On our walk with Will and Trish, we came upon a higher part of the muskeg, and we could see the ice chunks and small bergs, leaving the Le Conte glacier across the way, we walked towards the beach , where there were suppose to be petroglyphs, we searched high and low but didnt find them. Some local folks told us that some nerds tried to chisel the petroglyphs out of the rocks, lovely!!!        We really like this town, it has a beautiful new library, a hospital and good schools.    We chatted with a young mom who is a doctor, she had many choices as to where to go and work, but she picked Petersburg, and has not regretted it since.     As we had to go back through Wrangell Narrows, we had to time it again , just right!!!  So, on the 24th , we left on the second half of the flood tide, around 13.00 hours.     We aimed for St. John Harbour, not too far from the entrance of Wrangell Narrows, at the other end though……  Everything is working fine, the kelp that we figured had wound around the shaft, and eventually left us, (thank goodness),in that dreadful anchorage ,Portage bay,  had not done any long term damage.

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On the 23rd, we went walking, the town has really nice parks, actually, where we went is a bog, a wetland, and it is  Continue reading →

I took some photos here this time, the town is special, it has a strong Norwegian overtone, I already talked about that before, but just wanted to add a few photos.  Continue reading →

I had three loads of laundry to do, and do some serious shopping, so did Will and Trish, but first we headed to the local coffee shop and celebrated my birthday with lattes and apple pie, then we worked most of the day, for dinner Bert and i had pizza in the down town shop, ( it was excellent!!), Will had left a note on our boat , inviting us for birthday cake, and tea, Trish had made little chocolate cakes, one for each of us, and they had a gift for me also!!!    It made the day very special.  Continue reading →

I have been contemplating , stopping the stories about the trip last year, but then i see the photos, photos of good friends, places we love, and so, i go on.      So, on July 21st, leaving the nasty kelp behind, we tied to the dock in Petersburg again.      I like it here, i like the town, the people, and …. our friends Will and Trish were here too,with their sailboat, “Shadow dancer II, ”  tied close to us!!!     My veggie basket was almost empty, it contained two potatoes , one zuccini, one onion and some very dried out carrots.   Time to shop!!!     There are no chain stores here in Petersburg, other then one Rexall drug store, this is quite a wealthy town because of the fishing industry, all the stores are run by Hammer & Wikan Inc.     www.hammerandwikan.com            The grocery store provides a free shuttle , to and from the store.    The yellow , funky sailboat we saw in Ketchikan, was docked here too, which gave us the opportunity  to have a good look at her.    Here are some things that caught my eye while staying here.   Continue reading →