The community at Elfin Cove is really unique all on boardwalks
The boardwalk runs all the way around the cove and passes by each residents' front door
The docks at Elfin are not spacious as can be seen by Bojangles on the fuel dockWe left Glacier Bay in the fog and wind this morning with the radio predicting a pending storm with gale force winds at the entrance to Icy Strait. We watched the radar like a hawk and managed to reach Elfin Cove a really cute community all constructed on boardwalks. As Elfin Cove is really close to the outside ocean, it is a major sport fishing destination for Alaska. In fact one of the biggest lodges in Elfin is owned by a Vancouver family.
The weather forecasts are predicting winds and waves in the 17 ft range for the entrance to Icy Strait so the docks in Elfin are pretty crowded. We ventured inside through a narrow and shallow channel to get to the inside harbour with the locals but even the inside docks are full.
We are invited to raft with a boat from Anacortes who we have met before but we decide that we may as well move to Hoonah which is really well protected by a breakwater and also in the general direction we are headed.
As we move toward Hoonah we are again entertained by perhaps the same pod of humpback whales we encountered earlier in Icy Strait. They are bubble feeding and attracting quite a gathering of boats. As we watch a lone kayaker makes his way toward the whales to get a better view. Suddenly the whales change course and are now surrounding the kayaker about perhaps 100 ft away. I am certain that he will be telling this story to many people once he changes his shorts.
We arrived safely at Hoonah and settle in for a nice pork loin roast while shooting the breeze with many other Canucks from Whitehorse who spend a lot of time fishing from Hoonah. The wind is really howling outside so we are debating whether to run tomorrow or not.
The weather forecasts are predicting winds and waves in the 17 ft range for the entrance to Icy Strait so the docks in Elfin are pretty crowded. We ventured inside through a narrow and shallow channel to get to the inside harbour with the locals but even the inside docks are full.
We are invited to raft with a boat from Anacortes who we have met before but we decide that we may as well move to Hoonah which is really well protected by a breakwater and also in the general direction we are headed.
As we move toward Hoonah we are again entertained by perhaps the same pod of humpback whales we encountered earlier in Icy Strait. They are bubble feeding and attracting quite a gathering of boats. As we watch a lone kayaker makes his way toward the whales to get a better view. Suddenly the whales change course and are now surrounding the kayaker about perhaps 100 ft away. I am certain that he will be telling this story to many people once he changes his shorts.
We arrived safely at Hoonah and settle in for a nice pork loin roast while shooting the breeze with many other Canucks from Whitehorse who spend a lot of time fishing from Hoonah. The wind is really howling outside so we are debating whether to run tomorrow or not.
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