The trip so far

It took us a while to reach Sitka. We spent several days in Glacier Bay but due to weather we didn't see much of the scenery. However we did have many visitors in the cove we stayed in: sea lions, harbor porpoises, a humpback, pigeon guillemots, goldeneyes, and surf scoters. I counted 17 sea otters when we initially came into the anchorage, but they didn't seem to like us at all and vacated the area during our stay. We called them the snotters because of their snobbery. The harbor porpoises on the other hand, who are usually very shy, came very close to our boat one morning. One swam underneath our stern several times, and he (or she) was checking me out as closely as I was checking him out.

Our next main stop was Elfin Cove, a fascinating, remote community full of boardwalks and no roads, and shy but friendly residents. We were there for about a week as we waited out a few gales. We had a few days of snow flurries, which made it feel like Christmas.

Currently we are in Sitka for a few days, but are preparing to continue south in the next day or so.

 Mount Crillon

Snowfall at Elfin Cove.

Pigeon guillemots in the snow at North Sandy Cove, Glacier Bay.