Today we rode the flood tide from Geikie Inlet to Bartlett Cove reaching speeds over 10 knots. We will use today for administrative tasks – checking email and phone messages, taking on fuel, pumping the holding tank, etc.
Barrie has been scheming to get to bottom of each fuel tank
for cleaning, so today we only filled the port fuel tank. Glacier Bay is as far north as we will travel
on this trip. We have traveled over
1,000 miles and used just under 400 gallons of fuel. From here the long slow trip home begins.
By afternoon we are ready to go ashore. We spend time in the Glacier Bay Lodge hearth
room checking email and catching up on news.
We even opt to have dinner at the Lodge’s restaurant. We each order a large salad (fresh vegetables
are about the only food group in limited supply aboard Chug) and share an order
of Halibut Fish & Chips. When our
split meal arrives, we are amazed by the size of the portions. Neither of us was able to clean our
plate. Back on the boat, we grab our
books and settled-in with a glass of brandy and are in bed early.
Traveling with a cat has a way of getting you up early. McDuff has determined that breakfast should
occur at 4 am. This morning I rolled
over to continue sleeping but Barrie arose and watched a spectacular sunrise
over Barlett Bay. As the morning
progressed, the wind picked up and soon the bay was filled with rollers. For a few hours it was less pleasant than
that to which we are accustomed.
By mid-morning, the chop had settled and Barrie was able to
do some work in the engine room. He
changed the oil and tightened the shaft seal.
After a month aboard, I spent the morning cleaning and putting things
back in their official “homes”. With
that done, we are “good to go” again.
This afternoon we will return to the Guest Dock and top-off
our water tanks. We also plan to visit
the recently completed Tlingit Tribal House (2016) and the newly ins This evening there
is a 45-minute presentation by a cultural specialist.
Nice job on the blog Karen, I am envious.
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