At Sea … NOT in Kodiak

It took practically most of today, but finally — at past 8:30p — we have made enough headway into the Gulf of Alaska that we are a little north of Kodiak now. Explains why the Captain felt he had to cancel Kodiak as a port of call if we were to make Seward tomorrow.

After being rocked to sleep, we woke up to slightly calmer seas this morning. When I looked at the Bridge Report around noon, it described the sea state as being 11.5 feet … better than 13-15 feet. The skies started out overcast, but actually brightened for a while this afternoon. We even had some blue patches overhead. Now, we are cloaked by fog that seems to be getting thicker by the minute. Visibility is very poor. The fog horn is being sounded periodically.

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