Captain Scott's Log ~ Thursday & Friday, August 28th & 29th 2008

Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:26 PM

Subject: P Dream

We left the State Park at Shuyak at dawn and headed to the Kenai Peninsula. Foggy and a little rough as we passed the Barren Island which guard the Cook Inlet. In the mist they look forbidding as in King Kong. The day kept getting nicer and was sunny as we pulled into Tonsina Cove on the Kenai Peninsula. Never, and I mean never, has Pipe Dream been in a more Idyllic anchorage-- very steep mountains with water falls enclose us. Today we set out for Seward but noted glaciers up fjords and changed course to investigate. They were 20 miles away!! And so we have spent all day looking at Split and McCarty Glaciers. Huge thunder as the glacier moves. Best of all were the surrounding mountains which had 200 ft snow cliffs and mini glaciers looming over the McCarty glacier below. Now at Morning Cove 59 27n 150 18w. Steaks on the grill, 3 waterfalls nearby, Loons... maybe tomorrow we will go to Seward.

Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 4:49 AM

Subject: Seward

Yesterday on the way to the glacier Jeff noted a plane on the mountainside. He handed me the Commander 7 power glasses and pointed to the white spot on the green slope. I immediately identified a twin in a clearing. Clara also agreed and I took bearings, noted its lat lon, and we discussed calling the Coast Guard. First let me get some more info--so, I got our new Jap eyes, 10 power and gyro stabilized. It was a snow patch. Glad we had not called the CG, we proceeded on to the glacier. Today is clear, cloudless, sunny and warmer---and calm again. Seward was only 180 miles from Kodiak (a 24 hr sail) which is why I stupidly did not refuel. However, today is our 5th day out cruising around and stopping every night. Throttled way back we should get to Seward this afternoon having covered 340 nm from Kodiak--but wow, 5 very neat days.