Log Entry: Thursday, July 22nd, 1999

Prince Rupert

The "overflow" dock was a terrible place to spend the night: we rolled and pitched all night, and the wake of passing tugs and fishing boats slapped and banged against our hull constantly: I got maybe 20 minutes of consecutive sleep.

Up at (we thought) 4:30, as the (80 foot) sailboat in front of us left; at 4:50 the boat behind us left, and the 200-foot ship was in the bay, waiting for the dock to be clear.  Grumbling that the ship was early, not due to dock before 6, we hastened our departure, and made our way to Bacon Cove, across the bay from the yacht club.  As we were anchoring, it dawned on Jane that we were still on Alaska time!! The 200-footer had indeed docked at 0600!!  We had been almost an hour late for our dinner reservation at the Cow Bay Cafe last night!!

Jane made breakfast ...

Jane's log:

"Very rough night: we slept better at Coronation Island!

"We left the dock at 4:51, and saw the cruise ship waiting to dock: early, we thought. We crossed the bay, and anchored in Bacon Cove until a space was available in the yacht club. Halfway through breakfast we realised that we were still on Alaska time, and that we had in fact left the dock at 5:51!!