June 31, 2013

We arrived in the small Tlinglet village of Hoonah yesterday afternoon and met some delightful people on the docks, most of whom are in this area because of the great fishing. We woke up to a beautiful sunny morning today and while heading out to go fishing saw our first killer whales (3 Orcas) cruising around. What a beautiful sight!

Orcas cruising near Pinta Rock bell, outside Hoonah.

David’s 2 halibut (21# and 23#!

Sun setting in Hoonah at 10:45

We anchored in 172′ of water, set out the rods and over the next 5 hours David caught 2 halibut (21# and 23#)and a pink salmon… we may become fishermen yet! We were surrounded by huge mountains everywhere we looked, the sun was out and it was truly an awesome afternoon. We are still amazed by the vastness and beauty of this area. We had two new friends with us who we met on the dock and after returning to Hoonah and cleaning the fish we all sat on the flybridge enjoying food and wine until 11:00 when it finally was dark. The days are getting shorter and the sun isn’t rising now until 3:50am.