THORNE BAY TO THOM’S PLACE
Saturday,
June 6th
An
early morning departure for us, heading to Thom’s Place on Wrangell Island, and
we have to cross Clarence Strait which wasn’t super pleasant a few days ago.
Today however we awoke to flat calm conditions, overcast but not raining. It’s
a slow putt out of Thorne Bay because of the floating homes and lodges, and
today I took some photos. As we emerged from Thorne Bay into Clarence Strait we
were immediately greeted by Humpbacks! I
think three total, one of which came up RIGHT next to our boat. We pulled the
power and waited for it to dive deep before proceeding – luckily I had my phone
handy and got a great video of the dive! The conditions in Clarence were
beautiful this morning! Flat calm, smooth, no rain and pretty skies, even if
overcast. Our trip today is 4 hours and we will be tucked away in inside waters
once again. While crossing Clarence today the depth sounder was just flashing
which means it’s too deep to find the bottom, which the chart shows to be 2000’
– yeah, a little deep. I recently learned of a super cool app where you can map
your travel, whether it’s by car, plane, boat, on foot, whatever. Attached is a
cute little video of today’s trip. More later with crab and maybe even shrimp
report!
Little harbor opposite Thorne Bay City Docks 
Goodbye Thorne Bay! Was a great visit. 
This floating compound has seen better days 
Nice and tidy little floating home 
Another derelict building sliding into the bay
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| Looks well loved and in use |
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