The Dixon Entrance: Entering U.S. Waters

June 12

David and Alex left Clam inlet around 6 am in the rain, but that lasted only a couple of hours. They crossed the border today, which they noted when the time on their phones shifted back an hour! Thankfully they had a safe crossing of the potentially troublesome Dixon Entrance. I (Harriet) talked to David about 9:30 pm eastern time and they were headed for Ham Island, about 5 miles away. I'm assuming they made it. It's only 15 miles SE of Ketchikan! Long day today: about 15 hours of travel and approximately 50 miles.
The GPS tracker stopped working around 7 pm EDT; no word on when it might be fixed. They think it may be a hardware problem with their satellite equipment. I assume that also means no satellite phone, and they probably won’t have cell again until close to Ketchikan.
I plan to fly to Ketchikan and meet them Monday evening, so I’m not sure when the next blog entry will be.

After visiting Ketchikan and Thorne Bay (where David spent a summer logging when he was in college), they will head north again to Juneau and hopefully Glacier Bay.
For those who are wondering, Wayward Sun will come home on the Alaska Ferry from Juneau to Bellingham.