We did find a bear!

We moved onto Blind Channel today, enjoying a smooth ride through Johnstone Strait. In the afternoon the sun came out, and when we tied up at the Blind Channel Marina there was a bear on the beach to welcome us. I guess Sheila won’t go hiking in the woods tomorrow.

http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=50.413998&lon=-125.501760

Port Neville

Long trip yesterday, and we spent the night in Port Neville. This morning we went looking for bears, but no luck yet.

http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=50.506308&lon=-126.062443

Port McNeill

Sheila and Kim joined me in Port McNeill yesterday and Kim cooked a nice dinner for us on the boat. This morning we all walked a bit. The big tourist attraction here is the World’s largest burl.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ronning-burl-worlds-largest.

There was no fog this morning, but it is still cool and wet. We are heading South to find some sunshine.

Sointula

Another very foggy morning, I went to Clam Bay which was very remote and almost totally enclosed. There was an old derelict floating resort there (not operating anymore), but no phone reception. So I went on to Sointula on Malcolm Island, where the sun came out in the afternoon and it got quite warm. On the way I encountered sea lions, white sided dolphins (they swim very fast) and a number of sea otters floating on their backs munching whatever they had caught. Unfortunately, no good pictures of the wildlife.

Clam Bay http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=50.867798&lon=-127.673038

Sointula http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=50.641307&lon=-127.031395

The entrance to Clam Bay must be somewhere there

Sointula Harbour on a sunny afternoon

Walker Group

It was very foggy and cool this morning. Once the fog started to lift, I came into a little bay in the Walker Group of islands. By noon the sun came out and it warmed up to 18 degrees. Perfect for exploring the area on a paddle board.

http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=50.898523&lon=-127.530787

Blunden Harbour

The sun came out as promised, but it is quite windy and this morning it was only 10 degrees. I crossed Queen Charlotte Strait, a bit bouncy, and am now anchored in Blunden Harbour. The sun is still out and it warmed up to 15 degrees.

http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=50.907222&lon=-127.296835

Port McNeill

We flew back to Vancouver on Tuesday and yesterday I came to the boat in Port McNeill. Sheila is staying in Vancouver for a few more days before joining Ancient Murrelet. The weather was cool and wet, but from today on it should get warmer and the sun is supposed to shine. A bit of a shock after our time in Greece.

http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=50.591222&lon=-127.090705

Happy Birthday

We celebrated my mother’s 90th birthday today, in style, at the water. All children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren sang for her. Very nice to spend the day with family.

Die Kartenspielerinnen

Athens

We are spending a couple of days in Athens with our friends. Great city and the weather continues to be hot and sunny.

Ύδρα

We are spending a few days on the island of Hydra in the Saronic Gulf. This is much busier than Poros and a well known tourist destination. This weekend is Greek Pentecost, so it is especially busy with quite a few superyachts in the harbour. We are staying in a nice, quiet hotel, enjoying the walks on the island and excellent seafood.

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