On the last day of June, the weather changed for the better. The sun was out and the winds were calm. We found that the little cove were are in is one of the most picturesque we have ever seen and, while we see quite a few boats passing by at a distance, we still have this place completely to ourselves. We took the dinghy out and explored the surrounding shore, especially interesting at low tide. Exploration on land is limited as the woods here seem to be completely impenetrable. We found a small creek emptying into the bay, with a small waterfall just upstream, but had to admire it from a distance as we were not willing to tackle the rough terrain to get closer.
On one of the little islands that we did land on, Susanne had a close encounter with an enraged hummingbird; I thing it was just attracted to the bright red life jacket she had on at the time. Really though, this was one of the largest hummingbirds we have ever seen and it made a noise not unlike a WW II fighter plane as it zoomed around.
Today we were originally going to go on the village at Sullivan Bay, but because it is July 1st, and our cruising guides suggest that it can be very busy on Canada Day, and especially on the 4th of July (lots of U.S. boats up here), we elected to wait till tomorrow to slip in, in between the two holidays.
Today, while I did some more exploration in the dinghy, Susanne remained on the boat and was rewarded with the site of a Mama bear and her cub walking along the shore behind the boat. I was, at the time, out of site around a outcrop of land. observing an eagle attempting to dive bomb some unwary fish. All in all, it has been a great place to spend another day, although today we never saw the sun, and it is starting to rain as I write this.
Tomorrow will be even better I think.
Tomorrow will be even better I think.
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