Author: rehlert

When we went north Dixon Entrance, one of the two crossing exposed to the ocean, was calm like a lake. But this time we got to sail. With winds from the southwest we had to beat into it most of the time. →

As agreed upon we showed up at the Alaskan Vistas coffee hut at 10am to go on our Glacier tour. Sylvia, the guide, and as it turned out also one of the owners, gave us a quick overview of what we were →

The town of Wrangell on the north side of Wrangell Island and just south of the Wrangell Narrows was going to be our northernmost destination in Alaska. Located at the delta of Stikine River it has amazing →

After picking up Stephanie directly at the float plane dock of the Ketchikan Airport we headed straight north. With the wind behind us we sailed up Clarence Strait and pulled in to Meyers Chuck just before →

It turned out to be pretty misty in Misty Fjords, who would have known... After leaving Ketchikan we sailed with the south wind, up Behm Canal. The wind was so good we skipped our intended anchorage and →

It felt like we were slowly becoming locals in Prince Rupert. We knew everybody on the dock, had eaten at all the restaurants and played foosball at the little brewery. But by Monday we also could not →

Since we are stuck in Prince Rupert for a few days while we wait for our fuel tank to be made, we went on a shore excursion to the North Pacific Cannery near Port Edward about 30 miles south of Prince →

After leaving Kuhtze Inlet we headed up Fraser Reach to Hartley Bay. With light winds we ended up motoring most of it. Hartley Bay is a Native village. They offer water and fuel but otherwise don't care →

I tried this once at home and thought it is perfect for a long boat trip. Green coffee keeps forever and you can just roast as much as you need. It is easy too.  Just heat up a pot or pan, cover the →

Sometimes we have to share an anchorage with other pleasure boaters. Whenever that happens we noticed that while there may be a boat around in the evening when we wake up in the morning we are all by ourselves. →