Back to Thorne Bay II
We arrived back in Thorne Bay on Prince of Wales. Clouds collected around the island's peaks. It had been a long day. Up at 3:30 AM to check in at SeaTac. Drugged the dog and slipped him into his crate around 5:30 after TSA searched him for illegal substances. In 2 1/2 hours we were in Ketchikan. Waited at the ferry terminal with all our bags for a ferry at 3:30 in the afternoon. A couple of hours later we were at the ferry terminal on Prince of Wales. Kel had prearranged a taxi ride (yet another hour) around to Thorne Bay. Iolair was still floating and looked better than we expected - a bit lonely round here. Winter still has some teeth left in Alaska. We turned up the heat and fell into bed. Jay's travel drugs slowly wore off, and he seemed happy to be on the boat sleeping. The following day the sun peaked out. We got some coffee, went to the grocery store, and started getting the boat ready to depart for Wrangell. Discovered a couple of nuisance leaks, but the engine fire...
