Not so peril-ous and the next stage of the trip

By 7:30 Wednesday morning, the motor was running, the anchor was weighed and cleaned of super silty mud and Kyrie was underway again, with an entourage of pleasure trawlers who quickly passed us by, headed the same direction. As the strait narrowed, Joe set the hammock up on the bow again and the kids vied for turns. I sat up on the bow with the camera--hopefully my photos turned out and they will get on here.
I could see why Joe was concerned about the currents. It is very narrow through Sergius itself. In fact, there are two big red buoys that often are sucked underwater by 10-knot currents during the ebb and flow. Thankfully, we only saw 1 knot of current against us. I have to admit, I'd like to be somewhere safe and witness those buoys being sucked down by the current some time... All in all, it was a lovely and uneventful trip through Peril Strait.
A quick pass through a corner of Salisbury Sound and on to Neva Strait. The wind let us actually sail for a little while, although we only were going about 2.5 knots. However, that was perfect for dragging a fishing line behind us. No luck there either though, and then the wind died, naturally... There were a lot of fishing boats working and we wanted to be sure to stay out of their way. Neva Strait is pretty narrow and there were a fair of number of boats coming out of Sitka. Instead of going through Olga Strait as we had upon leaving Sitka last year, we turned toward Krestof Sound to check it out. It is completely bordered by a bunch of small islands, so it's a sheltered area with lots of nooks and crannies. We came back later to explore, so I won't say much about it here, except to say it was definitely worth coming back to! :)
As we neared Sitka Sound, the fog settled in, which made for an interesting run into Sitka itself. Unlike our last visit, it wasn't super windy and choppy even inside the breakwater, so there wasn't a need to find a spot at the dock. Instead, we found a clear spot and dropped the anchor. After a dinghy ride to the dock and a walk to the grocery store, it was time for dinner and a movie--Levi had just finished reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, so Joe and I decided the theatrical version was in order.
Tomorrow would be a busy day with family arriving at the airport.