Its the 8th of August today, and the new dinghy is here, good thing, Bert was going a bit crazy, waiting for it.  Its a nice little boat, should do well for us. Tomorrow morning, i will bring the bonsai away, then we anchor out in Pillsbury cove, and wait till the weather improves, its blowy and the waves are big in Dixon Entrance. We are quite excited about Alaska, not sure what to expect, but the stories from Dean and Leo are wonderful, and we should see lots of whales for sure. We figure, once we start heading back south, the bears will be at the creeks for the fish, and maybe we still get to see the Kermodei Bear.But,apparently there are lots of bears to watch in Alaska. So, i will sign off for now, and hope to be able to write in Alaska.