Sitka, Alaska

Sitka is a lovely little town with early roots in Russian settlement.  Sitka is the only SE Alaska port city to face the Gulf of Alaska head on. Today, Mother Nature has taken control and it is miserable.  Overnight, we had rough seas and head winds of 58 knots.  Needless to say, we are happy to be docked safely.  

We have decided to cancel our wildlife boat trip out to see whales, otters and sea lions.  We have taken this one before and loved it and were looking forward to it again.  However, visibility is one quarter to half a mile with rain arriving in sheets. Unless the weather clears, we most likely won't even venture into town.

If you are watching the world weather, you might have noticed that hurricane Lester was out some 800 miles from us near Hawaii.  High winds and rain from this storm are now impacting the Pacific Northwest coastline and adjacent seas.  

The mountains in the background photos ( captured from the Internet) are Three Sisters- Faith, Hope and Charity.  From the other photos, you can see what a lovely little seaside town this is in fair weather.