Canada’s Bluewater Cruising Association publishes a great magazine and website called Currents. Recently, member Beth Cooper, sailing her Saga 43 Sarah Jean II, contributed a series of articles and excellent photos to the club on their extensive cruise to Alaska. This is the third of three articles.
“Do you love to soak in hot springs? Then Warm Springs Bay is for you! There are natural outdoor pools for soaking, an easy hike up from the public dock. On the boardwalk there are also private bath houses, each with their own bathtub. Fill your tub with hot water from the springs and enjoy your soak (naked) with a view of your boat in the anchorage. Heavenly!
We arrived in Warm Springs Bay ironically on the hottest day of our summer in SE Alaska. We were determined, however, to enjoy a hot tub. First we needed to find a place to anchor the boat. After a quick drive by past the public dock, it was evident there wasn’t room for us there. There were fishing trawlers, seiners and sports fishermen rafted two and three boats deep. They had come to enjoy the hot springs as well, in between their salmon openings. There were lawn chairs out on the dock with people socializing, enjoying a cocktail and the unusually warm SE Alaskan weather.”
