Smelt Bay sunset the night before the sailing trip, RavenSong is waiting
Anders with backpack and labtop waiting for the dingy ride
Liz packed warm clothes
Here comes Charlie
Dingy ride to RavenSong
Misty morning through Uganda Passage
On our way up Hoskyn Channel toward Surge Narrows
Westcoast Islands
Settler's Group of islands
Arriving in Waiatt Bay
Judy is setting the Crab trap
Spectacular views
Moody waters
RavenSong's beach treasures
Judy double checking on the crew's performance
Judy
Charlie
In the dingy exploring Waiatt Bay
Octopus Marine Park
Anders
Anders and Liz, Octopus Marine Park
Sailors leave momentoes in theis cabin
Amazing....
Marine artists
left behind beaty
another guest
Liz and Mr. Octopus
Judy and Charlie enjoying the souveniers left behind by other sailors
Moonsnails
RavenSong
Changing weather
Anders looking for treasures
Marine Farmer Judy with Sea Asparagus
Dingy Admiral Charlie
Liz enjoying the wonderful landscape
After a hard day's work - Boxler Alsace wine to cheer
Waiatt Bay Happy Hour
Beautiful evening over the bay
The Swiss and Swedish Flags
Chef Charlie preparing a delicious BBQ Filet roast
a guete
Next morning
Misty Waiatt Bay
Fog Bow
The sun is on its way
Harvesting the crab trap
Anders sees a good supper
On our way to the end of the bay, to the start of our hike
Leaving RavenSong in the care of Magpie the cat
Fog lifting?
At the end of the quiet bay we encounter a school of Jelly Fish
Amazing
Spawning Agrigation = Jelly Fish Mating game = group sex.......
Thousands are floating by......
so transparent, so elegant.....
quite the mating game.....
who is who???..........
Rapsodie in white, pink and orange
Jelly Fish in Waiatt Bay
At the trailhead to hike to Newton Lake
Great walk through the forest
Inlet opening to Granite Bay
Short hikes always enjoy Judy's packed lunches
Moss Rock
On search for Chanterelles
No Chanterelles, but beautiful forest
Anders and Charlie arrived at Newton Lake
Happy Hikers
the hike back
Mushrooms, but no Chanterelles
Back at Waiatt Bay
RavenSong waiting in the distance
Next morning we ware under way to Walsh Cove leaving Waiatt Bay
Sailing north in Okisollo Channel towards Hole In The Wall
A gull looking at the commotion
Around Ella Point
Hole In The Wall at slack tide - are they biting??
....no such luck...
Hole In The Wall
wind....
Mushroom harvest from yesterday, for itentification only, not for food
Calm Channel
Deer Passage, it is sailing time
Pryce Channel
What is that?
The Palace floating South with a tug boat
Crew at work
Crew at rest
at the helm
not so calm waters
Entrance to Waddington Channel, Judy at the helm
some tourists
Charlie looking for a good anchor spot
Magpie supervising the anchor crew
Anchor down
Exploring Walsh Cove Marine Park at high tide
Master Rower Charlie
Marine life
wonderful rock formations
remember the large rockface above...
petroglyphs
Sun?? Fire??
Evening light over East and West Redonda
Anders is still hoping for a big catch...the dog fish went away
Happy hour in Walsh Cove
Mushroom search at theend of the cove
the crew
bush wacking
not easy....
Aha, there are Chanterelles...
Gathering Chanterelles is not easy....
Chanterelle gatherer
Wonderful
The Chefs in the galley
Another dingy ride and exploration to the wonderful Walsh Cove Park
sunset in Walsh Cove
Coming back from checking the prawn traps.......
wow.....
the happy gatherers
evening over Walsh cove
Happy Hour
Exploring Walsh Cove at low tide
we rowed through here last night
Anders mussel and oyster harvesting
High tide...
...Low tide
sun stars
the tideis turning and starting to come in
Visitors
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The Endevour is bringing visitors to Walsh Cove
Good, they are leaving...
Breakfast can be enjoyed again
more visitors....5 seals do a swim by.....
anchor is lifted and we are on the way down Waddington Channel toward Homefray Channel
The Admiral Judy has a quiet time with Magpie
Surf Scoters
lunch
Desolation Sound
Charlie always looking for the perfect shot
the wind is coming up, boats are heading for quiet coves
on the way home
two happy sailors
around the beacon off Smelt Bay
the cormorants must like the bell's ringing
Smelt Bay
