Click here for — Part One Passage-making: Marshall Islands to Honolulu
Part TWO: Passage-making from HAWAII to KODIAK, ALASKA (Capt. John Totten and Doug Agnew, crew)
Sailing north starts with a slight diversion west to visit Kauai where Doug’s friend is working. The guys enjoy some R&R before their big journey.
012/04/27 04:42 LATITUDE: 22-10.46N / LONGITUDE: 159-41.24W COURSE: 069T; SPEED: 6.4
Cruising up the NaPali Coast at sunset in flat calm – Stunning ++
2012/04/28 19:05 LATITUDE: 22-12.68N / LONGITUDE: 159-30.15W
Raynad: Departs today for the 2100nm to Kodiak
PASSAGE-MAKING JOURNAL: Doug Agnew & John Totten SV Raynd Hawaii to Kodiak, Alaska
2012/04/29 03:00 LATITUDE: 22-39.15N /LONGITUDE: 159-25.97W
COURSE: 008T; SPEED: 7.2 ;WIND_SPEED: 25 ; BARO: 1019
Averaging 7.5kts for 1st 25 miles. Great sailing.
So our first sunset at sea on this part of our trip. I already have my Thrift Shop polar fleece on cos its chilly out here on the water so thanks for that suggestion Kris. We are doing better than 175 mile days for our first 50 miles with a forecast that says the winds will let this continue for three days which would mean we would cover the first 500 miles (24% of the trip) in 3 days. Lets see if that turns out to be the case. We are in Track mode with our new heading indicator which does not drift so we can sleep while Raynad shoots right down the line to the first waypoint which is of course Kodiak, 2106 miles away. I will wake up tomorrow and the 2200 miles will be down to 2000.
Only one bird so far but it didn’t deign to land on Raynad. We are both well and really encouraged to be on our way . Doug cooked up some Mahi Mahi and pasta with cheese so we are well fed. The boat is terrific and the new wind generator putting power into the batteries as we sail so we are flush with electrons.
So far, we are eating miles at a colossal rate and should be there ahead of schedule.
2012/04/30 04:27 LATITUDE: 25-49.83N/LONGITUDE: 158-52.65W
COURSE: 009T ;SPEED: 7.4 ;WIND_SPEED: 17; WIND_DIR: E; BARO: 1022
Still zoomin’ along at 7-8 kts. A tenth the distance in a day!
Sunset here and so watch change for the night. Its been a beautiful sunny day with lessening swells and 8+kt average speeds. Now we are entering a line of rain squalls with torrents of rain but no wind so far. Forecast is for lessening winds and flattening seas for 2-3 days then two days of motoring. We will see. I will miss the amps from our new wind generator which is fabulous and totally silent. Doug cooked up fish tacos served with cilantro and onions. The plate was an A++ for presentation and color. Alas no wine.
2012/04/30 18:14 LATITUDE: 27-31.04N /LONGITUDE: 158-34.55W
COURSE: 010T; SPEED: 7.9; WIND_SPEED: 24; BARO: 1025
1 degree short of where we turned to go to Hawaii. Barometer says 1025 and the skies are 100% clear. Winds still 25kts but we must be touching on the High Pressure Systems ahead. Doug and I keep the boat cranked up while we have the winds and wonderful flat seas. Easy to make 200 mile days in this. We are both well, sleeping solidly when off and wrapping up at night cos it is getting cold. Today however is sunshine. We both read Flying Magazine during the day – I got a dozen of them from the Laundromat in Ka Olina
2012/05/01 05:09 LATITUDE: 28-51.90N / LONGITUDE: 158-19.91W
COURSE: 013T ;SPEED: 7.1; WIND_SPEED: 17; BARO: 1024
closing in on 30N with still excellent weather
(written by Doug) Another wonderful day of sailing is coming to a close, and night is looking to be another starry and breezy gem. These past three days have been some fantastic sailing, making good distance without banging into waves. I can even cook it’s so comfy – tonight I made a stir fry, while last night I made fish tacos from some caught mahi mahi. Ah yes, enjoying the last bit of sun and warmth before plunging into colder waters.
The waves are actually rockin me to sleep – the first time this whole trip in fact. These past days of sailing have been wonderful, both because of our awesome speed but also because the boat is moving so gently through the water, as opposed to crashing continually against waves (we liked to say we were bulldozing the sea on our last leg). Still, it’ only 4-5 hrs of sleep, but hey, I saw that coming.
2012/05/01 16:12 LATITUDE: 30-03.51N / LONGITUDE: 158-06.79W
COURSE: 008T; SPEED: 6.5; WIND_SPEED: 13; WIND_DIR: E
BARO: 1025
Ghosting along in light winds under clear skies. Winds are down to 13 knots but the boat is keeping up 6kts+ which means we don’t have to motor. The weather forecast ahead is full of mixed messages but so far we have had nothing but E winds and flattening seas. Another beautiful day sailing. Clear blue skies, good winds and flat seas. Made 175 miles/day for the first 2 days putting us well ahead. No we are at 29′ which is above where we turned back to Hawaii and just exiting the trade winds. So at sunset tonight the winds are fading – 15kts or less and the boat speed is down to 7 kts from 7.5+. The wind gererator output barely keeps up with the boat and no longer charges the batteries so tomorrow we will have to run the freezer off the genset – a first since we left, Not bad really. Barometer is steady at 1024 which means we are still heading between the two high pressure system above us – a wind shear zone. We could get headed or might be lucky if we stay east. Still on Track Mode with our new heading indicator – no wandering, the boat goes straight down the line. We haven’t changed heading since we left. Doug did a stir fry tonight with veggies from the farm and ginger from the store. We are both well. Remarkably good team. Never an angry thought. We read a lot and kick back. So far enjoyable – but as for the onward part, we will see. We have done 407 miles of our 2200 trip. Doesn’t sound like much but we are not yet into our third night at sea and already 18% done.
W e are doing 5 knots in 5 knots of wind. Must have some current. Still sailing ‘cos there is no flogging in the sails yet. Genny is running to keep everything powered up. I am scrubbing out the toilet (stains from that repair I did up top). It cleans up well. Forecast is a for a little extra-tropical cyclone baby thing to split the N Pacific High and bend the isobars wildely so there are 29 knot winds and 5m seas in our path but we have slowed quite a bit and should miss this, picking up the SW flow behind it which will be great. Actually had an AIS target show up – 38 miles away, then disappear. Lonely out here. No Sheeps, no birds, but increasing trash so I will have news for the RADTriage
2012/05/09 00:57 LATITUDE: 44-55.19N / LONGITUDE: 155-39.29W
COURSE: 005T; SPEED: 7.0
Enjoying some sun and speed at the moment
2012/05/02 03:38 LATITUDE: 31-02.05N / LONGITUDE: 157-54.36W
COURSE: 011T; SPEED: 6.5; WIND_SPEED: 7; CLOUDS: 70%; BARO: 1024
Motoring @ 6.7kts and crossing shipping lane
2012/05/03 04:24 LATITUDE: 33-43.33N / LONGITUDE: 157-24.67W
COURSE: 009T; SPEED: 4.2; WIND_SPEED: 15; WIND_DIR: N
CLOUDS: 100%; BARO: 1024
Wind is back, but right on our nose. As of now we are motorsailing into 12 knots waiting for the wind to swing around a bit. We expect to be sailing into the wind through the night. As soon as we crossed the Tropic of Capricorn @ 33 1/3 north the temp dropped 10 degrees and it got really gloomy so we are now officially in the Pac NW
2012/05/03 17:40 LATITUDE: 35-06.77N/ LONGITUDE: 157-11.09W
COURSE: 017T; SPEED: 6.3; WIND_SPEED: 15; WIND: NNE
CLOUDS: 100%; BARO: 1030
Cold and Wet – Hard on the wind. Are we there yet?
2012/05/04 00:41 LATITUDE: 35-56.66N/ LONGITUDE: 157-00.93W
COURSE: 009T; SPEED: 7.1; WIND_SPEED: 15; BARO: 1029
Cold and Wet – beam reach! like the trades, just colder
I checked the forecast this am. We left Hawaii in 22’C weather and are now at 18’C Over the next 7 days the temp will drop 1’C every 12 hours to 4’C. We will still be 500 miles from Kodiak! Maybe Jodie should send me her Ice Hammer?
Doug just can’t stay off the radio and downloads tons of grib’s and spot forecasts so we have a really good handle on that. Winds are lighter today and the cloud cover only thin/100% so we have the warmth of the sun. I have changed to my sleeping bag and fleece liner which promises warmth to replace your absence 😉 Sheets and downy end up in a huge drafty ball. Also Doug and I are BOTH wearing Nana’s beanies – day and night. Just shows you, even with Doug’s hair his head still gets cold. Sleeping with the beannie is the only thing that keeps my toes warm.
The boat is going better than ever. Doug and I are right on top of it and have some new tricks for that 20-25 knot hole so we keep it pressing the seas along. It is such a good boat on the wind because of all that lead in the keel. I have also modified the wind generator setup to stop it swinging around as the boat sways and am getting amazing amounts of power from that which tickles my fancy no-end. Its totally quite too when it is arranged thus so it has dampened even he little wind noises that it made as it swung around.
2012/05/04 11:09 LATITUDE: 37-05.98N / LONGITUDE: 156-47.57W
sv Raynad: chilly night as we slowly move north
2012/05/05 03:21 LATITUDE: 38-47.65N / LONGITUDE: 156-27.61W
COURSE: 009T; SPEED: 7.5; WIND_SPEED: 25 ; SWELL_HT: 3.0M
CLOUDS: 100%; BARO: 1020; AIR_TEMP: 17.0C
70 miles to the halfway point
Visibility is 2 miles under an occluded front meaning opaque drizzle, not quite fog. Winds are 20 kts right behind us so we have the Yankee poled out opposite the main and are doing 8kts surfing and wallowing our butt and wiggling our fanny, screwing around something ….. Winds are building and it will be dark in 2 hours so we need a plan for the night. Doug is cooking curry. We need something with fire in it
10:30pm.
We are 59 miles from the half-way point and across the 39th parallel heading for the 40th. Half an hour ago we gibed onto port tack which means we are done with the Easterlies that have blown us all the way from Kiribas to here. No we take on the Westerlies. Now Doug is snoring in the passage berth and my bedding has slid to your side of the bed. It’s damp and dreary right now because we are under an Occluded Front. There is a near full moon (the one you are looking at) but outside it is pitch black because of the thick cloud cover. The wind is whistling through the rigging, the autopilot is whining away and we race through the night. We have to cross four shipping lanes between here (39′) and 45′, all shipping between W USA and Asia. Thank goodness for the AIS which remains silent (no more false alarms) but does work ‘cos I hailed a passing freighter and he gave us a 10+ for signal strength.
2012/05/05 16:29 LATITUDE: 40-13.45N / LONGITUDE: 156-20.30W
COURSE: 010T; SPEED: 5.3; WIND_SPEED: 10; WIND_DIR: NNE
SWELL_HT: 3.0M; CLOUDS: 100%; BARO: 1016
Past the halfway point!
2012/05/06 03:37 LATITUDE: 41-15.89N / LONGITUDE: 155-57.64W
COURSE: 009T; SPEED: 5.8; WIND_SPEED: 12; WIND_DIR: NW
CLOUDS: 100%; BARO: 1017
down to the triple digits for distance!
So we are 993 miles from Kodiak. Have crossed the 40th parallel and also crossed the midway point. To celebrate, we switched the GenSet on, ran the heater and had left-over spaghetti. We ate it with the usual outfits of Mums woolen beannies, Thrift Store jackets, Dougs Ski Jacket and my double layered polar fleece) and with leggings and rubber boots. We looked for all the world like street people at a soup kitchen celebrating another successful night on the church steps when we actually woke up again and could straighten out enough to stand up. We survived !
Ahead are two nasty storm systems, one forecast for tomorrow night and one about four days on. We have decided to heave to tonight to kill time and prevent us running into that first squash zone with 35mph winds on the grib and 5.8m seas so we will loose 12 hours to that and maybe do that again for that second storm. This will all delay our arrival, but even then we will be there in 7-8 days which is mid month and with lots of time to spare. As it is we have knocked 3 full days off the first 7 of th VPP projected trip, averageing 6.8knots to date instead of 4.8
The Pactor Modem quit working so I worked on it and it turns out it is the cold that is the problem. If you let it heat up for a few minutes it works fine – Scary though ! The Wind Gen quit also about two days ago. I worked and worked and awoke this .am and Bingo – had the answer. The controller has mercury contactors (liquid mercury) and at angles of heel – or just rolling about, it disconnects the output so I bypassed the controller and it works now – though unregulated. I emailed the US distributors. Wind Turbines are not built for sailboats.
2012/05/06 16:22 LATITUDE: 41-29.35N / LONGITUDE: 156-02.57W
COURSE: 004T; WIND_SPEED: 24; BARO: 1017; AIR_TEMP: 12.0C
Hove- to last night to avoid bad weather ahead
(Doug wrote): We saw the moon last night, briefly, as we were dealing with sails. We fore-reached last night, similar to heaving-to, to try and let the bruiser of a storm ahead of us pass in front. We’ll probably begin sailing again today, and just take it as it comes – though we certainly don’t want to tango with that sucker up north (which just happens to be sitting on Kodiak, like some giant on his gold). We took the opportunity of a long night’s rest last night and were able to get about 5-6 hours each, more than we usually get, so I’m feeling refreshed but obviously still fatigued, as the run-on sentences in this email testify to. Today we can also see the sun for the first time in some many days, and even though it’s not warming it’s nice to have around.
9am –
Underway again under clear blue skies and 22knot winds on a close reach. We both had a full nights sleep under toasty fleece and sleeping bags. It is cold with temp forecast at 2’C in Kodiak. Some swell but no slamming. Got the pactor modem working again by using independent power and keeping it on 24*7 to keep is warm. Wind generator is pumping out gobs of power after bypassing the new controller so I have to watch not to overcharge the batteries esp since refrig/freezer never warms up once down (!!). So running with the inverter + computer on 24*7 and still charging batteries.
This is a GREAT boat for up here. We spend the time in the pilothouse which is warm with cooking and electronics and living (forepeak is freezing by comparison), chat and live while at sea very comfortably, watching the AIS and attending to the horizon and the sails as we need to. Never a feeling of being ‘down below’. Once I get the heater working we will be in terrific shape indeed.
Hove to again – couldn’t make useful headway against 35knt headwinds. Its out of the north so it is Arctic air which means a chill factor of 1000% but clear blue skies and SUN. Seas are washing machine. We will have to wait longer to get around this little snot, then on towards a big bruiser forecast up north. We are going to try and get some ‘westing’ to be on the back of that one for the run to Kodiak. sv Renova sets out today for Vancouver – they have become very interested in our progress so far ! sv Tiaka is about 600 miles from Hawaii struggling to make Kauai and not miss landfall. So Raynad is way ahead of other hopefuls 🙂
2012/05/07 06:30 LATITUDE: 41-57.06N / LONGITUDE: 155-58.12W
COURSE: 001T; SPEED: 5.6; WIND_SPEED: 24; WIND_DIR: NW
WAVE_HT: 2.0M; SWELL_DIR: NW; SWELL_HT: 5.0M
BARO: 1024; AIR_TEMP: 9.0C
Motor-sailing into strong winds and seas
10:30pm –
We are motor-sailing into big winds and seas, trying to keep moving on towards Kodiak and hoping to get there after this and another big buster. Two gales. We are on the edge of one and another awaits. We have had 45kt winds and 5m seas. Temp is 9’C. Occasional sunshine has been welcome in these arctic winds.
2012/05/07 12:29 LATITUDE: 42-33.26N / LONGITUDE: 155-54.64W
COURSE: 351T ; SPEED: 6.7; WIND_SPEED: 28; WIND_DIR: NW
WAVE_HT: 2.0M; SWELL_HT: 4.0M
Sailing into 28kts and flattening seas
2012/05/07 23:56 LATITUDE: 43-24.31N / LONGITUDE: 155-52.87W
COURSE: 002T; SPEED: 4.6; WIND_SPEED: 28; WIND_DIR: NW
WAVE_HT: 2.0M; SWELL_DIR: NW; SWELL_HT: 4.0M
CLOUDS: 40%; BARO: 1027; AIR_TEMP: 5.0C
Slowly but surely, we make north
Playing cat and mouse with two gales here. One has gone through but another is only now forming and blocking our path. We are hanging back hoping to be on the edge of it Wed @ 50N before a sail towards Kodiak starting Thursday earliest arriving early next week. 855 miles to go from where we are now.
Seas are all a mess and there are endless 35kt gusts so boatspeeds are 3.5-4kts with four reefs in the main and the staysail. Lots of shipping on the AIS but none in sight so we are thankful for that little luxury. I have two of Nanas wooly hats on our Pactor modem and keep it on all the time so it is toasty warm and now works fine.
We are fine. Right now I am on watch 9pm in the pilothouse sitting at the nav station inside my sleeping bag and polar fleece liner, fully clothed complete with thermal long john’s levis, three polar fleece sweatshirts and a doub;e thickness polar jacket from the Honolulu Thrift. Oh – and I also have a cellular blanket around my neck and Mum’s woolie beenie on. My computer modem that talks to you has TWO of Nanas Beenies on cos it doesn’t work when it gets – – – -.
2012/05/09 00:57 LATITUDE: 44-55.19N / LONGITUDE: 155-39.29W
SPEED: 7.0 – enjoying some sun and speed at the moment
2012/05/09 15:14 LATITUDE: 46-20.51N / LONGITUDE: 155-36.66W
COURSE: 356T ; WIND_SPEED: 35-45
heading downwind under triple reefed main and staysail
We are 667 miles from our destination, sailing through a gale – winds of 42kts and seas of six meters. It is 7’C inside the boat since we have no heater.
So we have just hit the exit ramp for this huge storm. Barometer fell 32MB in 10 hours. Max gust was 65kts with sustained 55kts. 64+ is a hurricane according to Beaufort Scale. Winds are dying down but the seas are washing machine. So now we do the night watches and tomorrow set full sail for Kodiak. Forecast is for excellent sailing. We have 611 miles to go. All is well. No problems, no ‘issues’, just cabin fever.
2012/05/10 04:09 LATITUDE: 47-41.05N / LONGITUDE: 155-49.70W
COURSE: 337T; SPEED: 6.5 ; WIND_SPEED: 35; WAVE_HT: 2.0M
SWELL_DIR: SSW ; SWELL_HT: 5.0M ; CLOUDS: 100%
BARO: 1005 ; AIR_TEMP: 5.0C
Yeeehaw! rode through the storm, hurricane force winds!
Based on our barometer, we’re out of the worst of the storm! The next hours will be spent dealing with changing winds and confused seas, but afterwards it looks like wonderful sailing up to Kodiak. At last.
(written by Doug) We made it! it was quite a storm – the highest wind gust we saw was 68 kts, which is hurricane force! John and I survived the day on ginger snaps and candy, occasionally reheating our hot water bottles so our fingers didn’t freeze off. And just as the storm was abating, a giant container ship came out of nowhere bearing right for us! Well, i just called the captain of that ship and said “look here, mr captain, you may have a big ship and all, but you’re gonna have to step aside for ‘ol raynad, you see?” and she did.
Today broke with partially sunny skies, colder temps (now we have arctic winds blowing) and a wonderful forecast of good winds and small waves for the next 4 days, which is enough time to make it pretty much there. But, i won’t count my eggs until they hatched.
2012/05/10 15:05 LATITUDE: 48-34.06N / LONGITUDE: 155-46.96W
561 miles to go.
Today broke with partially sunny skies and a steady 15-20 kt wind on our beam, allowing us to pretty much make a due course for Kodiak. the storm yesterday was definitely something, we saw 68 kts of wind at one point – that’s hurricane force! we’ve noticed the tendency of noaa forecasters to understate the strength of the weather they’re forecasting. So, it’s back to normal sailing routine. We have hot water bottles we are constantly reheating to keep warm, and a steady supply of Ramon and instant oatmeal to keep the home fire burning.
2012/05/11 02:21 LATITUDE: 49-49.44N / LONGITUDE: 155-15.44W
closing in on 50N, averaging 7.5 kts
Good day today – we are 482 miles to go with terrific forecast for the next two days. Making 7-8 knots in 15kts wind and subsiding swell, 180 miles/day easy right now but winds will slacken slowly towards weekend. Landfall Sunday, cruise up the coast. Monday looks to be our day into port
2012/05/11 16:41 LATITUDE: 51-12.09N / LONGITUDE: 154-46.57W
AIR_TEMP: 3.0C – less than 400 now, working with a light wind
2012/05/12 02:57 LATITUDE: 52-18.33N / LONGITUDE: 154-20.59W
COURSE: 019T; SPEED: 6.3; WIND_SPEED: 18
Still sailing, right on track for Kodiak. “Only” 329 miles to go, so about 2.5-3 days. The days definitely are boring now that we don’t have a storm to contend with – that is not a complaint, mind you. We’re actually getting some fair wind at the moment, and the sea has calmed down a lot. Still cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. All our beer is frozen!
Fairly good sailing for the moment; shifty but generally good winds from the west, and barely any swell to speak of (well, by now 2 meters feels like nothing. at least it’s long period). We continue to live by the hot water bottle and hot drink, with periodic consumption of hot spicy food. In emergencies, we pull out the Jim Beam.
2012/05/12 09:40 LATITUDE: 53-02.91N / LONGITUDE: 154-03.00W
SPEED: 7.4 – We have 288 miles to go.
Seems that we are entering the wave shadow of the AK Peninsula because the seas are eerily flat and so the boat is HAULING. We are doing 7.7<>8.7 kts through pitch black night in track mode with Kodiak Harbor in our teeth. Yankee and one reef in the main. Autopilot is amazingly silent as we fly across the surface of the water like a Volvo Open 60.
I am on watch at 11:11pm 6’C in the boat. I am in my sleeping bag with a thermos of boiling water within a sock inside the bag around my feet. The tip of my nose has been numb and dripping for a week. My hands are stiff and leathery from cold.
At this speed we will make St Paul’s harbor before sunset Sunday and this is the ETA I just emailed them but we have to better 6.5kts to do that. If we slow up we will have to decide if we should anchor out, heave to or enter in the dark. The anchor is on the stern rails. In any event we should see land Sunday and could cruise the coast a little bit if we are making good time.
2012/05/12 14:52 LATITUDE: 53-36.57N / LONGITUDE: 153-49.36W
COURSE: 012T; SPEED: 5.8; CLOUDS: 100%; BARO: 1002
Snowstorm obscured 350m cargo ship !
Just sailed through a snowstorm at 4am and sure enough in the middle is the Anna Mearsk – 352m & 42m * 14.7m 14nm ahead and crossing our bows. Never a bigger ship than that !
Snow last night and again this am. At 55’N we are 3 degrees above the arctic ice cap which comes down to 52′ in the Bearing Sea as seen on the weather fax Ice Charts. Also, the last shipping lane was by far the busiest. We saw 4 ships last night, huge ones (>300m), all within a degree of latitude.
2012/05/13 00:19 LATITUDE: 54-39.91N / LONGITUDE: 153-27.77W
COURSE: 025T; SPEED: 7.5; WIND_SPEED: 58; WIND_DIR: W
WAVE_HT: 6.0M; CLOUDS: 100%; BARO: 1002
Third Gale in 7 days. snowing !
It seems Neptune is having the last laugh. It’s blowing 30-40 kts – luckily towards Kodiak – and it’s forecasted not to let up basically until we hit port.
Storm #3 = Max Wind Gust 84.3 kts / Max boat speed 13.4 kts
Blizzard with clumps from sails. I have some impressive pictures of the sea state
172 miles to go- 3 storm in 7 days.
Today max gust 84kts with blowing snow and clumps of ice falling from the sails. We are 55’N which is 3′ above the arctic ice limit in the Bearing Sea just on the other side of the AK Peninsula.
2012/05/13 15:02 LATITUDE: 56-05.69N / LONGITUDE: 152-43.34W COURSE: 011T; SPEED: 6.6
95nm to go. Motoring with radar. 6″ snow on deck.
5am. Its light outside – fog. Motoring @6.6 kts against a 1kt current. Snow all over the boat with drifts filling the cockpit. Every now and then ice falls off the mainsail and clunks on deck. Dark inside the boat because the snow clings to the pilothouse sun shade and obscures the light. Using Radar and AIS. Too cold to be outside. Radio’s do not like wet snow so AirMail connections precious and hard to get. ETA at this speed means we will arrive in the dark.
2012/05/14 03:04 LATITUDE: 57-24.75N / LONGITUDE: 152-12.65W
COURSE: 011T; SPEED: 7.2; WIND_SPEED: 20
25nm to go. Spectacular day and Awsome place
2012/05/14 07:47 LATITUDE: 57-47.15N / LONGITUDE: 152-24.61W
ARRIVED: Slip D17 St Paul’s Harbor.KODIAK, ALASKA – Snowing !
It was not so much a WOW moment as a PHEW moment. It gets tiresome being thrown about for weeks on end and not having the option of taking a break.
Today was a beautiful day in Kodiak – still air, clear skies, sun and sparkling mountains. Eagles everywhere/ All the fishermen are getting ready for their summer season – the docks ring with the sound of hammers, grinders and welders.