Akeeva - Prince William Sound Part 3
by Sam Landsman 20 Sep 2021 23:02 PDT
Anna and me at Meares Glacier - Akeeva © Sam Landsman
We weren't in any great rush to leave Valdez. We had breakfast out (a rare treat, no dishes!), provisioned at Safeway (the best grocery shopping in Prince William Sound), and eventually headed to the fuel dock, where we jokingly referred to the diesel as "local, craft-refined" since it's pulled from the earth in Alaska, sent by pipeline to Valdez, and apparently refined here for the local market. Chores complete, we left Valdez with no firm destination in mind. All we knew was that we had three nights without visitors and needed to end up in Whittier.
Our first stop ended up being aptly named Granite Bay. There are actually several Granite Bays in Prince William Sound, and the one we spent the night at was near the entrance to Unakwik Inlet. We found a spot with fair holding in the outer basin, launched the dinghy, and explored the inner basin.
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