Our New Crew … and Cade’s First Day at Sea

Sunday, June 13

There’s nothing more fun than watching the face of a five-year-old when he sees his first eagle, or spots a starfish along the shore, or his surprise when a crab trap comes out of the water filled with crab!

Today was filled with many firsts for Cade and his excitement was contagious. We left Juneau around 10:30 a.m. and headed south in Gastineau Channel past 2 cruise ships at port, up Stephens Passage toward Lynn Canal around Point Retreat Lighthouse and back down toward Chatham Strait.

It was a gray and rainy cruise, unfortunately with no whales in sight. But when we dropped anchor around 5 p.m. in Coot Cove in Funter Bay (who comes up with these names?!?) … we immediately began crabbing and much to Cade’s delight, caught 2 nice sized males in 5 pulls. Interestingly, we also pulled up a couple of small halibut.

Having Lydia on board is wonderful. And not just because we have been such close friends for more years than either of us want to admit. She happens to be one of the best cooks I know. Tonight she sautéed chicken breasts in a delicious sauce, and we stuffed them with crabmeat. You can check out Lydia’s blog …. she’ll be posting recipes and photos of the dishes she made on her cruise with us when she returns home to Virginia:

http://athomewithrealfood.blogspot.com/

It was a beautiful evening … sitting on the back deck, watching eagles and enjoying cocktails. Life is good!