We have moved to Shotgun cove for a few days so we can catch
up on e-mails. We are transporting hunters this weekend with the water taxi and
next week we will return to Culross cove. We still have rooms available for
this weekend. Often boaters waiting to launch in Whittier see our notices posted
in the window of the Aquetec suburban parked next to the launch waiting zone.
We try to keep our current location posted there. You can contact us on the VHF:
the base camp boat is the Cathy G and the water taxi boat is Bayhawk or call us
on the cell 3621290 and 3621291. A Labor Day weekend storm really put the
dampers on everyone’s holiday weekend: many boats holed up most of the weekend
dragging anchor all night. We had a couple of boats tied up to the Cathy G at
the last minute so they could get a rest from having to tend their boats all
night. We met some new friends - it is great hearing everyone’s experiences
boating around the sound. There are so many boaters who have been playing in
the sound for over twenty years and now their kids have boats and are visiting
the same places they went while growing up. Alaska is really a small place when
it comes to Alaskans - when we meet folks, after a while you realize they know
someone you have known for years. The folks we met last weekend started out
exploring jackpot bay when their kids were little and their only boat was a
raft. Now Mom and Dad have their own boat kitted out for them and their dog and
the kids have their own skiff to explore the sound. We also got to spend time
with a couple who had a Tolman boat that they built themselves. They also have
spent many years boating in Prince William Sound. The Tolman was their third
one they built and the great craftsmanship really showed.
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