Fisherman at work outside the bay
Just us and the Seagulls
Carbonated underwater spring bubbles
Scenic but sad
Oceanaire anchored in St. Johns Harbor
The next morning we take Haley and along with “over the Edge” – we head up to see if we can once again get into Dawes Glacier. There is considerable more ice in Tracy Arm than the previous 3 weeks when we were last here, so one of the glaciers has been “calving” a lot. The way is very clear so by deductive reasoning, it must be Sawyer Glacier bergie bits that are making their way into the arm. We see some calving and there are lots of big pieces ready to fall off, but nothing major. We head out at noon for Petersburg and through Wrangell Narrows to St. John’s Harbor. Enroute, Dave makes phone calls to try and find a new bottom end for his motor. Its hard up in this country to be without a dinghy. St. John’s Harbor is a new stay for us. It’s a great bay with some interesting things to see. We read in the book about a natural “carbonated” spring that wells up in the bay --- we found it and sure enough, a lot of fizzy bubbles are making their way up from the bottom of the ocean. It’s a phenomenon that we have not seen before. The scenery is magnificent here but then we have found that the scenery has been stunning everywhere we have been up here (other than the towns) This anchorage is large and can accommodate a lot of boats and this bay is where we have seen the most amount of boats up here (8) – due to it being later in the summer, it is definitely getting busier up here.
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