Sitka AK

Memorial Weekend
Sitka, Alaska
Sitka from Castle Hill
How do you spend 4 rainy days in Sitka while you wait for the next king salmon opener? Boat projects, paperwork, laundry, gin rummy, walks in the rain…

We walked to town every day – to send off mail, pick up fishing gear or just to stretch our legs. Sitka has Tlingit, Russian, and American heritage that is still apparent, especially when looking at the architecture.  It’s also a very active fishing village with a large number of trollers based here. I’ve visited before but this is the first time I’ve had 4 days to just explore.  We even got a brief window of sunshine when we were at the Baranof Castle Hill (historic site) which is a great place to get a view of town and Sitka Sound.

Russian Church in downtown

Sitka Harbor
We also worked on fishing gear and boat projects. My favorite fix was a spontaneous “remodel” of our living space.  With me aboard, the bed that Doug has been using was not big enough for 2 so we have to take the table down at night to add to the bed and put the table back up every time we want to use it. That has been a real hassle! The solution – move the table stand out as far as possible and cut it down to a smaller size so we can have both the bed and the table set up at the same time. It’s only a 2 person table now but the entire boat is set up that way so it works. It is so much easier to have the table now for meals, tying lures and for me to write this blog : )

The next opener is Tuesday – Thursday and the forecast looks good. Looking forward to getting back out there!


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