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Airship | Funter Bay to Flynn Cove

by Laura Domela and Kevin Morris 28 Jul 2025 23:21 PDT
Airship | Funter Bay to Flynn Cove © Kevin Morris

We leisured late this morning in Funter Bay and didn't leave until after 11am. Another gorgeous, sunny day! We watched the F1 race (Belgian Grand Prix, vroom!) and then pulled our anchor and headed out into the mostly glassy Icy Strait toward Flynn Cove.

Turnagain left before us and then peeled off to stop in Hoonah and will meet up with us tomorrow in the Inian Islands.

Lots of fishing boats out today, as well as a few Dall's porpoises who surfed our bow for a bit. I took these photos with my iPhone. The sun was just right on the water and the porpoises were so clear!!

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