08/15/2025 Lyman Anchorage

 Tolstoi Bay

Sometimes we have to share our “quiet” bay with unwelcome noise, they came, they worked, and then they left. 

Then sometimes we share our anchorage with wonderful visitors. I was first alerted to a whale close by, when I heard whale song through the hull of the boat. We watched as he swam, dove, and bubble fed, scooping up whatever fish couldn’t escape. 

We moved on to Lyman Anchorage, to wait for a weather window, we wanted to cross Clarence Strait to Ketchikan.

We’d never been in this bay before, and it turned out to be a comfortable, protected place to hang while the weather in Clarence howled. We went in on a high tide, that narrow choke point has rocks on either side, and I stood on the bow as a rock lookout. 

Let’s play “where’s the rock” again.

At the entrance, low tide.

At the entrance, high tide.

We had some animal sightings, and enjoyed this quiet bay.

Black bear on the beach.

River otters, (as opposed to sea otters), cavorting, and finding fish to eat.

This bay was once a site for logging, and there were many steel cables lining the edges.  Our hope was that they weren’t strung across the bay, and that our anchor wouldn’t find them. 

Our next stop was Ketchikan, where we wanted to stop at Safeway, and get a few grocery items

😁 This is Bill wheeling 3 Rubbermaid tubs, full of groceries, down the dock to the boat. We stashed them onboard, and the next day departed for the fuel dock to top up, and we’re done with K-town. The cacophony of the tour Cessnas, helicopters, cruise ships, and multiple Alaska jets were too much for us.

Gus doesn’t sleep on my lap very often, but he decided this fleece blanket was too good to pass up.

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