Cahl had one last opportunity to go to Alaska this year, to bring the boat back down for some work, and this time he was able to take Jasen with him. They flew over to Seattle to meet Mike, then flew up to Wrangell the next day. They spent a full day in Wrangell getting the boat loaded and ready to go, then took off on their way back down to Tacoma.
The first day they made it from Wrangell to Ketchikan, where Jasen was excited to see the town and do a little souvenir shopping.
The next day they crossed into Canada, and they stopped at Prince Rupert for the night. Since the drinking age in Canada is only 19, they were excited to take Jasen out to the bar and buy him some drinks!
After Prince Rupert, they spent the next night in Khutz Inlet, followed by a night in Namu. This is the stop Cahl had been most excited about! Namu is an abandoned fishing and packing village, and has sat vacant since the 1980's. When the packing plant closed down, everyone packed up and left, but they didn't take much with them- many of the stores and buildings still have things left on the shelves and furniture. There is even still mail at the post office! They said it was pretty creepy to walk around and look at everything, and some of the buildings have fallen into the water now. I hope to someday be able to go there- it looks so cool!
The next night was spent in Alert Bay, where they enjoyed a nice dinner on land and a few more drinks!
Their last night in Canada was spent in Comox, and the final night on the boat was spent at Waldron Island, Washington. Once they made it back to Tacoma and dropped the boat off, they had one last day to check out Seattle- they hit up the Space Needle and Pike Market before heading home from their 10 day journey.
