Jun 12, 2015 | Alaska
The first job is to assemble all the parts–ultimately fastened with wooden “trunnels” or tree nails. They’re 7/8″ diameter hand carved oak dowels, 8″ long. The deck is not fastened–we’ll do that this fall when the lumber...Jun 7, 2015 | Alaska
Our warehouse and gazebo are full of boats–no place to store them–so it’s time to build a traditional Norwegian boat-shed, called a Naust. Looking in the opposite direction you have one of the most beautiful little sloughs in Alaska and a perfect...Jun 7, 2015 | Alaska
After spending all winter in Munich, Cody Wyoming, Utah, Georgia and Florida, it’s back home to Totland on the AK ferry Columbia. This is the only boat that does it right–white table cloths, waiters and a good cold beer. The AK ferry system has closed...Sep 18, 2014 | Alaska
For my birthday, Martina treated me to a river trip up the Stikine again; this time to pick mushrooms. On this Google Earth photo, we live in the upper left hand corner near Petersburg (yellow dot). I drove down to Banana Point and jumped on a jetboat with 12 other...Jul 4, 2014 | Alaska
Our net shed is full of stuff, mainly boats so I decide to build a traditional Norwegian “naust” or boatshed. You can see what one looks like here. There is only one way to do this–take advantage of the annual Alaska “personal use...May 31, 2014 | Alaska
We’re home again and what a beautiful arrival with full afternoon sun and Devil’s Thumb greeting us across Frederick Sound. All passengers were on deck when we docked. We schlep, schlep, schlep about a dozen boxes up the beach, then go back for more. How...