Back to Civilization (Darn)

Great upload speed at Gorge Harbor on Cortez Island so I will add a few more photos.  We spotted some Orca Whales on Monday but only got video which I will upload when we get home.  We did a little Salmon fishing the last two days but only got a few hits.  We did feed a Bald Eagle a small rockfish but I was a little slow with the shutter.  Gorge Harbor is still in Desolation sound but a pretty busy place.  We will be headed south tomorrow on the slow boat to home.  We should be back to Red Bluff in a week.

 Group photo at Echo Bay 

 The beginning of a great Crab Dinner.

 Ready, Set,  Go

Good Crab, notice the drink wasn't touched.

Bald Eagle off Cortez Island with a small rockfish.

Our view out the back door of our bungalow at Gorge Harbor.

Dalls, Dolls and Dinner

2 Dall Porpoises 

2 Dolls next to Lacy Falls

Dinner, we caught 66, 28 about this size.

It only rained for a few minutes this morning. Wahoooooooo.   Thursday we docked at Kawatsi Bay which is the most beautiful place on earth.  Surrounded by snow covered peaks and multiple water falls, the bay was smooth as glass and happy hour just made it heaven. We anchored at Wahkana Bay on Friday night and the fishing was great.  Dinner included shrimp, shrimp and shrimp. On the cruise to Echo Bay we met about a hundred Porpoises heading up the channel chasing a ferry boat.  Echo Bay is hosting a pig roast tonight along with happy hour and a chance to mingle with all the other boaters.  Today is the warmest day so far and the perfect timing for the pig roast.  No loosing weight on this cruise.  Tomorrow we head south on the return trip towards home, really slow I hope.  

Sunny Skies, Orange Fish

Check out Michele's Red Snapper.  It's going to taste as good as it looks, along with the crab we caught last night.  After a night at Lagoon Cove we spent two nights anchored in coves too cool to describe.  Since the internet is so slow up here I will post a slide show when we get home.  We are at Sullivan's Bay tonight and will start the slow trip south tomorrow.  Rain is in the forecast so we restocked the whiskey today.  Too much fun. Stay tuned.

Slower than dialup at Blind Channel

Here is the deal.  I've just spent the last hour and a half trying to upload 13 photos and it's just not right to be this frustrated on vacation.  But then again, it's incredible that we are miles from any road and we still have cell service and wifi (snail-fi).

We left Comox early headed for Desolation Sound,  passing the town of Lund which is the starting point of Hwy 1 and the last road we will see for a while.  We anchored in Tenodos Bay and caught the first fish, a spiny rockfish about 10 inches long.  We gathered a bucket full of oysters the next morning, pulled anchor and headed for Refuge Cove and a big hamburger for lunch.  Funny thing, the Health department shut down the grill so we settled for ham and turkey sandwiches in the boat. (saved a few $$).  The next destination was Teakerne Arm and we anchored for the evening at Talbot Cove.  It was Trudy's Birthday so we all got drunk and went skinny dipping, just kidding of course.  Michele cooked a great dinner and we had birthday cake for dessert.

Today was a fun day, rain and all, because we took a few photos of a whale, ran three rapids and stopped for just a few minutes and caught a 10 lb Ling Cod for dinner.  I was behind the wheel when we passed through a swirl and the boat pitched sideways, dumping Trudy's cake on the floor.  We saved the upside down cake and slipped into Blind Channel for the evening.  Hot Showers, clean laundry, a fish dinner to die for and more ice to get us through to Lagoon Cove, which is the beginning of the Broughton Islands.

Stay tuned

Made it to British Columbia

Michele and I finally made it to Canada.  On Saturday morning we cranked up the motor on Mike and Trudy's boat ( HopScotch)

Saturday included checking in customs at Bedwell Marinia and anchoring for the night at Port Browning.
Sunday morning we motored north heading towards Desolation Sound.  It was fun going through Dodd Narrows and watching seals, harbor porpoises and bald eagles.

 We anchored at Port Browning and indulged in steaks for dinner.  Tonight we are spending the night at Schooner Cove Marina and we will have a 5 hr. cruise tomorrow ending up at the local shoe store in  Comox where Trudy will shop her heart out.  No fishing, crabbing or clamming yet.  Stay tuned.