August 1, 2005 Nagasay Cove to Craig Day 154
A light westerly breeze produced a fantastic sail across the Gulf of Esquibel this morning. The humpback whales were out in full force, putting on quite a show! It turned into a beautiful sunny day, as is usual when we come into a town. Justin and I secured a berth in the marina, then walked all over town, stretching our legs. In the evening we even went for a run (a long run!) down the road to Klawock and it got very dark out. We tried hitchhiking back to Craig, with no luck! It must be a combination of the darkness, my beard, and our sweaty appearance. Still, we stood under a light and over 40 cars passed us! Finally we gave up in disgust and started running the long dark road back. Thank god we got picked up mid-way back by a man named Kit! We were exhausted after our ambitious run. One of the fishermen let me use the shower on his seiner. “You a water person? Good. Shower’s right here, I just got the hot water hooked up today”. Later on I was invited to a salmon dinner aboard his boat. I spent the evening with him and his crew, and two fine young ladies who are living aboard another boat adjacent to ours. I am beginning to love this life of the traveller.
