MV Main Attraction pictured above (top) & MV Bowhaus pictured above (bottom)


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We are friends who share a love of boating~~Doug, Margie, Ginnie, Torben & Chester (our 5 year old Havanese, pictured in Ginnie's lap) on Main Attraction, a 56 foot Navigator, and Margi & Doug on Bowhaus, a 36 foot Grand Banks. From mid-May through mid-August 2016, we are embarking on the longest cruise of our life times. This is the summer of our Grand Alaskan Adventure. We've been planning for months and now we are ready!

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Margi Explains What's Been Going on in Sitka

Bowhaus is still in repair mode but we are almost finished. Doug and our mechanic, Ken Melville, have been totally focused on the engine room for the past 20 days.  Finally, the port engine was started last night and we have our sea trial today (Tuesday).  If all goes well, we will be underway tomorrow morning.

 Given our long stay, the Sitka City Council may soon offer us honorary resident status. 

In the meantime Ginnie, Torben and Margi continue to explore Sitka’s hidden treasures. While yesterday's sites were on the somber side, they offered some good local history.  First was the memorial to St. Yakov Netsvetov. In 1828, he was the first Russian Orthodox priest of Alaskan Native heritage. A short walk from there are sacred Alaskan Native burial grounds. From what was still visible, the site goes back to the 1850s.     

 Yesterday was sunny, warm and beautiful.  The last photo shows a perfect ending to very good day.  
Doug and Ken focused on the engine room yesterday (and the day before and...)

Memorial to Saint Yakov Netsvetov

Above 2 photos--The Alaska Native Burial Grounds

Full moon rising over Eliason Harbor 
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