Akeeva - Prince William Sound Part 1
by Sam Landsman 3 Sep 2021 08:45 PDT
Barnes Cove view © Sam Landsman
First impressions of a cruising destination have a huge impact on my opinion of a place. Years ago, when I first arrived in Red Bluff Bay, for example, half a dozen brown bears were foraging (and mating) on the beach.
Ever since, I've associated Red Bluff Bay with the spectacle of mating bears. The same thing happens with negative first impressions. One year we arrived in Ketchikan in pouring, soaking rain, then spent another horribly rainy, windy day at the dock before the weather improved enough to walk around without full rain gear. Not a single person in the group seemed excited to return.
Prince William Sound made a magical first impression. We arrived on a calm, sunny day, warm day and dropped anchor in a staggeringly beautiful spot-Barnes Cove, in Drier Bay. Had our visit coincided with worse weather, I wonder if we would be so enthusiastic about the place.
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