JUNE 6,7 and 8.

JUNE 6. Tuesday.

Quite a nice day, not too much rain, still gray skies, still in Refuge Bay near Ketchikan, supporting Mejan and Bert while they are hauled out. We saw a lot of boats passing by from our cockpit as the winds had died down and it was a good day for boaters to continue their journey north. We stayed on the boat, most of the day, Mejan tried to do some blogging on our boat, but the wifi cut out. We saw some cruise ships passing by from our cockpit on the dock and had a lazy day. That evening we went for a lovely dinner on Curtsy. Mejan had outdone herself again, the table looked charming and the food was great. 

JUNE 7. Wednesday.

Bert and Mejan insisted that we leave. We felt bad leaving them behind, but there was really not much we could do to help them except giving them some of our drinking water. We were hoping that they would be back in the water in a day or two, but it did not turn out that way. We went back to Ketchikan and filled up our diesel tanks, 213 gallons @ $2.569US a gallon. Karl the attendant at Anderes Service was very helpful and polite. He had lived in Ketchikan his whole life and he was quite happy to stay there the rest of his life. We sailed into Meyer’s Chuck around 1:30 that afternoon, which gave us lots of time for ‘sightseeing’ in this quaint little nook of Alaska.

Meyer’s Chuck, a quaint little community, with very independent people, salvaging and cutting their own wood. Funky houses build near or on the water.  The little shack is the library and fire hall.

The ‘HIGHWAY’ in MEYER’S  CHUCK. 

We met some nice people from Kelowna,BC, Dan and Susan on ‘Potest Fiery’, a Nordic Tug and Ron and Suzie Bauman, from Seattle, on ‘Tango’, a 43′ Nauticat ketch. There was a notice on the bulletin board advertising fresh cinnamon buns for $3.50 each, by Cassie, the post master lady. If you called her she would bake them in the morning and bring them to your boat. Dan agreed to order some cinnamon buns with us, as the minimum number, she needed to bake was 6. We only needed 2.

JUNE 8. Thursday.

At 7:15 this morning Cassie came by with her freshly baked cinnamon buns. They were very tasty. She asked if I was Dutch and she mentioned that her parents were Dutch as well. She had never been to the Netherlands. She has been living in Meyer’s Chuck for 56 years. I am sure she and her husband have lots of stories to tell about this little place.

Cassie delivering fresh cinnamon buns in Meyer’s chuck at 7:15 am.

Cassie also runs the post office, which is the little building at the top of the dock. Cassie is on the dock at high tide.Next picture taken the next day at low tide.

We left around 8:00 am and were heading for Frosty Bay, about 25 NM away. We arrived their around 12:00, looked around and decided to carry on to Anan Bay. At Anan Bay, there is a Bear and Wildlife Observatory. We had been looking forward to seeing the grizzly bears there, but it turned out it was too early in the season. They come when the salmon are running up the river in July and August. We hoped to maybe see some bears on the beach. When we arrived there we went in our dinghy for a tour of the bay. The anchoring is not great there. It is right in the open and within 5 minutes the wind increased to 20 knots. We quickly headed back to the boat and carried on, up Eastern Channel, to a peaceful and quiet anchorage, Berg Bay, with some nice grassy areas bears love. We kept a close watch, especially during low tide, but No bears again that day. Lots of eagles though.

J