Thursday, June 17
I was still sleeping Thursday morning when we pulled anchor at 6 a.m., but am told Engelenbak was really speeding when we left Glacier Bay … travelling with a strong current and running 12.9 knots. In comparison, our normal cruising speed is 7.5 knots!
In just over four hours we cruised 40 nautical miles and were already dropping anchor in Inian Cove at 10:15 a.m., about 4 miles north of Elfin Cove. We were greeted by the local Inian Cove “Welcome Wagon” … an old beached fishing boat along shore displaying a big sign that read “TOURISM RAPES ALASKA.” Apparently, this was a squatter with attitude!
With an entire day to spend at anchor, we promptly dropped a crab trap in hope of catching dinner. In the meantime, Eric and Cade also broke out the fishing poles and, with a little help from Roland (now an experienced fisherman) they even caught a fish!
Of course, none of us have a clue what Eric caught. But we believe it was a “rosy lip sculpin” based on the photo in the fish identification card we have on board. We have a long way to go to get up to speed on this fishing thing!
Leaving Inian Cove the next day we passed a rocky island in Mosquito Pass covered with a herd of sea lions. Of course we all ran for out cameras!!!
We weren’t the only ones interested in the sea lions. We soon saw several inflatables filled with tourists checking out the sea lions, and around the bend saw the big National Geographic tour boat that we had last seen docked in Petersburg. Small world.
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