The Front Blew Through

Sunny and mild at 8pm in Ketchikan, City Floats

This morning it was raining and windy, really ugly. Now, at 9:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time, the sun is still out, we are in shorts and sandals and the weather is beautiful. The plan is still the same, depart in the morning, fuel and then head for Meyers Chuck and destinations north. Looking at the satellite weather, we see that the Pacific Northwest is getting the brunt of a low pressure system that is potentially headed our way. Hopefully we will be well inland and protected when it arrives, if it does??

Today was also Patrick's birthday, celebrated by walking 5 miles to get spare belts for the alternator, and then having clam chowder on the dock while Miriam and Patrick watched the "Amsterdam" depart and then sampling some Alaskan Brewing Company beers before walking back to the "Spirit". We still qualified for the "local" discount. The fellow in the dock shack was clear, if you are here after the boat leaves, you are a "local" and get the discount.

We will probably be out of cell phone and blog range until Wrangell, several days away.

We posted this blog from the "49er" Bar just across the street from the City Floats. It is the quintessential Alaskan bar, no food, lots of booze, several people that look like they are permanent residents of the bar, open 24 hours, and a cute older couple dancing to the recorded music while the pool tables in the back are fully occupied.