Foggy Bay, AK

Foggy Bay, AK

May 25, 2013

Latitude: N54.95156°

Longitude: W130.94098°

We left Hartley Bay at 05:30 and headed around the west side of Promise Island and then up the Grenville Channel. There were a few shrimp boats anchored in the Cohegian Anchorage as we went by but we were the only ones out on the water for a long time. The current was against us for a while but it was not that strong and it was good to get an early start.

We were going to make a lunch stop at Lowe Inlet but we were early and it didn't seem worth it this trip. Lowe Inlet is a good anchorage with a gushing waterfall at the head.

All the way up Greville Channel the going was smooth and the wind was light so we decided to cut across the sound rather than going into Prince Rupert. Our plan was to go to Dundas Island but when we got there at 17:30 we decided to push on to Foggy Bay since we had the luxury of having calm conditions.

All across Dixon Entrance we saw Dall's porpoise. Dall's make a splash when they come to the surface and the blast around at high speed so they are fun to watch. Sometimes they come alongside and swim next to the boat. 

Right as we were passing Foggy Point We saw a couple of Humpback Whales.

We arrived there right on schedule but with a 1 hr time change the clocks looked earlier.

Tomorrow we should be in Ketchikan.