Glaciers, Caves, Sun & Surf, 8/11

This turned out to be our first day with a lot of sun. Very nice but hot in the dry suits. We left our little cove early again and ended up doing 22 miles. It was a very peaceful start to the day. 

First on the agenda was crossing Nuka Bay. It’s a pretty big crossing so we did it in two segments. We headed for a point that sticks into the bay about halfway across. 

We made it to the point halfway across Nuka Bay and stopped for a short break and snacks. We had a nice little surf ride into the beach. 

I was first out with a shove from Angela and made it through a small set. Angela followed and I had the camera ready. Here she is busting through. 

No sooner did she get past the break when she realized her water bottle didn’t make it and was back in the surf. Back to the beach she went to find and retrieve it. I think she really just wanted to play a little more in the surf ?. After that it was off to cross the second half of Nuka Bay and into the channel between Ragged Island and the mainland. Caves and glaciers were all along the way. 

Our destination for the day was Black Bay. We had marked a beach on the west arm just inside the bay. Once we got there we discovered that it was a no go. Zoom in and you can see it was just all very big rocks. 

Our backup was across the bay and into the end of the east arm of Black Bay. This turned out to be a pretty good camp site but did have a very steep stone beach. 

And the view from our camp ?

That’s it for another great day in Alaska. 

Happy Paddling 

Scott 

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