Foggy Bay to Ketchikan 3 hours, 35 miles

FUEL:  184 gallons @ $3.99/gallon
We left Foggy Bay at low tide.  Boy is this place rocky.  As we left the bay and entered Revillagigedo Channel we were met with four foot swells and fog.  We estimate about three mile visibility.  The swells fell to two to three feet and a following sea as we made our turn into Tongass Narrows. We saw the cruise ship, Golden Princess, appear out of the fog heading south.  Fred called US Customs and confirmed our arrival in Ketchikan.  He informed them that we were going to stop at Petro Marine to top off our fuel tanks before we docked.  They said to call from the fuel dock and someone would come to us there.  There were two boats on the fuel dock when we arrived.  We waited off the dock for one of the boats to leave.  We thought everything was cool when we got a hail on the radio from Ketchikan Coast Guard.  The fuel dock is next to the Coast Guard docks.  Fred answered and thought for sure we were in trouble.  However, they just wanted to let us know that the boat we were in front of would be leaving soon.  Fred laughed and told them he thought we were going to get in trouble and they answered back that the folks on their boat were looking at us with envy.  The Customs officer met us and came aboard.  She checked our passports, Nexus, boat documentation and Merlin’s vaccination record.  She was very nice and welcomed us to Alaska.  We are hoping to get a slip at the City Floats (Casey Moran).  We called the Harbor Master and he said that he thought is was full down there but that it is open moorage so go ahead and check it out.  If not that there was plenty of room at Bar Harbor.  We eased into this small marina that is located down at the city front of Ketchikan.  The entrance is between the cruise ship docks and it is a little intimidating passing under the bow of one of those ships.  We saw that friends of ours on Teddi Bear (Teddi & John Hozemer) were there.  We were very lucky to find the last slip available and it was big enough for us. With these wonderful communicators that came with the boat I was able to guide Fred back into the slip.  Here we are with downtown Ketchikan off our stern and a cruise ship off our bow.  I couldn’t wait to get off the boat and get some “retail therapy”.  http://www.city.ketchikan.ak.us/