Captain Scott's Log ~ Wednesday September 24th, 2008 Part 2

Subject: Best Day 2

The ice at the base of the glacier went beyond blue--it was almost purple. On the way out I had planned to stop and hike a side valley. We did stop and the valley was beautiful but it was 300 ft deep just a few feet from the shore. Sunset is changing fast and we needed to get to an anchorage before dark--going at night in this ice is not smart. And we did anchor as the last light was fading. With the improving weather we got a sunset---very rare--and no rain at night, But Cold But Cold. This morning was bright and clear. Great views of the higher mountains all covered with new snow. The paddle wheel witch gives us our speed had broken blades back in Japan. We had suffered with this for months and Tom brought us a new one. So yesterday we had good speed readouts for the first time. The ice however took out the new paddle wheel before it was one day old. Now sailing under main only--downwind towing the dingy--with an SOG of 10.2 kts—reasonable protected water in the Stephens passage--likely to sail on to Petersburg, a Norwegian community.