June 26th - Auke Bay to Haines

As we motor-sail up Lynn Canal we see a "Hanging Glacier". The thickness of the ice is visible.

In February 1898, the three-masted passenger ship Clara Nevada, loaded with 800 pounds of gold and an illegal shipment of dynamite, ran aground and exploded at Eldred Rock, 20 miles southeast of Haines, Alaska. Congress viewed the incident as sufficient evidence that a lighthouse on Eldred Rock was needed.  We arrived in Haines 7:00 pm after our 9 hour passage.

We arrived in Haines 7:00pm after our 9 hour passage.

We rafted to a fish boat. It is a working harbor and there is not a lot of room for pleasure boats.

John the assistant Harbor Master was very helpful and offered me a quick tour of Haines in his pickup truck.  We went to the movie set wherethe Disney version of Jack London's book "White Fang" was filmed.

The Haines Brewery is located in one of the buildings and we went in for a taste.

The Brewery is a hot spot!The menu consists of:

Lookout Stout
Eldred Rock Red (after the lighthouse)
Spruce Tip (taken from the recipe of Captain Cook's Crew of 1778.)
Black Fang (surely to turn your white fangs black!)

The brews are available in refillable bottles or re-fillable litre jugs.I purchased two jugs, one of Black Fang and one of Spruce Tip.

That evening on the boat I cooked a delicious dinner of:Herb Garlic Roast Pork Tenderloin With ApplesauceMashed PotatoesFresh Green Beans With onion and baconand:A hearty mug of "Black Fang

"WE ARE REALLY IN ALASKA!