Ketchikan (US) to British Columbia

No stops allowed, but beautiful scenery on both sides, especially down the narrow fjords that are not wide enough for another small ship to pass. The captains have all that planned out well in advance. Dixon Entrance and two other smaller passes are open to the Pacific Ocean 3,000 mile wind fetch from Japan. It was a bit lumpy even with stabilizers deployed but we slept right through it.

Most areas are plenty calm enough for a trailer boat to manage, but there are not a lot of bail-out options in many areas. The condensation would be a big problem with water dripping down on your bunk unless you have a specially rigged diesel heater that exhausts the wet air to the outside. At this stage, we've lost interest in towing Cat O Mine out here vs seeing the amazing scenery from our comfy warm third deck balcony or the 180 degree lounge with stabilized binoculars and a naturist pointing out things we would have missed.

A few more Ketchikan shots attached too. We never saw another boat except when passing Bella Bella at night.Read more