Preparations

Preparations

David working on the wooden dinghy

The Journey to get to The Journey

The covid pandemic was still happening. We weren’t sure if Canada would let us in. We got ready anyway.

  • Pre-Departure Radio Interview

    Pre-Departure to Alaska Radio Interview with Meghan Marohn for the Hudson Mohawk Magazine program on WOOC 105.3

  • A man attaches the name stickers to the stern of the boat
    The Beginning

    The cloudy weather and tides off British Columbia make the run to Alaska a particular challenge for a small, 100% solar-powered boat.

  • supplies assembled to build a wooden dinghy
    Making The Dinghy

    One necessity is a dinghy to get ashore from the boat when anchored. So why not build one ourselves.

  • Aerial shot of Alaskan logging camp in 1962
    Recollections of Thorne Bay Logging

    The first stop in Alaska will be Ketchikan, and David will be returning there after a 58 year absence. In the summer of 1963 he was a high-lead logger for the Ketchikan Pulp Company at the Thorne Bay Logging Camp located 50 miles NW of Ketchikan.