Lay Day in Windfall Harbor

With the forecast promising dry skies until early afternoon, we launched the dinghy mid-morning for a loop around the harbor. Our mission: scout out anchoring alternatives and keep an eye out for wildlife.

No bears this time, but we did spot eight deer, including a fawn sticking close to its mother—a quiet highlight along the rugged shoreline.

Common Merganser and her chicks

After 4.7 miles of slow exploring, we returned to OceanFlyer just as the first raindrops began to fall—right on schedule. PredictWind continues to impress us with its accuracy. After years of use, it’s become our go-to forecast tool.

our neighbors in windfall harbor and its mini-me

same two boats shows the scale of alaska

oceanflyer is also dwarfed in windfall harbor by the snowcaped mountians

looking for yummy stuff in the mud

“not all sea birds want to get wet” says a bonaparte’s Gull

The weather service issued a gale warning for the afternoon into tomorrow morning, so we hunkered down. But by bedtime, the only thing blowing was a light 5-knot breeze. We’ll take it.