After leaving Auke Bay early to avoid the morning dock count (if you get counted, you have to pay for that day even though you are paid up for the nights you have stayed-and they bill you) we headed around Pt Retreat and on to Funter Bay. We were the only boat except for a couple of local boats. Most people think that the only public dock is on the south side, but we found out in 03 that both are state docks. We were visited by a group of land otters searching for tasty morsels under the dock. Mac had a great time trying to spot them through the cracks in the dock as they chomped, growled and splashed.
Bob trolled for salmon, caught a King that we promptly canned. Then he caught a halibut on his trolling gear.
6/17-18 Swanson Harbor at the entrance to Icy Strait has two detached docks. We took the outside of one across the dock from a young couple from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. They left for Hoonah, but soon the docks were filled with Juneau-ites. The weather was hot and the horseflies were thick enough to keep us inside the boat behind screens most of the time. The second day the west wind came up and blew 30. Now we know why the people from Juneau choose the inside of the dock!
6-19 On the way to Hoonah we stopped at a halibut hill just off Sisters Islands. Caught two more halibut to add to the freezer in just a few minutes. We found Silver Star and Whatever at the dock. Had a good time visiting with them. We all took the shuttle out to Cannery Pt to see the cannery that has been renovated for a tourist attraction. It is only open two days a week for two cruise ships. We enjoyed the museum and the gift shops at the very well-done facility. We enjoyed talking to a couple from England who were on the cruise ship. Trying to understand the queen's language was a bit difficult though.
6-22 When leaving Hoonah, we were excited to see our first view of bubble feeding by a large group of humpback whales. This is an interesting feeding method they use. They all dive at nearly the same time and then make a column of bubbles that rises to the surface. This column confuses and traps small fish which the whales then catch in their open mouths as they all come to the surface at the same time. As you can imagine, it is quite a sight and a real treat to see. Some of the people being transported from the cruise ship to the cannery dock got a close-up look as the whales surfaced right by them.
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