Wrangell – Part 1

We tied up at Reliance Float in the old harbor at Wrangell shortly after 1400. There are no other pleasure boats to be seen, although some may be in the other harbor.

The sun is out in full force, we are down to shorts and t-shirts as we remove the battery from the tender. The Napa auto parts store is about ½ mile away and "Monty", who was waiting for his son to arrive back from fishing (Monty is also the principal at the school), ran me and the battery down to the store. The battery tested "bad" and I purchased a replacement, along with another float switch for the bilge pump. By 1630 we had replaced the battery and checked out the old switch, which had not failed after all, just poor contacts on the battery post.

We found out we had missed the "movie" night in the community center, but hope the museum will be open tomorrow.

Monty, his wife and son came down the docks later and visited for quite a while. We think we may have a contact to watch our boat while it is in Wrangell in July.