Day 53 - Kindergarten Cove to Thorne Bay
24.07.17 // Categories: Alaska 2017
July 23, 2017
It was bright and calm this morning which was nice and we could even see a bit of blue sky. We talked to Reiki Master on the radio and they were getting ready to go out to put an anchor down on a pinnacle and start fishing. They had not decided where they would go afterwards - whether it be Coffman Cove, or back to Wrangell. We decided that if it was nice enough out there, that we might go all the way down to Thorne Bay instead of Coffman.
So we said our goodbyes and see-you-soon's and headed out. It was flat and glassy and warm and sunny. Whodathunkit! So we cruised all the way down. As per the McLaughlin way though, as we arrived it clouded over and cooled off again.
When we arrived at the marina, we could not hail the harbor master. There was also a couple of "Reserved" signs all along the transient moorage area. A sailboat was just leaving a slip and said the harbor master had put them there as transient and so we should be fine there. As we were about to pull in, a woman beckoned us a bit further down it and said we should go there. She said the harbor master doesn't work Sundays and they were expecting a tour boat so we should just use this slip. So we did. As we pulled in, we recognized Dan from "Adventurous Ohana" who was helping us with lines. We had talked with him in Meyers Chuck just after we left Ketchikan. They had been cruising the area and were heading back to Ketchikan to get grand kids the next day. There was some fishing and crabbing talk, but of course we are still batting 0% there. He did mention that there is a place though where you can rent a truck to drive around Prince of Whales Island which we thought would be a good idea.
We grabbed a bite for a late lunch and then went for a walk with Bella. We walked to the small grocery store, but we really didn't need much. We dropped the groceries at the boat and also left Bella there as she is too much of a pain to walk, and went cruising around the town. Of course, everything is closed on Sundays and again we managed to arrive on the wrong day. We couldn't find anywhere to eat, nor the place to rent the truck or find out if the truck was available tomorrow.
The tour boat came in just before our walk - "Alaska Dream". What a weird looking boat. A giant wedding cake catamaran, and it seemed to hold a *ton* of people. They all walked into town at some point and we could see the group all together. Maybe 40 people? When we walked by the Library, *they* were open as they were expecting the tour. (What tour goes to the Thorne Bay Library?). As we walked back to the boat, there was woman setting up a table selling hand made items. Like it was a cruise ship. But the best part is another woman arrived and set up a table selling fresh baked cinnamon buns to the group. We got ourselves one of those!
Dinner on the boat. We exchanged some text's with Byron as they had arrived at Pruth Bay and had internet. It turns out they are not going to go as far north as they originally intended. So they are going to hang out in the Shearwater area instead and will just "gunk hole" around. They were wondering what our schedule was. So we went through some ideas and back of the envelope stuff and thought we would be in Shearwater between 10 and 14 days. Give or Take.
It was bright and calm this morning which was nice and we could even see a bit of blue sky. We talked to Reiki Master on the radio and they were getting ready to go out to put an anchor down on a pinnacle and start fishing. They had not decided where they would go afterwards - whether it be Coffman Cove, or back to Wrangell. We decided that if it was nice enough out there, that we might go all the way down to Thorne Bay instead of Coffman.
So we said our goodbyes and see-you-soon's and headed out. It was flat and glassy and warm and sunny. Whodathunkit! So we cruised all the way down. As per the McLaughlin way though, as we arrived it clouded over and cooled off again.
When we arrived at the marina, we could not hail the harbor master. There was also a couple of "Reserved" signs all along the transient moorage area. A sailboat was just leaving a slip and said the harbor master had put them there as transient and so we should be fine there. As we were about to pull in, a woman beckoned us a bit further down it and said we should go there. She said the harbor master doesn't work Sundays and they were expecting a tour boat so we should just use this slip. So we did. As we pulled in, we recognized Dan from "Adventurous Ohana" who was helping us with lines. We had talked with him in Meyers Chuck just after we left Ketchikan. They had been cruising the area and were heading back to Ketchikan to get grand kids the next day. There was some fishing and crabbing talk, but of course we are still batting 0% there. He did mention that there is a place though where you can rent a truck to drive around Prince of Whales Island which we thought would be a good idea.
We grabbed a bite for a late lunch and then went for a walk with Bella. We walked to the small grocery store, but we really didn't need much. We dropped the groceries at the boat and also left Bella there as she is too much of a pain to walk, and went cruising around the town. Of course, everything is closed on Sundays and again we managed to arrive on the wrong day. We couldn't find anywhere to eat, nor the place to rent the truck or find out if the truck was available tomorrow.
The tour boat came in just before our walk - "Alaska Dream". What a weird looking boat. A giant wedding cake catamaran, and it seemed to hold a *ton* of people. They all walked into town at some point and we could see the group all together. Maybe 40 people? When we walked by the Library, *they* were open as they were expecting the tour. (What tour goes to the Thorne Bay Library?). As we walked back to the boat, there was woman setting up a table selling hand made items. Like it was a cruise ship. But the best part is another woman arrived and set up a table selling fresh baked cinnamon buns to the group. We got ourselves one of those!
Dinner on the boat. We exchanged some text's with Byron as they had arrived at Pruth Bay and had internet. It turns out they are not going to go as far north as they originally intended. So they are going to hang out in the Shearwater area instead and will just "gunk hole" around. They were wondering what our schedule was. So we went through some ideas and back of the envelope stuff and thought we would be in Shearwater between 10 and 14 days. Give or Take.