Hebe Jebes NOV/Dec 2014 | Page 32

FEATURES Features Dave Nagle and Jake Legvold on board Jake’s sailboat In Your Dreams Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau DavidEllis stocked and fueled before leaving Juneau Fetching ice for sundowners Route from Juneau to Sitka Disney ship leaving Tracy Arm Downtown Juneau Sumdum Glacier with a humpback whale With DavidEllis fuelled and stores loaded from the wellstocked supermarkets of Juneau we were ready to cast off. One must be careful when choosing at what time of the day to resupply the boat with provisions, due to the massive tide ranges in Alaska. A ramp into the marina may be a flat walk or gentle slope at high tide but it can turn into a 45-degree plus slope at low tide. A real challenge if you have a heavy load in your dock trolley! On day four I mentioned that if th