Sometimes we travel for 10 hours, usually always motoring, cannot remember when the sails were up last, but its not good to sit, stand, sit all the time, so we go on deck, and run in place, (always keeping an eye out for other boats…), or jump up and down, put some good music on, and use those muscles. Bert has not managed to capture me on film yet, but i got him!!  here he is!!!

Everything has been working well, we bought fuel when we left Prince Rupert, and record We have a day tank in the engine room, for the diesel, and we fill this up every time its half empty,  which means we burned 24 litres, that way we can keep an eye on the amount.  So, one day tank full is about 48-50 litres.  Once we were back in Ketchikan, we had filled 9 and a half times, so a total of about 475 litres. The fill up totalled 488 litres, so we did pretty good. Dont forget , we have the Dickenson stove going every night, sometimes all day too, depending on the weather.We also use the Hurricane heating system for making hot water, which also uses the diesel.  There has only been one night that we didnt have the Dickenson stove on!!!!!  We cook on propane and have 2 ,30lbs. bottles, which lasts us 4 months. Slowly but surely we are getting into a  smooth  way of doing things on the boat, dont forget, we were only together on the boat on the weekends, for 5 years, and now its all of a sudden 24/7, two people in a small space, trying to get everything done.  Bert takes care of the engine and everything else that goes with it, all the mechanical stuff, i keep the boat clean, cook, buy groceries, do the laundry, when we can, take care of Annie, and keep a close eye on things. Overall every thing is working very well.

While we were in Petersburg, we talked to some local people, and some of the boaters, about heading more north, we so wanted to go to some glaciers, but the weather was changing, and most of the folks said that we could get stuck, as the lows in the weather come closer and closer together.  So, the decision was made to turn back. We had a hard time with it, but then i thought, heh!! they are not taking the glaciers away any time soon, they will still be there, in the next couple years, so why dont we just enjoy the cruising, so and see some other places, for example the Anan Bear Observatory.  So, on Aug. 18 we headed for the Narrows again, carefully checking the tide again. We headed for Clarence strait , to anchor in Exchange cove. On the way , we saw a family of  Stellar Sealions , resting inside of a buoy. These guys are so funny, they seem to be constantly performing.