After our port o’call, Mother Goose and her goslings were anticipating being back on the water and underway again. We left Wrangell and continued our journey southward on another beautiful Alaska summer morning. We cruised down Zemovia Strait, with Wrangell Island to port and Etolin Island to starboard; the strait is actually a pretty open channel, but there is a tricky spot known appropriately as “The Narrows” where we have to zigzag in single file through a rocky passage. After successfully negotiating the Narrows, we kept a sharp lookout for wildlife, and thanks to the eagle eyes of naturalist Emmelina, we were rewarded with the sighting of a black bear on the shore. We hovered quietly and were able to watch it for awhile, giving everyone a chance to see it, especially the crew of Mystic Eagle who had yet to see a bear.
By early afternoon we had arrived at the charming rustic hamlet of Meyers Chuck which is nestled around a lovely protected cove. There was room on the public dock for a couple of the boats and the others anchored out in the cove. The local people opened their gallery/gift shop for us and took our orders for cinnamon rolls. Most of the crews went for an exploratory hike on shore, through the forest to the rocky shoreline, or took their dinghies out and around the cove. Then it was time to gather for our “last supper” wherein we try to clean out our larders and have a potluck onboard Deception. A great time was had by all as we shared stories, swapped addresses, got a little misty-eyed, and finished up with a great talent show.
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