"The Staffords -- Late
August" Bill and Nancy Stafford joined me in early August 2001 for a ten day cruise. Nancy, a former sailing enthusiast and Bill, a former aircraft carrier Naval officer were definitely in their element. Incredible sailing days with scenery to match, and shrimp at every turn, it was as fine a cruise as anyone could hope for. Their friends, the Praisners (whose last minute medical emergency prevented them from joining us) missed the trip of a lifetime. |
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Capt'n Ted with Nancy. |
| Bill taking a turn at the helm. |
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There was a whale up there somewhere! |
| Nancy daydreaming out the window. |
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A stop at False Island to visit Floyd and Darlene and the bears. Here's Floyd with his bear gun slung over his shoulder. Yes, we did see bears but they came out just before dark and the camera didn't do them justice. |
| Bill and Nancy taking a break on our stop at False Island. |
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A Sitka blacktail deer. |
| Baranof Warm Springs was crowded when we got there. |
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However, further down the coast, we had the country and the beautiful waterfalls to ourselves. |
| Rugged mountains dominated the wilderness coastline. |
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And the shrimp fishing was good. |
| Hmmmm..... |
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| Now that's a shrimp! |
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And here are some very pleased shrimp cleaners. |
| Skookumchuck heading for a narrows. Yes, we squeezed through. |
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The red bluffs of Red Bluff Bay really are red. |
| Bill on the bow taking it all in. (You're a long way from Florida Bill!) |
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So are you Nancy! |
| The end of a fine day and the close of a great cruise. |
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