Tuesday, June 3 Foggy Bay to Ketchikan 43 miles 4 hours

We have a glorious run of sunny, warm weather.  We had a smooth ride into Ketchikan.  Again we were surprised that we did not see any cruise ships or ferries pass us.  In Revillagigedo Channel we had 3 foot rollers coming up from Dixon Entrance but the ride was comfortable.  Tongass Narrows was smooth and easy.  We are running on fumes and stopped at Petro Marine to fill up before going to a marina.  US Customs likes to meet the boat at it's first stop so we had a customs officer waiting for us when we got there.  They were very nice when they said it was OK to leave the boat briefly to walk the dog.  Merlin really appreciated it.  The customs officer was polite and we were approved for entry after reviewing our documentation.  Amount of fuel was startling.  We hold 600 gallons of diesel and we took 535 gallons!  We really didn't want to fill up in Prince Rupert because fuel costs more in Canada.  We were hoping to get into City Floats dock by the cruise ship docks but it was full.  We got a nice slip assignment in Bar Harbor South on dock 9, berth 9.  The wind and current are favorable and Fred did a great job getting us docked. 

Bar Harbor South