The west coast of Prince of Wales island is seldom traveled
and we saw no other boats once we passed through Ulloa Channel, which we did
doing 10.7 knots over ground, thanks to the strong current. Once through the
channel the winds picked up and we raised the sails, turned the engine off and
gently sailed through the small island chains to our destination. We saw
numerous whales on this trip, probably more than any other place on the trip so
far.
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| Sail appreciation day... |
As we approached the anchorage we spotted a black bear on
the shore. We slowed down and drifted along watch the bear with a young cub
feeding on shellfish.
It was another peaceful evening, not a breath of wind so
once dark, Amber, Badger and Katya lit the Chinese lanterns that Amber had
brought from Scotland and released them into the clear night sky. They drifted
slowly upwards, the light shining like a bright star before their flame expired
and the remnants fell back to the sea. It was quite spell binding.
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