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| Coming into Sitka Alaska |
Nephew Nick's boat came into port for fuel and water. Picked up a half load of fuel for $68,000.
This season may be extended. Nick's ship contracts with Alaskan General Seafood. The Alaskan DNR fisheries-manager will notify the companies fleet manager whether there are a plentiful amount of fish to catch. That manager tells Nicks captain where to go. If not enough fish, Nick's boat goes to Seattle for maintenance and Nick gets a extended break.
Niece Liza's company has asked employees to come back into office Sept 1. Expecting pushback, they are putting in coffee shop and snacks. Her boss is pushing for a raise for her since Seattle rent is so high, the apartment she was eyeing went from 1750 to 2250 last week.
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| Sitka Alaska |
Once you get into Canada, the world quickly starts getting more distorted.The borders between Alaska and the Yukon and between British Columbia and Alberta run straight north and south and you can see here that they are at quite an angle. It's roughly 900 miles from Seattle to Sitka and another 600 to Anchorage.
Do you know how many gallons of diesel for $68,000? They don’t pay road taxes but shipping it to Sitka is expensive.
ReplyDeleteI would imagine they normally unload their catch in Ketchikan. That’s a rough life for the duration of the season.