June 30, 2008
We departed from Skagway right on time, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 29. We traveled south, through Lynn Canal, into Chatam Strait, paralleling Admiralty Island the whole distance north to south. We went through open ocean for a short time when we reached Christian Sound, around the south end of Kuiu Island and into Sumner Strait.
Melva and I sat on deck 9 for a long time, watching the beautiful forested island slip by. About 9:00 p.m. we succumbed to tiredness and hit the sheets.
Near the lighthouse, just south of Haines, I saw several whales blowing their spouts. None sounded, so I knew they were there from the water spouts, but did not actually see them. We did, however see lots of fish jumping. They looked like Jack Salmon, mostly 15 to 24 inches.
Presently we are traveling south on the east side of Prince of Wales Island, and are in Clarence Strait. Arrival time is 11:30 a.m. at Ketchikan, which is located on the southwest end of Revillagigedo Island. This will be our last stop in Southeast Alaska.
Traveling through the Inland Passage is very smooth, like being on a large lake. When we went through Christian Sound, however, it awoke me as the ship was rocking from the influence of the Pacific Ocean.
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