July 19-21, Berg Bay to Wrangell

Managed to make it through the night at Berg Bay without having our kayaks chewed on by bears, and we wanted to be out relatively early--even after our very long day on the 18th--in order to catch slack at The Narrows in Eastern Passage.  The idea was to avoid any strong contrary currents, then ride a falling tide out towards Wrangell.

We were both dragging a bit, but made good progress towards Wrangell, and anyways, weren't due to arrive there until the following day.  Mid-afternoon, made a great campsite find, located on a very small peninsula that would become an island at very high tides.  Good campsite with flat ground on either side of the cobble tombolo connecting the islet with Wrangell Island.

Eastern Passage from Wrangell Island, looking towards The Narrows and the Old Wrangell village site.

The following day, the 20th, paddled a short 7 nautical miles around the Northern tip of Wrangell I., then south past the city harbor.  Emily had reserved us a room for that night at a bed and breakfast located right on the beach, a bit south of the Wrangell Cemetery.  We were met on the beach by the owner, who very kindly helped us unload and store our boats and gave us the lay of the land.

We spent two nights there, at the Grand View, enjoying town life for a bit and seeing the sites and enjoying the mellow ambiance of the center of the world.