Vixen Harbor, AK 06.12.2013

To get to Vixen Harbor, we used the scenic route which travels through Ernest Sound and Zimovia Strait.  This harbor is on the north end of Cleveland Peninsula.  The entrance to the harbor is very narrow and you have to line your entry to make sure you do not run into trouble.  There are numerous rocks and very shallow.  The charts indicate a width of 100 yards but at low tide there are reefs extending out from both sides that reduce the channel width to closer to 30 yards!

Once getting through the channel the harbor opens to very nice anchorage.  A perfect spot out of the wind:  36’ depths, mud bottom for anchoring. 

 

We set the hook and then Bruce & Ron went fishing for bait and set the crab pots.

Once settled we rowed over to Contessa and sat out on the deck in the sun visiting.  Bruce actually fell asleep on the deck it was so peaceful!

The next day the boys went exploring on shore.  There is an old wreak of a fish boat which made great exploring.

 

When Bruce and Ron came back, we all decided to take Second Chance out and see if the guys could catch a salmon for dinner.  While we were traveling a pod of porpoise traveled with us!  Then hung around for a least a ½ hour!  Very cool!

 

 

 

 

 

No luck on the salmon.

On our way back we picked up the crab pots and yes, of course, there were four good size crab!  The guys are becoming pros at cleaning crab!  It’s a good thing Lynn and I have several seafood cookbooks to find new and interesting ways to prepare the crab! Yum!

 

 

Once the crab were cooked, we got together on the deck of Second Chance and cleaned the crab before leaving the next morning.