The Long Drive South
My fall departure began with a northbound ferry trip to Haines (from Petersburg) with my Tundra on the car deck of the Kennecott ferry. It was a two night stay because of a stops in Sitka and Juneau. Dental School classmate Dennis Welch accompanied on the trip to...
Stefano’s Sitka Shipwrecks
A friend near Rome, Stefano Benazzo, has written four books on shipwrecks on this planet and wants to write a fifth about Alaska’s wrecks. This is not an easy task as just the SE panhandle of Alaska has as much coastline as all of Italy. During my last trip to...
Summer 2022–a continuation….
We ended with laundry soap on the last post–but time marches on. In May/June we had two weeks of 80F temps–marvelous summer weather. And then it started to rain, but I like rain now that my hydro produces power. I’ve modified the...
Winter Repairs, Oysters & Fine Wines, Skulls, Concertinas and Laundry Soap
Ferrying up the Inside Passage–nearing Finlayson Channel. It was a hard winter, even by Alaskan standards and perhaps one that was worth avoiding with my winter travels. However, I now have to deal with the consequences. Last year I put in a micro-hydro system...