Back to Ketchikan today. Clarence Strait was calm, a welcome
departure from yesterday’s bumpy ride. We were even treated to a pod of orcas!
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| Orcas and commercial fishing...so Alaska |
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| Seiners at work |
We fueled up in Ketchikan for the first time since Juneau.
Diesel for the main engine, generator, and furnace; propane for the galley; gas
for the dinghy. Total distance on this tank was 841.02 nautical miles in 121.18
hours and 252.09 gallons of diesel. Next fill-up will be somewhere in Puget
Sound…
After fueling we moored at Thomas Basin and got started on
chores. Laundry, grocery shopping, etc. Tip: the laundry service near Thomas
Basin (“The Mat”) is not self-serve. They’ll wash-and-fold for $1.75 per pound,
but they need a full day to do it. Given the price of cab fare to the Highliner
Laundromat near Bar Harbor and how expensive their machines are, The Mat seems
like a decent deal.
I’d planned on heading to Foggy Bay tomorrow, but a
C-Dory-turned-Nordic Tug friend is in town and invited us to tour the Vigor
Shipyard, which is currently building new ferries for the Alaska Marine Highway
system, so I think we’ll do that instead!
37.05 nm today
2479.58 nm total
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