then that we realized he was a new member. They headed off today to do Misty Fjords but we will surly run across them again in our travels.
Weather is still fabulous. Hot today, high 70.s and not a cloud in the sky. Chris complained it was too hot. Once we were moving it was not too bad but in town it was too hot.
We cruised a couple hours up to Naha bay, a very secure and quiet little protected bay with a small public float and trail up to Roosevelt Lagoon. The public float is full with small boats so were anchored in 80 feet of water in the outflow current from the Lagoon. Tomorrow we will hike up and explore the lagoon a bit if we cannot dinghy through the rapids that seperate it from the bay. We met a talkative local who gave us a rundown on what it is like growing up on a small island in Alaska. Nice guy, loved to tell us about SE alaska and places and things to see and do.
Everyone is nice and we have met several other boaters headed the same direction and have even met another Roche Harbor member. Jim Crill and his wife in their 60 foot boat Chinoo. We first saw them at the north end of the Queen Charlotte Crossing but did not realize they were fellow Roche Harbor members. He caught my lines when I docked at Ketchikan and it was only then that we realized he was a new member. They headed off today to do Misty Fjords but we will surly run across them again in our travels.
Weather is still fabulous. Hot today, high 70.s and not a cloud in the sky. Chris complained it was too hot. Once we were moving it was not too bad but in town it was too hot.
3 comments:
Hi you two! Enjoying the daily updates and glad you've had some sunny weather. Just finished a nice 3-day weekend here. I fell in love with SE Alaska during a 10-day visit in '86 and still look forward to doing a Glacier Bay tour and Denali visit some day! So enjoy a snow-capped mountain for me! Sure enjoy the photos! Judy
Oh My GOD Miner! You need to contact your neighbor. I want pictures of Katies adventure of house sitting. I crack up on a daily basis with her stories of mowing the lawn, cleaning the pool, and killing bees, and killing spiders (hence, jumping in the pool, completely clothed because she had spiders on her leg.)Your neighbor must be thoroughly entertained just by watching her.
UMMMMMM..... do you have fish that i need to be feeding, Debbie said there are fish in the pond but i have not seen or fed any???
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