Another scorcher, this time with temps in the 80s! This is
definitely the warmest weather I remember in Alaska…
We continued south in Lynn Canal today. An easy trip, except
for the dozens of commercial fishing boats and nets I had to avoid. The gill
netters are out in force, and weaving through a pack of demands attention. Nets
extend several thousand feet from the boats, and when several boats are fishing
in close proximity it can be difficult to decipher which net belongs to which
boat. Ordinarily I’d just steer around the whole fleet, but today they were blocking
the entrance to the anchorage, so through them I went. No boat-on-net contact,
either…always a plus.
Bridget Cove is another delightful anchorage along Lynn
Canal. And it’s shallow! I anchored in 30 feet at the top of a 17 foot tide,
excellent holding. The windlass will be happy with me! The surrounding land is
actually a state park accessible by road from Juneau. Throughout the afternoon
we saw dozens of people meandering along shore, quite a change from the more
remote anchorages I’m accustomed to.
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| Bridget Cove anchorage |
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| Shallowest anchorage so far this summer. Just 12 feet under the boat at low tide. |
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| Aerial looking southwest. |
Given the even warmer temperature today, I had to swim
again. Again, the water temp was remarkably mild—somewhere right around 60
degrees. Refreshing!
We spotted one whale not far from the boat when we were
anchored. We scrambled into the dinghy and zoomed out towards it, but by the
time we got there it was gone. Lynn Canal has exceeded my expectations as a
cruising area (super scenic, neat town, quite a few anchorages), but it has
disappointed in wildlife.
Back to Auke Bay tomorrow to drop Sam off. Then off
somewhere…
22.08 nm today
1807.87 nm total
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