Friday May 14th Depart Foggy Bay for Ketchikan... About 200 yards off our port side in Revillagigedo Channel on our way to Ketchikan is “Hog Rock”. Larry counted more than 30 Bald Eagles sunning themselves....just for us.....we were thinking...... Awesome site to remember, but too far away for that perfect photo!
We entered Tongass Channel and.....

Go figure, we pass two cruise ships that were departing Ketchikan. Perched on the decks were many passengers ....they wave excitedly at Steel Eagle and we waved back in return!!!
A call to Customs informed us that we need to get a slip assigned and then call them back and they will come down to the docks for our check in. The Harbour Authority directed us to the City Floats, otherwise known as Casey Moran, in front of “SV DILLIGAF” (apparently a Naval acronym – for those in the loop), owned by Bill Teasdale and Susan Dalton from Seattle Washington. Elaine from Customs came on board to check our passports and paper work for Steel Eagle. All was fine, and Larry was allowed to continue the trip with us, even though he looks a bit shady these days!
Down came the quarantine flag and up went the United States Flag in courtesy.
We had Happy Hour on Steel Eagle with Bill and Susan. This is their second trip to Alaska, so had lots of stories and tips for us.
A trip to Annabell’s for supper, where Prime Rib was the special of the evening....what a treat!


The walk around town led us to Creek Street, which once housed the most brothels west of the Mississippi. A naughty reminder that the creek was once a place where both fish and fishermen went upstream to spawn.
Happiness...? A good boat, fishing rod, good wine and of course, a good woman.....or a bad woman.....it depends on how much happiness one can stand.






Now we did say we are heading north.... we wave good bye to the big city and wind our way through the water highway out of Ketchikan. The crew keeps a watchful eye out for the many planes, trains, automobiles and yes of course the huge Cruise Ships!




Next stop the quaint little village of Meyers Chuck. It consists of 10 to 20 seasonal cottages that line the shores of this protected bay. In the past there were no phones, no electricity and NO TAXES! This is a very popular vacation spot for Americans to get away from it all and, the big cities. Today there might be 50 summer residents when everyone is home and the relatives are visiting, but on year round bases, they estimate the population at 27. The only way in and out of Meyers Chuck is by boat or float plane. They do have a tiny little post office that receives mail by float plane, once a week and they were more than happy to mail our postcards for us.


May 17th up to wait for the tide to rise...so we can safely depart Meyers Chuck. The rule of the sea is....You will really save money and considerable time if you go with the current instead of bucking it. 11:30 AM we slip the lines and head for Frosty Bay.