Kakwik on Prince William Sound

Kakwik on Prince William Sound
A Sundowner Tug: Boating in Alaska

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Spring in Anchorage

Flower pots are hung around the city, leaves have unfurled, but boating can still be chilly, even cold and rainy, with snow-covered mountains still surrounding Prince William Sound in Whittier.  Brian took these pictures last weekend, and it was about the same today as we went down for a few more "repairs."  The hot water works, but the windows leak, and the boat had been sitting for two years out of the water.  Brian and Carl went out with another friend for two nights last weekend for the "maiden voyage" while Judy was at a conference in San Francisco (with Jessica!).  





Kakwik is again a work in progress, and Brian and Carl have done a lot of work already to change an engine, begin to restore some of the woodwork, and work on some of the other systems.

We went down to Whittier today with Lance, our landlord, for a few minor repairs and to spend some time on the boat - went out a short ways but not for long - just to a rookery with thousands of birds on the cliffs surrounding the water.  Notice how much snow there is from some views!  Brian and friends anchored in two different coves last weekend.

We'll go back tomorrow or Monday and go out again - it needs to be cleaned up inside - but maybe we'll pull up some shrimp and grill them off the back of the boat  . . . it's a tough life!  Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

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