Family of Four, Olympia to Scagway and Back, 7-Weeks, 22-Foot Boat

First, let us extend a huge Thank You for such a comprehensive cruising guide. In preparation for our trip this summer, the Waggoner was at the top of our reading list.

We just completed a 7-week trip from Olympia, Washington to Skagway, Alaska in our 22-foot aluminum boat, covering 3700 miles in total. I wanted to let you know that it really is possible for a family of four to make the trip in such a small boat if they take the time to prepare. We cooked and slept on the boat for 6 of the 7 weeks, and documented every day.

If you are interested in our experience, please visit our website at akcamp.weebly.com. This website was set up to let our family track our experience, and contains photos as well as a blog. You are welcome to use information from the site, but please let us know if you do. We are also willing to provide clarity to various routes we took (we were deliberately vague in a few places).

In searching your site, it appears that we were ahead of you by a few days when we were at Dawson’s Landing. We had stopped there on Canada Day and fixed Nola’s computer for her.

Thanks again for such an accurately detailed guide.

Tom & Serena McDonald