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Day 62 – Mile 5735 – Leaving Columbia Arm, Alaska
If there could have been a better way to finish this amazing expedition anadventure, I don’t know what it would be. Today we took the...
svkailani
Aug 19, 20213 min read
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Day 61 – Mile 5810 – Emerald Cove, AK – Traversing Prince William Sound
We left Bainbridge Glacier behind on a rainy yesterday and entered Bainbridge pass. The pass is amazing. Steep mountains on either side,...
svkailani
Aug 18, 20212 min read
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Day 59 – Mile 5630 – Bainbridge Arm, Prince William Sound, Alaska - No words...but I'll try...
OK. Wow. Like amazing wow. It’s truly impossible to express what we have experienced here at the Glacier. Bainbridge is a remote glacier...
svkailani
Aug 16, 20213 min read
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Day 58 – Mile 5420 – Off the Barren Islands – A final reminder of who’s in charge
Blowing 40 knots. Steep 8-10’ swell. Last blast from the Pacific before we get into Prince William Sound. Good to feel the boat...
svkailani
Aug 15, 20211 min read
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Day 56 – Mile 5377 – Kodiak, AK – A cold dose of ‘back’
So we arrived at Kodiak. What an overwhelming place. Luxury houses, tourists, lots of signs and chaos. We dock in the harbor and are...
svkailani
Aug 13, 20211 min read
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Day 53 – Mile 4971 – Coal Harbor, Unga Island, Shumagin Islands, AK – Pavlof Erupts!
Finally we are free of King Cove. The weather has mellowed, though there’s still a 15’ swell out there. Our next 70 miles are inside of...
svkailani
Aug 10, 20212 min read
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Day 51 – Mile 4899 – King Cove, AK – Hiding from the storms
We started working our way north through the Deer Island Passage off the Alaskan Peninsula. The passage is amazing, weaving its way...
svkailani
Aug 8, 20212 min read
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Day 49 – Leaving Dutch Harbor – A new route..
We got it all done today. Grocery shopping, four 15 gallon diesel trips to the gas station to buy fuel (and not go to the very...
svkailani
Aug 6, 20211 min read
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Day 48 – Arriving Dutch Harbor – Mile 4673 – Wildlife and Volcanos
What an amazing day sailing past Unmak and Unilaska Islands today. As we approached Unmak, the clouds had obscured everything for the...
svkailani
Aug 5, 20212 min read
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