Cape Fox

We are away from Ketchikan just after 4 am.  Would have been a bit earlier but the arrival of a cruise ship blocked the entrance to the harbor for most of 15 minutes.  The weather forecast for today is okay but not great.  We should be able to make it to Foggy Bay without too much rocking and rolling but the closer we get the Dixon Entrance the more wind we are likely to see.  Today's forecast calls for 5 foot seas. 

As we approach the opening to Foggy Bay, the seas are still relatively calm but we are beginning to experience rollers from the west.  We decide to continue on to Cape Fox where there is a "fair weather" anchorage that is quite sheltered from southern winds.  If we don't like this one, there is a more sheltered anchorage about an hour further east.

Cape Fox Alaska

We arrive at Cape Fox and set our anchor in less than 20 feet of water.  This is a very pretty place and so far so good.  The rollers from the west cause the boat to roll but we are willing to roll a bit to avoid an extra hours passage this afternoon (and again in the morning).  Barrie works on the alternator issues and somehow manages to sold
er new brushes into place.  After several hours of work, he has the alternator reinstalled but no joy.  We will continue to run the generator to charge batteries as necessary.

We are well-positioned to make the run across Dixon in the morning.