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First time catching King crab...

Since we are in Alaska you can catch crabs by dropping a cage and pulling it out a few hours later you can catch indigenous crabs. So we finally find a spot to go

Sitka’s hidden history. . .

Sitka’s hidden Secret. . . We were met by a family in Sitka who told us that we must visit this national park. This park contains the history of Sitka, so we couldn’t

Christmas for the boat!

A lot of presents — for the boat… We have finally arrived in Sitka, a place rich in history. But we'll cover that in our next blog, as today is "Christmas for

Finally...After a week of rain

Man… we’ve just had a week of rain, and it has been so boring just sitting on the boat in one spot, unable to go on land because it’s raining all day. But finally,

One of the best hot springs in Alaska!!!

If you're following me and have read the other post where I went through some very tight spots, if not, here it is: Now, you might ask why we went through such a

One of the most tight anchorages!

This has been one of the most challenging passages to reach this stunning anchorage it was definitely worth it as we were nicely protected from the wind that we

Goodbye Pelican Cove: Hello to Cloudy Skies at Bohemia Dock

We wake up....and are amazed by the sky, there was not a single cloud in the sky. Now a lot of people will not be amazed, but here in Alaska it is so rare to see

Pelican town | Alaska | Breathtaking nature|

We finally leave Elfin cove. . . This is basically the only sad thing about boatlife is that when you sail to a new place and meet new people, a few days later you

A Sunny Day, Hidden Mushrooms, and a Bear Warning in Elfin Cove

We are still in Elfin cove as there is a storm coming. It was a sunny and beautiful day so we decided to go and make use of this amazing day Pretty easy to see us,

We come back to Elfin cove

We finally arrive in Elfin cove and are greeted with Alaska’s stunning landscape, with a little bit of human touch. Elfin cove is a small fishing port with only

It has been a busy week. . .

We leave Juneau and go to Hoonah to haul out, or for those non-sailors to take the boat out of the water. Hoonah is a beautiful, little cute town. We decided to

Morning views be like. . . (On a sailing boat)

Hope you enjoy! Let me know which one you liked best

We visit another glacier (Tarr inlet Glacier Bay National Park)

Once again we leave for another glacier It would take us about 4 hour to reach the glacier. But due to current we were only able to make it in 6 hours. 6 hours later.

A foggy morning: We leave for Glacier bay and visit a famous whale exhibit

As l said we will be staying in this region for a few weeks. Before we leave we have thick fog and after a few hours this is the result! We finally arrive and go

Arrival in Juneau: Beautiful mountains

After spending a night resting and recharging, we leave for another passage but this one was quite interesting! This passage was not as boring, since we had something

Sailing Alaska's unpredictable weathers, plans change fast.

Now that we have outwaited the storm it is time to move fast towards Juneau We leave at about 10 a.m. and start battling currents, which reduces our speed to 2 knots

Stuck for three days: extreme weather conditions.

You can see we're anchored here (the white dot on the map), right in the middle of a black patch. If you look at the scale at the bottom, it shows how many knots

Its been a long time since we have put up the sails

Since we have been stuck in bad weather for a whole week it is time to move fast since we do not much time left... After spending a night with the loud sea lions,

Wild Bears and Coastal Wonders: Exploring Bears, Sea Lions, and Marine Life

This morning, we finally departed from the bay after enduring six consecutive days of rain, and for the first time, we were greeted with a bit of sunshine. As we

Why Fiji is Still My Favorite: Exploring Its Remote Islands and Unique Culture.

After six months of sailing around New Zealand, we were ready for our first offshore passage to Fiji. It was thrilling, especially since I hadn't left New Zealand