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Day 33: Flotilla to Alaska - Takatz Bay to Deep Bay

by Laura Domela and Sam Landsman 11 Jun 2019 12:42 BST 7 June 2019
Day 33: Flotilla to Alaska - Takatz Bay to Deep Bay © Laura Domela and Sam Landsman

Todays cruise from Takatz Bay to Deep Bay was about 53nm. We had great weather again (getting so spoiled!) and the conditions in Chatham Strait were calm. We saw more traffic today than weve seen all summerfish boats, charter yachts, cruise ships, a tug and tow, as well as a few other pleasure boats.

We also saw a large number of Dalls porpoises! They splashed and jumped and surfed our bow wakes for long stretches of time. Read more here...

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