This years cruise will be
to the west coast of Vancouver Island and on to the Haida Gwaii
Islands!
The Bella get a new paint job for
the 2016 season.
A day trip with Rose and Bruce to
Anacortes
Mt. Rainer and Mt. Adams from 37000'
on the way to SoCal. A rare day without a cloud in the sky!
A taste test at a very well-known
resort in SoCal any guesses??? A trip to Hogwarts and some
Butterbeer for all!
The SeaNile ready for shrimping
2016. Following the Blue C's out Victoria Harbor with the
Olympics in the background. The Race Rocks Lighthouse just
outside Victoria. Following Blue C's into Bamfeild our first
stop. Final resting place for the Port Alberni in Snugg Basin.
Shrimping was good in the Broken
Islands! The Blue C's stern tied with the Bella Nile.
Kayaking was simply splendid in our Turtle Island Anchorage.
The Amphitrite Lighthouse at the
picturesque village of Ucluelet. Lori and Carole on the beach.
The unrelenting wind is evident by the light station.
The Wild
Pacific Rim Trail at Ucluelet is AMAZING... so are the Fish &
Chips!
Tofino May 29th The Bella and Blue
c's on the public dock. Yard art Tofino style!
Kayaking in a lagoon at Zeballos.
A flock of tourists in downtown...at rush hour. No
crab on the west side of Vancouver Island...but LOTS of sea
otters.
Queens Cove
on the ebb. A vanishing church on the cove. Sunset at 11:00 pm!
Walters Cove in Kyuquot Sound.
Ever seen a 60 foot long 2 X 16 ? And speaking of large, check
out this enormous fuchsia tree loaded with humming birds.
82 pounds of fresh halibut in Scow
Cove located in the Bunsby Islands group! A little wine after
all that hard fishing.
6/15/16 The Blue C's streaming
around Cape Cook and Solander Island a majestic rock rising from
the Pacific. Winter Harbor and one of its enormous Sitka Spruce.
6/24/16 23 keepers in a single
pull, our all time record. Ocean falls does not disappoint!
The Disney Wonder meets us just
outside of Bella Bella, prettiest ship on the ocean.
The Blue C's gets a surprise
when they lift anchor in Horsefly Cove, a 70 foot long log
wedged in their anchor fluke. It took our tender crane and their
windless to bring up 4' at a time. The only tool aboard to cut
it into sections is a battery sawzall ...4 hours later we are on
our way! We now both have new chainsaws aboard!!!
6/30/16
Stern tie in
Klewnuggit and a wack of snow crab for dinner! The falls were
splendid with snow still in the mountains behind the lake.
The Bella in the brand
new Prince Rupert Cow Bay Marina. The girls blowing off some
steam from a double latté at Cowpucchinos. Fog about to blanket
the harbor. A humpback on our way to Spicer Island.
Sunrise over Hecate Strait
leaving our Spicer Island anchorage. Queen Charlotte City
Docks with the Blue Cs and Bella rafted up. The Haida museum for
orientation and tour of the carving house and new totem for
Sandspit on the 17th.
7-9-2016 A visit to the
Balancing Rock, Carole and Lori try to get a lift back to Queen
Charlotte City. The Port of Masset, A picture of the remains of
the Golden Spruce. One of 4 listening arrays for submarines just
outside of Masset. Moss covered trees on the road to Rose Point
the NE corner of Graham Island. The splendid beach at Tow Hill.
7-19-2016
Gwaii Haanas wildlife, the red billed oyster catcher ever
present deer, bear and eagles, sand hill cranes , bat stars in
every color, goliath mussels and sea lions.
Hot springs Island Heritage Site. The
hot springs have not been flowing much since the 2012
earthquake.
Skedans Heritage Site. The Long
House pit, a picture of then and now. Sitka Spruce feeding on
the cedar long house ridge and corner post.
Windy Bay, the only new totem in
Gwaii Haanas erected in 2013. An enormous Sitka Spruce on the
village trail.
Anthony Island Heritage Site, Sgang
Gwaay. The most intact site in the Gwaii Haanas park. Dozens of
Mortuary Poles and Long Houses. Most of the Mortuary Poles had
the burial cavities intact where the bent wood boxes would have
contained the remains of the clan member.
Gwaii Haanas in our
wake and a troubling but spectacular sunrise on our bow,
crossing Hecate Strait back to mainland B.C.
Spectacular sunrise on the shores of
Montruex, Lake Geneva with a vintage paddle wheeler that toures
the lake. The view looking south from our hotel and our hotel at
dusk.
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