Sincerely, Denise

TAKU HARBOR TO JUNEAU

Monday, June 15^th

I may have mentioned I have a giant wicker basket that holds miscellaneous snacks, crackers, chips, nuts, the stuff we graze on during the day. My cupboard space is limited in the galley so this is my solution. I keep it in the oven so it’s not sitting on the counter taking up space. Anyway, I went to put it away yesterday afternoon and discovered that I had forgotten about the two baked potatoes that had exploded in there two nights ago, potato particles stuck to the walls of the oven – nice!! I am not sure what happened because I had indeed pierced them all with a fork prior to baking, my only thought being that I did it too early and they closed back up. Needless to say I had a little cleanup to do.

When we docked last night, we had 17’ of water under the boat.  This morning we awoke to one of the lowest tides of the year – a minus 4.2  tide and only 7’ under the boat, with even shallower depths in our path to get off the dock. This delayed our departure by a couple of hours, but it rose quickly, in fact we had a 4’ gain in just two hours. The tide today is an overall 20’ swing from low to high. Crazy tides up here this time of year! UnforgetAbell and Far Niente went ahead and left at 8am because they needed to get to Juneau and on the inside of the dock before 1:00pm or they’d be blocked by the Cruise Ships. Our moorage is a smaller float nestled between two cruise ship berths; it’s right in the middle of the action. We will be on the outside of the dock, so our timing isn’t as critical.

We pulled into Juneau around 12:30, got settled and immediately found our favorite pub, The Hangar at the Wharf, and went for lunch. Met Abells and Careys up there as well, who had already beelined for the Red Dog Saloon for the inaugural “Duck Fart” shot – the Red Dog’s claim to fame. It is a layered shot of 1/3 shot of Kahlua on the bottom, then 1/3 shot of Bailey’s Irish Crème, topped with 1/3 shot of Crown Royal. You do not sip it – you toss it back all in one gulp, that way the three liquors meld on your tongue and the finish is the Kahlua. Anyway, it sounds disgusting even to me (not a brown lover) but it is very good. The Red Dog is so popular with the cruisers that they have a walk up shot bar where you don’t even have to go inside the bar, just get your DF. However, the bar is super cool inside, great décor.

The afternoon was consumed with getting the JNU Airport to pick up our rental car, a quick stop at the store for some necessities, and back to the boat. Dinner out was at In Boca Al Lupo, a fabulous Italian restaurant we love. 

All the photos from today are just about the Red Dog Saloon visit