July 13 – Back in Ketchikan (again)

We left Meyers Chuck early to make the 30+ mile trip down Clarence Strait and Tongass Narrows to Ketchikan. We docked about 10:30 AM which gave us lots of time to do a few chores.

We picked up at the post office the two packages of material from Fisheries Supply in Seattle that we had ordered before we left last week. In one package was some high-tech rope that I used to replace the wire cable that came with it. Some of the wires in the cable had begun to break as a result of the repeated flexing launching and retrieving the dinghy and were becoming a “poke” hazard when handling the cable.

Our friends the Nagles on the MV David Ellis called and said they were south of Prince Rupert but expected to make the leg across Dixon entrance the next day. They have made fabulous time from Seattle having left on July 5.

While in Meyers Chuck Marcia bought a Coho (silver) salmon from a local fisherman. While he gutted the fish, Marcia got to practice her skills at scaling and filleting it. Fresh salmon for dinner tonight!

Today’s mileage – 33.1

Cumulative mileage – 1189.3

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