Tracy Arm Entrance Cove to Taku Harbor - May 27

This morning starts leisurely with coffee and blueberry scones.  While we are eating when the rain moves in and for an hour or so we experience our first real rainstorm of the entire trip.  We pull up the anchor just as the rain abates and are away at 7:55.  Today is our shortest travel day since leaving home -- 22 miles to Taku.  We arrive at the community dock at 11:40.  Just as we arrive I spot a very large brown bear that is ambling down the beach not far from the dock.

Taku Cannery Remains

We have lunch on board and just as we are bravely putting on our boots for a walk ashore (through bear country), a 61' yacht pulls up to the dock. As we stand by to assist with the lines, we are amazed at the number of folks on board - 16 women and 2 men.  We introduce ourselves and learn that the 16 women are off for a "girls weekend" with the two men serving as crew.  I asked how they all knew one another and learned that they are part of a Bunko group!  Interestingly the group included the wife of the current Alaska governor.

The group spent the prior evening at the governor's mansion in Juneau and were now out for an afternoon of boating and a crab feast on the dock.  (The men had set out crab pots a day or two ago and retrieve 8 large crabs.)

We completed our walk along shore through the ruins of an old cannery and were astonished by the remnants that were left behind.  One interesting find was a brick made in St. Louis.  We also walked by the old cannery buildings that have some fairly recent improvements.  It looks like they may be privately owned.  Then back to the boat and drinks on the stern using our glacial ice.  One of the men from the "party boat" came by and asked to borrow enough propane to finish cooking the crabs.  They departed the dock to return to Juneau and we were left to enjoy the solitude of Taku.