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Juneau as seen from Douglas Island. |
The
Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau.
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A spectacular waterfall
at the glacier edge. |
The Mendenhall Glacier
from Douglas Island
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Baked Alaska on the
Bella, my new favorite food! |
The 4th of July in Juneau
Harbor. |
A happy birthday Grady
Bella Nile style!
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We
hooked up with Paul for the royal tour of Juneau. Paul is on the
Board of Directors for Dipac a non profit private salmon hatchery in
Juneau. In my opinion the future of fish farming and possibly the
beginning of the end of traditional commercial salmon fishing...
http://dipac.net/ |
Chum Salmon and a
few Kings stuff the fish ladder. |
A large
holding tank filled to capacity- we finally found the fish!
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July
5 2010 Glacier Bay
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We Arrive in
Glacier Bay.
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The first
wildlife is a Grizzly on the shore and an eagle off the bow. |
Icebergs
ahead! |
A wave from
the crew of the Bella from Johns Hopkins Glacier!
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It's hard to
take it all in the scale is just colossal....
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The Johns Hopkins
Glacier -words can not describe it. |
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The glacier
calving
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First the ice
cracks with a deafening explosion then an iceberg the size of a
house falls and raises the sea 4 feet!
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The Margerie
Glacier.
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The mountain
peaks just cant be counted. |
The Grand Pacific
Glacier and the entrance to the bay. |
No fish ...but
who cares! Margerie Glacier in the background and not a cloud in
the sky! |
Sapphire blue ice |
Speaking of
"ICE" April and Grady are engaged!
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The ice comes
in all different sizes, shapes and colors
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The ever present
cruise ships -but only 2 a day in Glacier bay and only 24
private boats a day in the bay as well. |
On the hook in
North Sandy Beach Cove. |
Hey -is that a
peanut butter sandwich I smell !!! A grizzly bear at our
anchorage at North Sandy Beach Cove
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July
19 2010 Hoonah and Port Fredric
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A view of Hoonah
Harbor and Port Fredric on the way to the zip line-
A spectacular
walk through a stand of Sitka Spruce at Cannery Point-
A native
dancer in the long house also at Cannery Point |
The launching
pad at the top of the mile long zip line and the view looking
down and up 2000 feet! |
July
20 2010 Pelican
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The quaint
tiny village of Pelican
Located on the northwest portion of Chichagof Island,
approximately 100 miles west of Juneau and 90 miles north of
Sitka. The town has no roads only a boardwalk. The main employer
a cold storage facility closed and has left the town adrift. The
red Pelican High School at the end of the boardwalk.
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Just when we
thought we found the worlds largest sea otters they turned out
to be deer swimming the channel-The famous arched rock just
outside Elfin Cove -a planned stop now for next year. |
July
22 2010 Back to Juneau and a Whale of a show!
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On our way
back from Pelican to Juneau we had just entered Icy
Straight- at first we saw the tail slapping from a mile away
then as we got closer it was non stop breaching for 20 minuets.
We have seen hundreds of whales on this trip but nothing like
this.
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The whale was
breaching in every direction then back into the sea with a
thunderous splash. I think he was just working down dinner but
Lori insists he was lookin for love! |
July
31 2010 and a quick side trip to
Cleveland for a family wedding- Congratulations Rob and
Christina!
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Family
pictures after the wedding ceremony. |
The Rose
garden at University of Ohio
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A family stop
and tour of the Christmas Story movie house. Later that day off
to see the Indians get clobbered by the Yankees- Alex was trying
for HR 600 -it was almost like watching the Mariners lose!
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The famous leg
lamp and bowling ball! |
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A day trip to the
Football Hall of Fame in Canton Ohio. Our Seahawks had the
smallest footprint in the Hall !
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Located on the
shores of Lake Eire and downtown Cleveland is the beautiful Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame and the
restored 618-foot
historic
ore boat the William G. Mather. Built in 1925 this ship had the
first radar and bow thruster installed on a commercial vessel.
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August 3 2010 and back to SUNNY Juneau!
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A last trip up
the Mount Roberts Tramway for some fabulous pictures of Juneau
and all you can eat Dungeness crab!
The view
looking south down Gastineau Channe-
Cruise ships
docked below the tramway-
And the view
north to downtown, Auke Bay and the airport.
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August 5th 2010 Time to head south.
First
stop Windfall Harbor & the Pack Creek bear reserve.
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The turn into
Seymour Passage and a view back at the Tracy Arm Glacier. The
Bella at anchor in Windfall Harbor and our walk about the bear
reserve armed only with my trusty Nikon!
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A short walk
down the beach to Pack Creek and the welcoming committee. The
bears were no more than 50 feet away |
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Two sows with
cubs that just wanted to play -but the mothers would have no
part of it. It was all business as one cub was lost to a big
male earlier in the season. |
Fishing
lessons at the Creek and who need a pole! The fish were in the
creek and bay in the tens of thousands! |
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After a hard
day of watching mom fish and junior gets some warm milk for
desert. The ranger said this was a very rare event to see. |
We found
ourselves cut off from our tender by a foraging grizzly. After
about 15 minuets the bear had enough berries and wandered of
-the ranger escorted us to the tender for a safe sendoff. |
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August 16th 2010 Grenville Channel
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Our anchorage
in the morning anyone for coffee and cookies?
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Snow crab and
a bucket of shrimp!!!! what a treat! Caught in the new Alaska
King Crab Pots from Juneau!
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August 22nd 2010 Home Again...2,300 miles later!
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Our last stop
in Canada was at Poets Cove on South Pender Island |
The Bella on
the docks at Poets Cove |
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A grey but pretty
Seattle on our port side almost 4 months later! |
A reminder to
watch your charts! A yacht high and dry on Colvos Rocks at the
head of Hood Canal. |
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August 25th 2010 to Westport for Kings and Tuna! |
The crew looks
pretty rough but the fish are pretty!
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A rare lazy sunny
day at Westport. |
My new best
friend showed up while I was cleaning fish.
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Couldn't resist
some fresh salmon! |
