Log Update from Petersburg

We arrived in Petersburg yesterday (Wed). We had rain for a good part of the trip, but good visibility and calm seas. We were amazed to see how many fishing "little" fishing boats were in Wrangell Narrows, but they all looked like they were having as much fun as we are.

Petersburg is known as the "Little Norway" of Alaska and it definitely has a lot of unique history. The average rainfall here is 106 inches. And we've lucked out today without a drop, even though the forecast was 70% chance of rain. But yesterday we had rain all morning and lucked out with blue sky & sunshine in the afternoo, so tomorrow we'll probably have a day full of rain. Afterall, that 106 inches has to come sometime to keep everything so green!

Upon arrival yesterday we checked to see if our replacement cell phone had arrived, but unfortunately it hadn't. We've concluded we'll stay for three nights in Petersburg, to relax and explore the area, with the hope that the phone arrives. But at this point we are planning to head further North on Friday morning, even if the phone doesn't arrive.

We hiked to Eagle's Roost Park, which provides a nice look out to the North part of the narrows and you can see Fredericks Sound in the distance. When we leave Petersburg we'll be going thru Fredericks Sound up to Tracy Arm. Fredericks Sound is an area that attracts whales and there are estimates that ~500+ whales spend the summer feeding here. Needless to say I'm excited about humpback and orca whales.