We Love Sitka

We have spent several days cleaning this filthy boat, both inside and out. We got pretty lazy with just the two of us. Now we are getting ready for company and need to pay attention. The deathly maintenance stuff. You know how much I love that repetitive stuff that needs to be done again as soon as you finish doing it. We are not just slaving away, though. We have been on some hikes, visited the national park sites, done our share of shopping and have eaten some great food. There is a Mediterranean restaurant that has tapas and wonderful, fresh salmon called Ludvig's. We managed to get in for dinner at 8 last night and made pigs of ourselves. Sitka is our favorite town in Alaska. There are cruise ships here, but not like the other towns. There are a number of other Krogens here and we have had a chance to visit with friends we have not seen for a while and make some new friends. Several Krogens are based here and we have learned some good places to visit from the locals. We have some neat surprises for our guests that we think they will enjoy. We have had wonderful weather. We had sun and 65 degrees for most of the day. Mt. Edgecumbe has been visible almost every day. The eagles regularly visit a snag just up from the ramp. The eagles and ravens talk to us all the time. Eagles regularly swoop down to pick up a fish in the fairway behind our boat and then sit on sailboat masts. The mountains that form the backdrop behind Sitka are beautiful and still have lots of snow on them. The harbor is so interesting because it is a real working marina. Fishing boats depart and return at all times of the day and night. There is a very strong odor of fish and fish and crab are frequently for sale at the top of the dock. The harbormaster told us that Sitka has the largest fishing fleet in SW Alaska and it is King salmon season. Sitka also has a big July 4th celebration and boats are drifting in to get a spot for that. We are really enjoying getting to spend some extended time here.