End of Week Three - Ketchikan, AK

We are in Alaska!
Leaving Prince Rupert on Wednesday at 6 a.m. we had a beautiful cruise across Dixon Entrance and opted to end our day in a little cove called Foggy Bay. It was only 1 p.m., and we were enjoying the warm sunshine and a quiet afternoon. Had we known that we would awaken to a horrendous storm the next morning, we would have bypassed this stop and carried on another four hours to Ketchikan. Obviously, that was hindsight....
When we tried to leave the Bay on Thursday we were head on into huge seas and winds that made the journey intolerable. Dan had the wisdom and the strength to turn the ship around and return to our safe haven, where we settled in for a day of heavy rains and solitude. We are grateful for a cozy ship.
What a difference a day makes! On Friday we enjoyed the entire trip to this First City of Alaska, beautiful scenery and comfortable cruising the whole way. It seems uncommon that we have yet to see any wildlife or whales during this trip. There have been many sightings of grizzleys and other bear, as well as grey whales and humpbacks, but they have eluded us.
The land of the midnight sun is not disappointing us with long long evenings and early sunrise! This will continue for another few weeks, especially as we get farther north. At this point there are about four dark hours of night.
In Prince Rupert, Dan left for his fishing adventure at 4 a.m., the beginning of daylight. Our friends there took him in their smaller boat to Humpback Bay off Porcher Island, and within two hours they had more fish than they could use. It was pretty exciting for Dan, and we got about 50 lbs of salmon in our freezers. Now we're hoping for some halibut, and will look for more prawns and crab in the next week around Behm Canal.
We will be out of internet range, so will likely not update here again for a couple of weeks when we get to Juneau. Til then, here's hoping your summer weather arrives in full swing.