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.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ubgEeVQQ4gEXWdZp6

Friends in Poros

We flew to Athens today and took the ferry to Poros, an island in the Saronic Gulf. We are meeting some friends here, and enjoyed a wonderful Greek dinner tonight. The daytime temperature is 32 deg Celsius, and the water is about 23. I might have to go swimming tomorrow.

Poros:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4qsCfhFZsD8wjCw3A

Wieder Spargelessen

Wir hatten eine tolle Zeit in Billund mit den Kindern und Enkeln. Die letzten Tage waren wir wieder in Deutschland, und haben natürlich auch wieder Spargel gegessen. Heute geht es nach Griechenland.