February and March 2008 Cruise News

I missed a month and no one complained. Does that mean you don't read these or are you just too busy getting ready for summer? We don't have much to report for either month but a few things happened that were worthy of a photo or two.

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We had lots of snow in February and March.

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Eagles started hanging around looking for food anywhere. This immature eagle was eyeing some fish left on this troller.

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A couple of days were cold enough to create some beautiful icicles.

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The steam is condensation from our heater.

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We dog sat with Tipper while her parents were in Hawaii basking in the sunshine. Tipper and Chuck enjoying the beach on a nice day.

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Tidepooling together. She follows him everywhere.

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The sun was shining for several days in late March so we decided to go out for a few days. We were hoping to catch a glimpse of some herring fishing but they postponed it for a few days. Seems one seiner caught so much herring it was taking days to pump the herring from the seiner into the processor.

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This processor takes their vehicle with them.

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We saw lots of "herds" of sealions which Fish and Game use as a sign there are herring around.

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And, of course, whales are feeding on the herring also. It was a beautiful sunny, warm day.

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We anchored for the night at one of our favorite anchorages because of this view.

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The next morning we woke up to this. The wonder of Alaska weather. You never know what to expect from one day to the next.

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At first glimpse, this looked like ice on the water but it was just snow accumulation.

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A quiet, serene view from the saloon.

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A whale is headed toward us.

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This is the same processor (with the car on the back) that we passed yesterday. It's snowing in the harbor.

Well, that is our report for February and March 2008. I've scaled back work to 3 days a week in anticipation of weather dry enough to do some outside cleaning on the boat. We'll have to see. We are leaving for our summer cruise in early to mid May. Our first set of guests arrive at Elfin Cove in Icy Strait in late May. Can't wait!!!

Chris and Chuck