June 11, 2017

It was a long way today and we weren't sure what the wind weather would be like, so off we were at 6:00am. Turns out it was windier in Pruth Bay than it was anywhere else! The forecast was for 15kts-25kts, but we had 5 or less all the way up Fitz Hugh Sound. A bit windier in Lama Passage, but then that went away too. We saw some good Bald Eagle action on the way up as well. There were a lot of logs in the water and there were Bald Eagles using them as "rest stops" while they were hunting. Greg got some great shots as we tootled on by.



We arrived just before noon so it was essentially a 6 hour run which is long for us. But they have WiFi! And even better, there is a fantastic Telus signal here to use for when the free WiFi goes to …. away. Our iPad get's a workout.

So we lunched and caught up on email for a couple of hours, and then went for a walk around the complex. With the Bald Eagle welcoming committee as we walked up the ramp, we probably didn't need to waste time taking photos on the way up!



They have a coffee shop here with nanaimo bars. Guess what we did? We watched the world go by with Miss B outside the coffee shop. It's still early in the season here, so there is really not much to watch. There is a ferry over to Bella Bella and so when it arrives, the population doubles! We walked over to the fishing dock and chatted up a young guy working there. He was out the day before and got 33 spring salmon, but he said no one was more surprised than him! Very unusual for this time of year. Their season doesn't really start until July 1st - Canada Day. And August is the busy season. So not a long season at all! We told him we'd be back in August to try some fishing 😆.

And new this year, the pub has baked goods on Sundays! So we have some sticky buns to help us get through tomorrow morning. It's rough.

Back to the boat at 4:00 where I did some work emails, and Greg checked for a leak in the Starboard injector (not, just the supply line) and then cleaned the water maker filters (filthy). There is always boat maintenance. It got a bit windier at the dock in the afternoon, but it was sunny and warm out of the wind. We watched fishing boats keep coming in all afternoon to the public(?) / fishing dock next door. The RCMP float plane also arrived to get fuel at the fuel dock. Lot's of float planes around here. And helicopters. It's seems quite "empty" to us compared with two years ago, but the harbour master told Greg that it was quiet yesterday too, until 3:00pm when 17 boats arrived all at once. Don't know where they were because we didn't see them!

We decided to take advantage of the services here and had dinner at the pub. (Choose your meal wisely). As has happened several times now, we've been out on the boat and eating dinner in a pub when the Stanley Cup final was on. And here we are again! (Not a Pittsburgh fan at all, but surely to God the Stanley Cup can NOT be won by a team from Nashville!!). During tea and dessert, we ended up sitting and talking with Hank and Lindsay and their niece Taylor whom we met yesterday on West Beach. Hank and Lindsay are from Victoria and are traveling for the summer on their east coast style lobster boat, and Taylor was enjoying a week off of work from the Great Bear Lodge in Seymour Inlet. Can't talk to any Canadians without starting out talking about American politics. Even so, we had a nice conversation. Although "open mike" night at the pub was to start at 9:00pm with a really good harmonica player, it still hadn't started by the time we left at 9:40pm. Oh well. Still so bright out so late at night - Had a great "red at night" ….