Day 54 – Samsing Cove to Sitka Harbor

∞Another scorcher of a day, we woke up to brilliant sunshine and warm temperatures, just glorious! We decided to come back into Sitka to the dock a day early because John has parts that will arrive today or tomorrow and he needs time to fix whatever he is fixing, I think it’s the water maker this time. It was so warm that we ran from the fly bridge – we just have to take advantage of the opportunity whenever we can get it! The weather is supposed to turn tomorrow and the rain is coming back just in time for our next guests, Marc and Beth Droppert, who arrive Saturday afternoon. Darn! Hope it changes again….

∞The latest Alaska-themed book I am reading is called “Tip of The Iceberg” by Mark Adams. The author recently retraced the steps of a voyage that happened in 1899 when a wealthy tycoon named Edward Harriman decided that Alaska needed exploring, so he gathered the country’s top scientists and writers including anti-capitalist and eco-warrior John Muir, who had already “discovered” Glacier Bay’s glaciers some 20 years earlier. The author goes back and forth between his present day trip around Alaska and tales from the Harriman adventure of 1899. It is really engaging and well written and I am enjoying immensely, I highly recommend, whether you’ve been to Alaska or not.
∞Dinner tonight was at “Beak” a quirky little restaurant here in Sitka that seems to cater to an eclectic artsy crowd. It felt kind of like a blast back in time to the 60’s or current day hippie Orcas Island type place. The food was interesting and there was a string quartet playing during dinner, kind of bluesy music. The quartet consisted of a mandolin, violin, bass and acoustic guitar. Wine was served in mason jars.