In this case my step daughter Cristina really wanted to go for a day picnic to the Naha. We have gone here many times before, but never this early in the year. But the weather was indeed stunning, so off we went.
I left Bar Harbor solo at about 8 AM on Sunday March 17th. I ran through the Tongass Narrows and into Clover Pass, and then into Knudson Cove Marina, where I picked up the crew:
Cristina
Ryan
Tyler - age 8
Bryan - age 6
Aliyah - age 4
We ran the short remaining distance to the Naha USFS dock at about 11 AM without incident.
No one else was there - go figure.
It is a short walk up from the USFS dock through the woods to the picnic area. It was a bright sunny day, although still cool (it is March after all), and Cristina shot some pics in the woods as we made our way up there.
There is a nice picnic shelter there with a fire pit, and that's where we set up our winter picnic.
Ryan put my raft in the water and ran the picnic supplies around the corner from the boat to the picnic area. Saves time and hassle of carrying all that through the woods.
Cristina and Aliyah ham it up while the sun still shines.
It's warm enough for Bryan to be wearing a short sleeved shirt!
And of course they were all perfect angels on the ride back to Knudson Cove Marina, (watching Planet Earth).
We pulled out from the Naha about 3 PM, and I dropped the crew off at Knudson Cove, and I continued on to Bar Harbor solo again, arriving about 6 PM.
Another successful voyage on Faraway.
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