Port Angeles to Haines

After Port Angeles, we cleared customs into Canada at Bedwell Harbor. We anchored about 6 hours later in Campbell Bay, Canada. It was a beautiful, calm anchorage, and we were the only boat. The next day, we left early and traveled approximately 150 miles to an unknown cove just past Seymore Narrows, where we spent another very calm night. The next morning we left early for Queen Charlotte Sound. Our intentions were to run all night, which we did. On June 30th, we arrived in Ketchican, Alaska and cleared customs at 1:30 am. At 5am we were abruptly awaken and notified we had to move from where we were so that a cruise ship could moor. After moving to another harbor, we spent the day cleaning and securing things on the boat, preparing to move farther up the line. On July 1st we left Ketchican and headed towards Wrangell at 6:30am-- the weather was beautiful. That night, we anchored in Anan Bay at the Bear Observatory. The next morning I observed a brown bear eating in the tall grass and observed bald eagles also. We met the forest service ranger at 8:30 and he escorted us up to the observatory site where we glimpsed a black bear catching salmon in the stream and eating them. At 1pm we pulled anchor and headed to Wrangell. We spend the next day in Wrangell and headed to Petersburg via Wrangall Narrows to spend Independence Day in Petersburg. We bbqed steak, watched the parade, the log rolling contest, and relaxed. The next morning we threw off the dock lines and headed to Fredrick Sound to look for humpback and orca whales. That night we observed a few humpbacks, but failed to spot any orcas. We dropped anchor on the Douglas Island side of Juneau bay. On July 6th we had a helicopter tour of Mendenhall Glacier--what an awesome sight! In the afternoon, the boys and I headed to Auke Bay, while Debbie and our other guests went shopping in Juneau. The next few days we just spent resting, relaxing, and piddling around. On the 12th we took off and went fishing for the day, catching 9 halibut and 5 salmon in about 4 hours, before we headed back with our catch. Tiffany, Doug, and the girls flew in on the 14th. We threw off the dock lines that night, and headed for Spasski Bay for the night, then to Hoonah the next day. We had fun watching the whales and fishing off the back of the boat. The next morning we went to Hoonah, where we spent the day, before we headed back to Fritz Cove for the night. Thursday afternoon, we went to St. James Bay to anchor for the night en route to Haines. In St. James Bay, Tiffany caught a nice dungness crab. The next morning we were up early with the wind blowing out of the southeast and the rain. Visibility was 2 miles, 53 degrees, we headed to Haines.