leaving Homer, headed for Seward

wish we had more time to write, there's so many incredible things we saw in the Cook Inlet, but today we're headed to the other side of Kachemak Bay to begin our outer coast journey to Seward AK. all 3 of us are really excited for the outer coast which will be the section least traveled by others. we're expecting to see an increase in wildlife, ocean swell, potential storm weather, great campsites, big mosquitos and much more marine life. we would expect to be in Seward 10-15 days, total weather dependent. we SPOT update every night when we set up camp, so the same map update would mean we're sitting, happily. :)

the Cook Inlet portion was fantastic though. overall we had exceptional weather which gave us great daily mileage of about 23 miles per day (mpd). we're expecting 15-20 mpd in the next leg. as Djuna described all the paddling was totally tidal dependent, which meant we paddled when the tide was going out. this forced us to be in tune with the moon, the marine life, the bird feeding times as the beaches were exposed on the big ebbs, the fisherman who went out at slack, the wind which was more so in the afternoons, and the sun which was in your face in the afternoons as well. we got 2 night legs in usually on the water from 3a-9a. we all loved this serene time on the water. this section turned out to be great prep for us physically, finding all the right places for things in our boats, and for our team communications and strategy on water. it was very valuable, beautiful and we're so glad we paddled the Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm waters.

there's so much more to share, write, etc.. for now here's a picture from yesterday when we met the Cook Inlet Keeper crew who we are raising funds for.