Port Townsend to Seattle
8/28 Tuesday
Returning through the locks to Lake Union
Latitude: 47:38.26 N Longitude: 122:20.31 W
Weather: sunny Wind: 2700 10 kts. Barometer:1020
Engine Hours: 482 Fuel on Board: 328
Trip Distance/Total: 38/3078
Made it! Left PT by 9:30 to catch the flood tide down the channel to the Ship Canal and the entrance to Lake Union by 2:00. It is another sunny, beautiful day as we approach the Seattle skyline and turn in for the locks.
They are only using the small lock today so we must wait for several cycles to clear boats before we are called in as the last boat in a group of four. It’s a tight fit with WS overlapping the boat ahead and the swim step just at the rear door. Then it’s a short ride up and out onto Lake Union which by now feels like home.
Jo & I decide to take a quick “victory” lap around the lake before tying up for the night at the work dock of our friends at Yacht Services Northwest. Tomorrow the real work begins of getting WS ready for the 1,250 miles of open-ocean as we head down the coast to San Diego. We plan on a less than two week stay so it will need to be all hands on deck and lots of cooperation from our support teams to get it all done.
Alaska was all that we had dreamed it would be and I can’t think of anything that we missed. We had to move fast and often to get it all in but that had to be so we could make it back in time to continue the voyage south.
Leg IV will be from Seattle to San Diego so we hope you’ll be back as the odyssey of Wandering Star continues.
Final Stats - Seattle to Alaska and back:
Length of Voyage: 4 months + 4 days, April 22nd to August 28th.
Nautical miles cruised: 3,078
Total engine hours: 489
Total fuel used: 1,355 gallons
Number of ports of call: 63
Number of nights at anchor: 30
Logs encountered: hundreds (almost all in Canada)
Logs hit: 0
Alaska Wildlife count:
Bears Black 9 (+4 cubs) Grizzlies 2
Whales - Humpback 49 Orca 15
Porpoise: too many to count
Moose: 0
Otters: 10
Seals: hundreds
Deer: 5
Beavers: 1
Mink/muskrats: 2
Caught: Halibuts - 1 Crabs - 8
Sidney to Port Townsend
8/27 Monday
Latitude: 48:06.38 N Longitude: 122:46.04W
Weather: sunny Wind: 900 10 kts. Barometer:1018
Engine Hours: 475 Fuel on Board: 368
Trip Distance/Total: 44/3039
It’s a beautiful morning for leaving Canada, bright cloudless sky and smooth flat water in the bay. We just have time for a final walk in Sidney before we cast off from Vancouver Island for the last time at 8 am.
Once clear of the offshore islands, we pass quietly into the Straits of Juan de Fuca where now there is little more that a ripple. These are the same straits that were a maelstrom of wind and waves just a couple of days ago. Not much traffic today, just a couple of container ships coming and going as we approach the US shore.
We had made special arrangements with the customs officer in Port Townsend to clear us directly into the US there rather than having a long detour to a regular designated yacht port of entry like Roche Harbor in the San Juan Islands. This would have cost us several more hours of running time. As it turned out, we were not able to clear in till the officer was available at 3PM anyways - several hours after our arrival. He was such a nice guy for a customs agent that all-in-all he was worth waiting for as the chap in Roche Harbor is said to be a bit over the top with his own importance.
We still have plenty of warm summer afternoon for a long walk down the main street of Port Townsend which is still full of turn of the century charm and character. Some light shopping and a stop in the local brew pub make it even better. Dinner back on board WS and TV finish off a great day.
Schooner Cove to Sidney
8/26 Sunday
Latitude: 48:39.19 N Longitude: 123:24.11W
Weather: overcast Wind: 2700 14 kts. Barometer:1013
Engine Hours: 468 Fuel on Board: 389
Trip Distance/Total: 52/2995
Today we will continue our run down the east coast of Vancouver Island past the Port of Nanaimo to Sidney. The only tricky part is the passage through the Dodd Narrows, a small opening between islands where the water really gets ripping at mid-tide. With a little planning, we manage to hit the pass just before slack with about 3-knots of current left to push us through. Just as you get into the opening, it dog legs left abruptly so you must power through the turn but it is all over in seconds and you are quickly in the clear water beyond. Meeting traffic coming the opposite direction is probably more of a danger than transiting the pass itself.
With internet and cell sites all working again, Jo & I take turns keeping lookout while the autopilot steers and the other is busy working on catching up with the many duties of land life and planning for our return to Seattle.
It is a smooth run the rest of the day into Sidney Harbor, our stop for overnight. The marina is new and beautiful with hanging baskets of flower on every piling. We are in early enough to walk the quaint little town, still take the bus into Victoria for a look around and be back on board for dinner and a night of Direct TV (the first in months).
Campbell River to Schooner Cove
8/25 Saturday
Latitude: 49:1715 N Longitude: 124:08.01 W
Weather: partly cloudy Wind: 135 0 15-25 kts. Barometer: 1011
Engine Hours: 459 Fuel on Board: 435
Trip Distance/Total: 64/2944
Walked over to check on DW before leaving this morning as she is “on the grid” and a sight to see all high and dry. We’re on our way down the Discovery Cannel by 9:00 and soon out into the Straits of Georgia. Unfortunately, the current will be against us most of the day so it figures to be a long one as we try to get as far south as possible.
Weather is not helping much either with the wind switching to southeast on the nose and piping up to 20 to 25-knots by early afternoon. This makes for some nasty wind waves as the day progresses because of the long fetch extending all the way down to the Straits of Juan de Fuca.
By 2pm we are pounding heavily into short, steep waves on the port bow with spray flying over the pilot house. While uncomfortable for the crew, WS handles her self well but it would have been a good day for stabilizers. Not much in the way of options for bailing out during this part of the passage so we decide to press on and get as far south as possible.
Schooner Cove turns out to be in the right place for a 6PM port of call before dark so we head cross channel back to Vancouver Island. It is rough and rolly all the way till we are able to tuck in behind some islands just off the tight harbor entrance. Schooner Cove is open to the south but uses a huge breakwater to protect the slips and soon we are backed into our assigned slip behind its’ protective wall.
A quick check-in with the harbormaster followed by dinner at the local “Laughing Gull” pub and the evening is about over for a very tired crew.
Lay day in Campbell River
8/24 Friday
Took a day off to make some calls, get some chores done, and clean a very salty boat. We want to look good for our return to civilization next week. We’ll leave DW here to do some bottom work on the tidal grid and catch up again before we head south down the Pacific Coast
Lagoon Cove to Campbell River
8/23 Thursday
WS tucked in at Lagoon Cove
Latitude: 50:01.92 N Longitude: 125:14.53W
Weather: early fog becoming sunny Wind: 3500 15 kts. Barometer:1016
Engine Hours: 459 Fuel on Board: 435
Trip Distance/Total: 67/2880
Up at 5AM for a 6:00 departure at first light. Several of the nice folks here are even up and about at this hour just to help us ease WS out of her tight mooring spot behind the guest dock.
Today is all about timing. We need to pass through the Chatham Narrows just beyond Lagoon Cove early before the current starts to flow and most important, be at the very dangerous Seymour Narrows, 50-miles down the Johnstone Strait, exactly at slack water at 3:18 PM. This takes some serious speed control as we are riding a strong ebb most of the day and don’t want to arrive early. The current in these narrows can get over 15- knots, much more than an 8-knot boat can handle.
The Johnstone Straits feel like the Mississippi, big and wide with lots of debris and strange currents. Most of the day we are traveling at less than 6 knots traveling behind a large paper mill barge with tug figuring it will want to hit the narrows at slack water as well. By the time we arrive, at least a dozen boats of all sizes have gathered at the entrance and we all pour through just before slack with about 2-knots of current.
Immediately after the narrows we come to the town of Campbell River and call in for dock space at Discovery Bay Marina. Luck would have it they have a nice end tie available and we are soon tied up and shut down for the night. This marina is handy to everything from marine stores to grocery markets and even several great restaurants. We decide to try the Riptide Pub as it has been doing some great marketing up and down the waterway and were not disappointed. D&K join us for cocktails before dinner.
Day of fun at Lagoon Cove.
8/22 Wednesday
Both crews decide to take a day off after the long trek south to do some hiking, fishing, crabbing and use the cove’s internet (amazing for a place that does not even have telephone service). Dinner is on board DW. It is a early night due to a before dawn departure in the morning.
Sullivan Bay to Lagoon Cove
8/21 Tuesday
Latitude: 50:35.93 N Longitude: 126:18.82W
Weather: overcast becoming sunny Wind: 164 0 15 kts. Barometer: 1018
Engine Hours: 449 Fuel on Board: 454
Trip Distance/Total: 39/2817
Another beautiful day in the Broughton Islands! Sun is shining and it is actually warm as we make our way through this boater’s paradise to our last “vacation” stop before the final dash to Seattle. A big old Black Bear is standing on a rock watching us go by as if to say goodbye as we pass dozens of tempting beautiful bays and anchorages.
Our stop for tonight will be Lagoon Cove, a rustic small marina that is everyone’s favorite that comes up here. It is run like an adult summer camp complete with happy hour/pot luck every night featuring fresh prawns caught daily, story time by Bill the owner, and even an evening campfire with marshmallow roast. Lot’s of fun and good meeting place as most yachts moving north or south stop here sooner or later.
Allison Harbor to Sullivan Cove
8/20 Monday
Latitude: 50:53.10N Longitude: 126:49.71W
Weather: rain Wind: 2100 10 kts. Barometer: 1011
Engine Hours: 437 Fuel on Board: 484
Trip Distance/Total: 36/2774
No sign of the coming wind/waves as I eased out of Allison Harbor. Just a steady rain and a hint of fog. DW was just coming out of Skull Cove were they spent the night and we fell into place by the second waypoint. Queen Charlotte Straits were still as calm as the Sound was yesterday so the crossing went smoothly.
Making the turn up Wells Passage, we met with the Canadian Coast Guard doing fishing license checks of the small boats in the area but passed without notice. Turning into Sullivan Cove was a pleasant surprise of quaint floating houses, in fact a whole floating village all connected buy a complex of docks and moorage space for 30 or more boats. We are directed to a space and quickly tie up so we can explore the place on foot and have lunch in the Town Hall Café.
The first afternoon at leisure in recent memory was followed by more dock walking and eventually dinner on WS with D&K. Already the flavor of the trip has changed from the challenges and uncertainty of the north to the slower pace of the typical cruiser’s summer boating holiday.
Sheerwater to Allison Harbor
8/19 Sunday
Latitude: 51:03.53 N Longitude: 127:30.37 W
Weather: sunny Wind: 78 0 6-12 kts. Barometer: 1009
Engine Hours: 425 Fuel on Board: 528
Trip Distance/Total: 85/2738
Woke this morning thinking we only had a few miles to go today to be in position to cross the Queen Charlotte Sound tomorrow morning. We took our time taking a morning hike then ran over to Bella Bella to take on water (Sheerwater’s water is contaminated with resin) and even make a quick stop at the store. Departed just after 9:00 am and had started up the channel before we were able to get the sat site weather forecast that changed everything.
Tomorrow’s forecast was calling for gale force winds by afternoon and 3 to 6 foot seas, not the king of stuff to face out in the open gulf. A quick consult with DW and it was decided to go for the whole cross, 85-miles, all today. That would put us on the southern side of Cape Caution into a protected anchorage on the east side of the sound just before dark. So off we went doing max affordable speed (8 knots) for the next 12 hours.
The gulf crossing was like a lake. In fact I’ve seen Big Bear a lot rougher and the wind was all but calm the entire day. We managed to make the 1st choice cove on the other side just as it was starting to get dark but found it very small, only 200′ wide, no room to swing on one hook and already full of three boats so needed to go on another 4-miles to Allison Harbor, a large, deep bay with plenty of anchor room. It was almost dark as we glided by one of the two boats already there and took our spot at the head of the bay in 20 feet over mud.
A quick dinner, movie and off to bed just as the rains came down but no wind so we’re looking forward to a quiet night.
Bottleneck Inlet to Sheerwater Resort
8/18 Saturday
Latitude:52:08.92 N Longitude: 128:05.28W
Weather: early light rain becoming sunny Wind: 180 0 6 kts. Barometer: 1011
Engine Hours: 418 Fuel on Board: 548
Trip Distance/Total: 45/2652
Pulled up the anchor at first light. Our first mission is to rendezvous with DW again at Klemtu before 8AM. Then it was a fast run down Finlayson Channel with the current till the turn into Seaforth Channel where we finally joined our old track coming North months ago. Just after lunch, we rounded the bend and crossed the lagoon towards Sheerwater Resort and for the the first time in days, cell phones and internet connections all sprang to life.
By the time we finished a few quick calls home to be sure all was well (Heather just finished second in her first Triathlon this morning), we were ready to check in with the dockmaster at the resort. There is plenty of room so we head in and tie up to their long guest dock.
Afternoon was full of stretching our legs on land, cleaning out the small store, and doing some much needed laundry. Ken even managed to change the oil in DW while at anchor in the bay. Dinner was ashore at the local dockside restaurant where the food was terrible but both crews still enjoyed having someone else to do all the work.
Tomorrow will be our last stop for the middle third of our trip south, just before we cross the open waters of Queen Charlotte Sound on Monday morning.
Barnard Inlet to Bottleneck Inlet
8/17 Friday
Latitude: 52:42.65 N Longitude: 128:24.66 W
Weather: overcast Wind: 1170 5 kts. Barometer: 1012
Engine Hours: 409 Fuel on Board: 577
Trip Distance/Total:
Current was the factor of the day - lots of it and mostly against us. At one narrow pass up to two knots going the wrong way. This is when you are glad you have the extra horsepower of the Cummings 305. When you need it you can pour on the power to push your way through most anything. Most of the voyage was an uneventful, long passage down the long channels with towering, tree covered mountains rising straight up on both sides.
DW went another route preferring to stay on the outside passage yet another day. We plan to meet up tomorrow at a small native town of Klemtu about 8-miles passed our stop for the night at Bottleneck.
As you might expect, Bottleneck Inlet has a narrow opening that opens into a long wide bay making it a perfect, well protected anchorage. We anchor all to ourselves in the back of the cove in about 30 feet of water with plenty of room to swing all directions.
Patterson Inlet to Barnard Harbor
8/16 Thursday
Latitude:53:03.80 N Longitude: 129.07.99 W
Weather: sunny to cloudy to rain Wind: 1600 20 kts. Barometer: 1008
Engine Hours: 402 Fuel on Board: 595
Trip Distance/Total: 41/2544
Weather was the story of the day. We left Patterson Inlet in bright sun only to see it turn to dark clouds and finally rain as the day continued. The passage was easy with just a few wind waves on the nose to disturb the passage.
Barnard Harbor, while very remote, is best known for its two huge floating fishing hotels anchored in the adjacent cove. From our anchorage, though, all one can see is the pristine wilderness without a hint of the seasonal civilization that moves in next door for the summer.
Soon after the hook is set, the rain stops and both crews settle in for a nice evening of dining and DVD’s aboard WS. Just as it starts to get dark, a large black bear comes down to the water’s edge just behind WS to look for something to eat. We watch with fascination as he overturns rather large rocks with ease and looks for bugs underneath as he wanders along the shoreline.
Tomorrow we get back in the mainstream channel heading south as we get closer to the next open ocean passage across Queen Charlotte Sound.
Prince Rupert to Patterson Inlet, Princess Diana Cove
8/15 Wednesday
Latitude: 53:27.44 N Longitude: 129:47.23 W
Weather: fog early becoming clear Wind: 66 0 17 kts. Barometer: 1013
Engine Hours: 392 Fuel on Board: 625
Trip Distance/Total: 66/2503
Needed to get started early as the fisherman we are tied too wants to leave the dock for a week long halibut run. Just as well as we have a few miles to go to get to Patterson Inlet - a must see stop for our two Patterson girls. Our early going was tough as we were in and out of thick fog in a narrow channel with lots of boats going in all directions.
Once clear of the Prince Rupert fog, we settled in for a nice day in the western most channels of Petrel and Principle. This is a remote section on the coast not popular with pleasure boaters so we see no one else all day. Logs are very prevalent again to the point of even needing to do so fancy maneuvers to get around long strings that almost block the entire channel.
Once we are get back the two mile entrance channel to the cove, the anchorage is beautiful. The sun is shining, blue skies, and 70 degrees so the rest of the afternoon is spent on deck in bathing suits enjoying a bit of real summer. Both crews are still a little tired from all of the long days so the party light will stay off tonight. It is early to bed after a hearty dinner and a couple of episodes of Northern Exposure.
Nichols Bay, USA to Prince Repurt, Canada
8/14 Tuesday
Latitude: 54:17.87 N Longitude: 130:21.18 W
Weather: fog Wind: 116 0 12 kts. Barometer: 1020
Engine Hours: 392 Fuel on Board: 654
Trip Distance/Total: 71/2437
Goodbye Alaska! It’s up anchor early for the long run across the Dixon Entrance to Prince Rupert and Canada. Within an hour of leaving our bay, we are plunged into thick fog with visibility of less than a couple hundred yards. The seas, while not exactly flat, are a manageable 3 to 4 feet on the starboard quarter most of the way. Except for a rough patch around the Celestial Reef, it is a fairly comfortable passage with little boat traffic and only the occasional log to worry about.
Late in the afternoon the fog lifts as we make the turn at the outer marker for Brown Passage and it is thankfully clear for the complex Venn Passage approach to PR. Getting into the harbor late makes it difficult to find any dock space on the public floats but we manage to tie up alongside a commercial fishing boat for the night that is about our size.
The first order of business is to call CanPass to report our arrival to customs and get our clearance number (200722260752) for our time in Canada. Next it’s the last few of our Alaskan Porter beers to celebrate our return to Canada followed by dinner on DW. A walk to the local pub for a nightcap feels good after a couple days at sea.
Craig to Nichols Bay
8/13 Monday
Latitude: 54:42.87 N Longitude: 132:07.68 W
Weather: clear, sunny Wind: 680 5 kts. Barometer: 1024
Engine Hours: 381 Fuel on Board: 706
Trip Distance/Total: 74/2365
Our final day in Alaska was spent cruising down the last of the western side of Prince of Wales Island heading for our jumping off point to cross the Dixon Entrance tomorrow. It was another clear and sunny day though not as warm as yesterday and the scenery has changed too. Gone already are the tall rugged, snow capped mountains replaced instead by lower, rounder pine tree covered hills.
Fellow cruising yachts have all but disappeared too but there are still lots of fishing boats as we travel down the Tlevak Straits and cross Cordova Bay. The strong current helps push us along most of the day with speeds hitting 11-knots at times.
The southern anchorage in Nichols Bay will be the stop for the night at the very end of the island. Here we are in the best position to head out into the Gulf of Alaska to cross over into Canada. It is a 69-mile run across open water so getting as close as possible is important. With weather predicted to get steadily worse towards the end of the week, we are glad we pushed the envelope a bit to get here as fast as we did.
The approaching night is perfectly still when we set the anchor on a somewhat rocky bottom in about 20′ of low tide water and shut down WS for the day. D&K joins us on our boat for “Farewell to Alaska” cocktails and it stretches out past dinner as we reminisce about the adventures we have had these past several months.
Southeast Alaska seems to have more of most things that appeal to all outdoor loving people. More beauty, more desolation, colder with more rain, more wildlife, and of course, more things to see and do, both on and off the water. Its’ cities and towns each have a distinct personality, especially those not tainted by the cruise ship visitors which force an element of sameness on the towns where they frequently stop. Fishing, both sport and commercial, is the one common denominator found most everywhere you go for it is the last viable industry besides tourism and oil up north that survives despite the tree hugger’s wrath.
One last look around at the quiet night as I switch on the anchor light although it is unlikely anyone else will be joining us tonight in our little bay…not many places left where you can have your own space anymore so it is to be relished for tomorrow we return to the multitudes of boaters that are frantically cruising around Canada as summer draws to a close.
Port Protection to Craig
8/12 Sunday
Latitude: 55:38.30 N Longitude: 133:24.36 W
Weather: sunny, warm Wind: 0 0 7 kts. Barometer: 1014
Engine Hours: 359 Fuel on Board: 738
Trip Distance/Total: 76/2290
Another day of torturous channels and winding narrow waterways. Today’s challenge is the El Capitan and the Tuxekan Passages, in places as narrow as 70-feet and only 6-feet deep (WS needs 5′ to float) and racing with tidal currents in both directions. Thankfully, we are getting rather good at this stuff and it holds no terror any longer. We just plot our course carefully and we both stay on full alert for the e-ticket ride.
The milestone to remember for today’s run was the bright blue, cloudless sky, and the all time high of 80 degrees in temperature- a 1st for our Alaska adventure. It was bathing suits and up to the top deck for most of the afternoon.
Late in the day, as lead boat, we stop in Bob’s Place, just a wide spot in the channel in the lee of St Phillip’s island and drop the hook in 30-feet. Being nothing special as anchorages go, we decide to go on the last 10-miles to the town of Craig when D&K catch up on DW. This puts us into Craig rather late but still light and it feels good to get off and stretch our legs after the continuous 4-days on board since leaving Sitka.
The docks in Craig are rather rustic, geared mostly to the commercial fisherman’s needs and so are lacking in amenities but at this point we just need the shorebreak. BBQ Dinner for both crews is on WS before calling it a night to get some much needed rest before another big travel day tomorrow.
Ell Bay to Port Protection, Wooden Wheel Cove
8/11 Saturday
Latitude: 56:1940N Longitude: 133:36.78W
Weather: early fog becoming sunny late Wind: 360 0 2 kts. Barometer: 1017
Engine Hours: 347 Fuel on Board: 767
Trip Distance/Total: 79/2214
Awake early to blue sky overhead only to be surprised by a thick, pea soup fog as we turn out of Ell Bay. It will be a good day to practice our radar skills as we could barely see DW at 1/8th mile ahead. Off Point Gardner, Ken has a close encounter with a purse seiner (fishing boat) that did not show up on his radar screen and we have another trawler cut close between DW and WS when we were only ¼ mile apart that was never visible except on radar. Very eerie stuff indeed.
Fog is okay on open water but not an option when we get into close quarters. Just when we think we’ll need to stop for the day, the fog lifts and we are able to continue into the notorious Rocky Straits. This pass, which was closed for awhile because so many boats went aground, has been reopened with new navigation buoys and some dredging. While a couple spots are only 4 feet deep, we are able to push through on the falling tide before we would have hit bottom. A right angle turn named Devils Elbow gives us some excitement with about 2-knots of current pushing us towards the opposite shore as we round the hair pin bend. Coming this way saved us at least a day travel and an open water passage around the end of Kulu Island so all in all it is worth the added adventure.
Once through the 20-miles of rocks, sandbars, kelp, shallows and reefs we are able to make the easy run across Sumner Strait to our goal for the night, the apply named Port Protection - a small fishing village on the end of Prince of Wales Island. DW as the days lead boat gets tied up first to the public dock after some small boats are rearranged by the locals and WS is able to cozy in and raft up alongside.
It’s been a long day with 12-hours at sea and 79 miles under the keel so after a small celebration for surviving Devils Elbow, both crews turn in early to watch some DVD’s and wind down.
Deep Bay to Ell Bay
8/10 Thursday
Latitude: 57:11.96 N Longitude: 134:51.02 W
Weather: partly cloudy Wind: 2850 5 kts. Barometer: 1017
Engine Hours: 340 Fuel on Board: 787 gallons
Trip Distance/Total: 48/2135
Three crabs in the trap this morning - none of them keepers but at least we know the new trap works. We take our time getting the dinghy up and having breakfast as the current doesn’t shift in our favor till afternoon. By 10:00 we are back in the channel heading east towards the Chatham Strait.
Today is the day we rejoin Dottie & Ken (D&K) on Dreamweaver (DW) with a prearranged rendezvous at Ell Bay later this afternoon. We are able to raise them on the radio as we enter Chatham and lean that they are still about 2-miles behind us as they come down from Juneau. It seems all of the mega yachts are out today as we pass Mr. Terrible, Black Diamond and several others including one with its own helicopter on the back deck. They are all busy running their owners and their guests around for several weeks holiday before the paid crew head them south for the winter too. Interesting to hear the crews talk on the radio about their future plans and it seems most will be in Costa Rico for the winter…just like WS.
Ell Bay is as beautiful an anchorage as we have found yet! A steep sided bowl shaped cove with pine trees right down to waters edge. As the first boat to arrive, we pick our spot tucked into the upper reaches of the dogleg right in 30 feet. DW arrives soon after a small French sailboat named BOS belonging to Jacque & Bernadette from Amsterdam anchors just off the entrance. Later, we have cocktails aboard BOS and learn they are 6-years into a world cruise leaving from the Med, through the Canal to Hawaii, then on to Kodiak and then over to Ell Bay. Their future plans include several more years cruising between Canada and the US in the PNW.
A late “it’s good to be together again” dinner is enjoyed aboard DW before turning in for the night.
