tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29161044244799667062024-03-18T21:35:47.149-07:0033' to AlaskaThis blog is to share with our family and friends about our family's boating experiences aboard our 33' power boat, an Ocean Sport Roamer, we call Dakota Roamer.Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-9577005834343677242012-09-12T22:19:00.004-07:002012-10-04T21:33:57.949-07:00Farewell For Now, Friends.<br />
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Wow! The blog counter
has jumped significantly since the whale incident last Friday with almost 1,000
hits in only a few days. Thanks for all
the feedback. It’s great to share
adventures and I just love hearing from other people about their stories and
adventures.</div>
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I’m going to end this summer’s blog with a listing of a few
of my favorite postings from our Vancouver Island circumnavigation as well as
the Alaska trip. So, if you haven’t been
following my blog and just want to hit a few highlights (or lowlights), these
are the pages I suggest you visit:</div>
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<a href="http://332ak.blogspot.com/2012/09/day-26-friday-september-7-2012-biggest.html"><b>http://332ak.blogspot.com/2012/09/day-26-friday-september-7-2012-biggest.html</b></a>
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This is the incident where we were on the beach watching in terror as a whale
lunged up right in front of our boat with the anchor rode in his mouth and
began hauling our boat out to sea. There’s
a few amazing pictures and an awesome video of the whole event. I think it’s
been the most popular post of the blog so far.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLe7eQ7OvywW6f3G9YcrBmWReW6JL_hJvZgkqiqnuBDlSHteGOn_jSGAVQA7O2d9E9WkKbmPn24XH1nj5c0IGP2ZrDfKH76ImqeQZZL4wtQLQwuuubhPeerhSCPmAojjd4HLkbEH2_a6f4/s1600/P1090311+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLe7eQ7OvywW6f3G9YcrBmWReW6JL_hJvZgkqiqnuBDlSHteGOn_jSGAVQA7O2d9E9WkKbmPn24XH1nj5c0IGP2ZrDfKH76ImqeQZZL4wtQLQwuuubhPeerhSCPmAojjd4HLkbEH2_a6f4/s320/P1090311+-+Copy.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://332ak.blogspot.com/2012/08/attacked-by-wolves-saved-by-pirates.html"><b>http://332ak.blogspot.com/2012/08/attacked-by-wolves-saved-by-pirates.html</b></a>
- Attacked by Wolves! Saved by
Pirates! This is our true story about a
pack of wolves that pursued us and we were saved by the most unlikeliest of
heroes. This story was published in
Pacific Yachting Magazine and Passagemaker.
You’ve got to read it to believe it.</div>
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<a href="http://332ak.blogspot.com/2012/08/day-3-very-very-near-death-experience.html"><b>http://332ak.blogspot.com/2012/08/day-3-very-very-near-death-experience.html</b></a>
- This is the story of a terribly sad drowning in Campbell River where I was
first on the scene. It’s actually a
lowlight of the blog but interesting none-the-less. I just spoke with the lead investigator
yesterday and he assured me there’s no foul play involved. That made me feel a lot better.<br />
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- A 109 lb. halibut about rips my arm off but we emerge victorious. A big fish story, indeed.</div>
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<a href="http://332ak.blogspot.com/2009_06_30_archive.html"><b>http://332ak.blogspot.com/2009_06_30_archive.html</b></a>
- Wow! What a beautiful stretch of God’s
country. </div>
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<a href="http://332ak.blogspot.com/2009/07/tuesday-july-7-north-sandy-cove-glacier.html"><b>http://332ak.blogspot.com/2009/07/tuesday-july-7-north-sandy-cove-glacier.html</b></a>
- An account of our amazing day exploring glaciers and experiencing a bear very
close up.</div>
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<a href="http://332ak.blogspot.com/2009/07/friday-july-17-red-bluff-bay.html"><b>http://332ak.blogspot.com/2009/07/friday-july-17-red-bluff-bay.html</b></a>
- One of my most favorite anchorages ever.
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<a href="http://332ak.blogspot.com/2009/07/friday-july-24-punchbowl-cove-misty.html"><b>http://332ak.blogspot.com/2009/07/friday-july-24-punchbowl-cove-misty.html</b></a>
- Misty fjord’s Punchbowl Cove…an amazing place.</div>
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Well, I hope there’s no more exciting and scary things to
blog about this year as we’re only a couple of days away from ending our
boating season. Val’s folks are here so
we might make the short trip to Victoria to spend a night or two and then maybe
a couple of nights in the Gulf or San Juan Islands….pretty docile compared to
Alaska or circumnavigating Vancouver Island.</div>
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I hope you’ll send me a note now and again and share your
adventure stories with me. It makes the
off season more tolerable. Take care and
God bless.</div>
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<b>Kent Huisken, Dakota Roamer</b></div>
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<b>605-351-3525</b></div>
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<b>Kent.Huisken@sio.midco.net</b></div>
Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-6271671955815866682012-09-11T09:31:00.002-07:002012-10-04T21:20:33.244-07:00Day 27- Saturday, September 8, 2012- We Made It!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 27- Saturday, September 8, 2012- We Made It!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Needless to say, after the whale encounter yesterday, I
didn’t sleep much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kept replaying the
incident over and over in my mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
if?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It could have been really bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thankfully, it was an amazing experience but I would never wish it upon
anyone and hope it never happens again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At 5:40AM, this morning, the alarm went off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Immediately, I was wide awake, and let me
assure you, this is a miracle in itself as I am NOT a morning person (but take
me dancing at midnight!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A quick check
of the weather indicates lumpy seas for the first hour and a half and then
settling as we head further into the Stait of Juan de Fuca.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coffee is done perking, dog duties done,
shore power chord stored, anything loose is now stowed or secured, and we’re
off by 6:30AM, first light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Clear and flat seas for about 15 minutes….then fog and
swells…then more dense fog and bigger swells.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For over two hours it was like driving through the mountains in a
blizzard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you know what vertigo
is?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything in your body feels like
you’re turning in circles but your instruments tell you you’re going
straight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It feels like you’re going to
fall right off your seat and splat on the floor yet the computer says you’re
going straight…it is bizarre…no sight of land and a horizon that is moving in
every direction except flat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Roamer
handles it much better than I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
a lot of confidence in my vessel but was praying that the weather would improve
giving us better visibility and flatter seas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After riding the bucking bronco for a couple of hours, the
wind and the swells all started to move in the same direction off our aft and
the sun started to lighten the fog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Along with the flooding tide, we were able to throttle up and enjoy all
the benefits of tide, wind, and swell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Soon, we were flying through the Strait of Juan de Fuca doing better
than 32 statute miles an hour and getting almost 2 miles per gallon…unheard of
for a boat our size at that speed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
made up for the 1 mpg we were getting fighting the swells and struggling to
stay on plane out in the washing machine wind and swells of the exposed South
Coast.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">32 statute miles per hour getting 1.9 mpg! Yippee!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Along the way, Ron Meng, the owner of Islands Marine Center,
called to report that he had new ground tackle waiting for me and wanted to
make sure we were doing ok after the whole incident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The crew a IMC has done a fabulous job taking
great care of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The sun broke through as the swells subsided and we enjoyed
the super fast, efficient remainder of our 150 mile crossing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We could see the magnificent Mt. Baker from
over 125 miles out!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soon, we were seeing
the sights we had seen before: Victoria, Turtleback Mountain, and Cattle
Point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By God’s grace, we circumnavigated Vancouver
Island!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We cleared customs via a phone call as we’re NEXUS card
holders and then stopped at the Port of Friday Harbor for fuel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then, it was just a short hop over to Islands Marine Center
on Lopez Island where Dan was standing by with his big smile to rig the new
ground tackle while we took their courtesy car and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>grabbed some fish tacos at the Galley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After lunch, we showed Ron and crew the
video…they were all amazed at the scenario being played out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">By 4PM, we were tied to our dock at Dolphin Cove and the
boat was being unloaded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an
awesome trip, to say the least.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So for the final numbers: As you can see below, over the
last 27 days, we journeyed 1,095 miles and burned 574 gallons of diesel for an
average of 1.91 statute miles per gallon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(I suppose I could add about 10 gallons for the genset and about that
much for the kicker engine and dinghy.) Looking back at our 2009 Alaska trip, I
see that we averaged 1.92 mpg with our single engine so this is almost
identical as our twin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am pleased with
these numbers given the swells and currents…seemed like we were always going
uphill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now that the ground rigging is replaced, there’s not even
one little thing that needs to be repaired on the boat, other than one loose
fitting on a water hose that I think can just be tightened, but I didn’t want
to do that until I got home in case I broke the fitting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, there’s lots of cleaning to do and some
routine maintenance but I can’t be more pleased with how well the Roamer
performed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This has been the most technically challenging boating
experience I’ve ever had…even more so than our trip to Alaska in 2009.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so much more remote than I ever
expected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next time, I’ll rent a
satellite phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully, we had a
great, sturdy vessel that performed flawlessly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My crew was amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My best
first last mate, Val, did an awesome job as always with the boat and had everything
meticulously organized all the time. How can she do everything?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gourmet meals included!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor, our 15 year old was also
amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is such a great help on the
boat and is totally in charge of the dinghy and the dogs as well just all
around great helper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is great at
tackling problems and finding solutions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We all got along great and could have just kept on cruising, but reality
beckons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I will do one more post after this one to recap this year’s
blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, here’s your chance to send me
your comments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E-mail me at <a href="mailto:Kent.Huisken@Sio.Midco.Net">Kent.Huisken@Sio.Midco.Net</a>.</span></div>
Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-5389822537225459672012-09-10T12:02:00.000-07:002012-10-04T21:22:25.346-07:00Day 26- Friday, September 7, 2012- The Biggest Fish Of Our Lives Caught Us Today!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 26- Friday, September 7, 2012- T<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">he Biggest Fish Of Our Lives Caught Us Today!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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caught us today. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, we are alright
and the whale seems to be as well. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But,
we almost lost our boat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still can’t
believe it happened. This time, it wasn’t a silly act of mine that just about
cost us our loss…it was definitely an act of God!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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little cove in Toquart Bay, in Barkley Sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My wife Val, our son Connor, and our two dogs Lucky and Tanner and I
headed to the beach in our dinghy for some fun and exercise. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were enjoying the beautiful morning when we
heard a whale blow from afar. As we walked along the beach, the whale meandered
around the bay enjoying his morning breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What a delightful experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Soon, the whale was close enough to warrant a brisk walk back to the
dinghy to fetch the ever-present video camera.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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beach, right where I was swimming yesterday. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t think such a large whale could even
swim in such shallow water. He was swimming between us and our boat and we were
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of the water directly in front of our boat with the anchor rode in his mouth! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh no! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We watched in shock as he spun around wrapping
himself around our rope and jerking the boat around like a rag doll in the
process. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our 17,000 pound vessel was
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ran to join me as we launched off the beach. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told Connor to start the video camera and not
to turn it off no matter what. If something happened, I wanted an accounting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pictures in this story are actually
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front to back and side to side as the whale plunged up and out of the bay
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getting hauled out to sea by such a large and beautiful creature struggling to
free himself. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wanted to help him so
badly and save our boat too. I could hear Connor’s concern, “Oh no. What are we
going to do?” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to cut the rode but
I wasn't sure how to jump aboard the thrashing vessel to cut the whale loose. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a lull in the action and I was able to
position the dinghy and jump aboard our boat while Connor backed off in the
dinghy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, he had to shut
the camera off in order to handle the dinghy. I'm still grateful for the video
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thrashing wildly and shaking things up. I don’t know if I was glad to be aboard
or not. Certainly, I was wishing this was not happening, and the worst scenario
flashed before my eyes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was not a
good situation for the whale or for me and potentially Connor! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I quickly grabbed my big knife from the aft
helm steering station to cut the $1,000 anchor rode and chain free…a small
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as I started to climb along the side of the boat keeping one hand on the
railing while watching the huge animal lunge up and above me and the boat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t tell you the feelings coming over me
as I feared for my life and his. I feared he would crash down on the bow
injuring himself and taking out our boat windows, stanchions, or worse, my son
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heard Connor exclaim from the dingy, “He snapped the rope!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He snapped the rope!” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, thank God! It’s over! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t have to go face to face with him to
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were not in our chests) and we prayed that he would be free from the
entanglement. We could not tell if the anchor was still attached to the
remaining rode or if he broke free from both ends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, we were grateful that at least he
had broken free from the boat end of things and were hoping that would help him
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events of the episode trying to figure out if there was anything we could have
or should have done differently. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were
all incredibly shaken and completely emotionally drained. We were so thankful
that the whale was free and our boat was not dragged on the rocks or smashed to
bits. What power we witnessed!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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with a big grappling hook hoping to find the anchor and chain while I prepared
the boat for departure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had 50’ of
chain and about 75’ of rope out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
so thankful we didn’t have an all chain rode and that the whale was able to
break the rope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were hoping, for the
whale’s sake, that he had broken the rode at the anchor end as well, and for
our sake, that we could recover the working end of things below. Connor came
back without the anchor but with bits of whale skin that were floating in the
anchorage evidencing the struggle.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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my very excited wife and the two dogs, who were still at the beach standing in
awe of what they had just witnessed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
all headed back to the drifting vessel and counted our blessings as we readied
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Yet, we were incredibly thankful that we were alright, the whale seemed to be
as well, and the Roamer was in fine shape, albeit anchorless.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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on his welfare as well as try to pick up a cell signal and alert the
appropriate offices as to what had just happened. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About six miles out, I got a cell signal and
started calling various Department of Fisheries and Oceans offices leaving
messages and trying to get a hold of someone.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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We motored closer to see if he was “our” whale. We approached slowly and
glassed him with the binoculars. Sure enough, it was him. Thankfully, he looked
to be doing just fine but still had one twist of rope around him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He didn’t appear to be dragging the anchor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He seemed to be enjoying his swim and showed
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contact the authorities. I ended up talking to an officer at the poaching
hotline (the only live person I could talk to) who assured me I had done all
the right things and took down the necessary information. He assured me he
would take it from here and contact the local animal control folks. I offered
to track the whale for a while to make sure he was alright.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I called the officer back after a few minutes and he said
that he had made the necessary calls and there was nothing further for me to
do.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We headed for Ucluelet where we could securely tie up to a dock. By
mid-afternoon, the local officer returned my call and I gave him the
unbelievable report. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He, too, assured me
I had done the right things and would alert the whale watching network to keep
an eye out. He explained that these guys know where the whales are and what
they’re up to. Evidently, entanglement is not terribly uncommon as whales can
get caught up in fish nets, crab gear, etc. They have a unit ready to assist
when and if a distressed whale needs it; that made us feel even better.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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my life. In 2010, it was a wolf encounter (see “Attacked by Wolves, Saved by
Pirates, Pacific Yachting, April, 2012) and now a whale incident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What adventures! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish these things wouldn’t keep happening to
us but it does make for a very interesting and rich life. You know what they
say about boating, “…hours of boredom followed by moments of sheer terror.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We haven’t witnessed the boredom but the
terror part we’re all too familiar with!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Video link on YouTube: </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flC5eztQo2M&feature=youtu.be"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flC5eztQo2M&feature=youtu.be</span></a></div>
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September 25, 2012 Update-</span><br />
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Today, <span style="font-size: 16px;">I called my main contact at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans who also talked to his peers at Vancouver Animal Control-they are in charge of the whale entanglement rescues. He said that there have been many whale watching boat trips and they've all been notified to contact DFO of any entanglements. He is confident that if the whale still had any rope left on him, that it would have been reported to them several times over by now. </span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">So, this is the best report we can have. "No news is good news", holds true in this case. </span>Hopefully, Mr. Whale is off enjoying the beautiful weather this fall. Thanks for all the comments and support.</span></div>
Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-83651089877645279922012-09-07T18:39:00.003-07:002012-10-04T21:19:50.365-07:00Day 25- Thursday, September 06, 2012- Toquart Bay- Abundant Life!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today was one of those special days that I will never
forget.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was my dream day of cruising,
even though we never started an engine, except the genset.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last night we were lulled to sleep by the
sound of thousands of little fish (mackerel, pilchards, or herring, maybe)
jumping making the water look and sound like a boiling pot of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sea lions were all around the boat
hunting them and so were a pair of hungry humpback whales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The seagulls were retrieving the scraps while
the eagles were chattering in the tree tops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These are not just quiet little sounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These are massive big splashes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We watched and listened all evening and fell asleep to the wonderful
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This morning, we woke up to the same sounds and sights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a bright, sunny, warm day and the bay
was like a mirror, except for all the fish splashes that surrounded us on all
sides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I finally jumped out of bed the
last time when a huge humpback breached right beside the boat…I mean, right
beside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We could feel his wake move the
boat and smell his bad morning fish breath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I sat on deck in my underwear for an hour just watching the whales, sea
lions, and seals enjoy their brunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Connor and Val joined me and all felt like we had been given a miraculous
gift from God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We burned a lot of film
but our timing is never perfect but here are a couple of pictures that turned
out pretty good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought it would be great fun to go kayaking in the midst
of the action so down it came. Val and Connor wanted to go clam digging on the
beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the toys were in the water
and the fun began.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all dug clams and
picked oysters with great success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was very warm and the sun was extreme so I went for a nice swim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we each took a turn in the kayak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My turn lasted a couple of hours as I was on
the hunt for bear and whale but both seemed to take the afternoon off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val spotted one on the beach earlier but I
think he went to take a snoozer in the forest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I still had a great time paddling up the Toquart River and sneaking up
on hundreds if not a thousand seagulls and just enjoying this amazing creation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I got back to the boat, Val was playing Scrabble and
Connor was doing his schoolwork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
checked the forecast and charts in preparation for our run back into Washington
through the Strait of Juan De Fuca.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
crossing makes me nervous!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weather
looks good for tomorrow and Sunday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val
and Connor voted for Sunday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re not ready to leave yet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I decided to take the dinghy to check out the Lucky River,
just around the corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor opted to
play his PS3 video game as he hasn’t played for weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His loss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Val and I went alone (aka, no dogs) so we could get the dinghy up on
plane and get their quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This place was amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The scenery up and down the river was
stunning and the falls were awesome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were cliffs and pools and falls….great jumping and swimming for
me!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cool water was so refreshing on
a hot day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor would have loved it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Back on the Dakota Roamer, Val made a big pot of the most fantastic
Cioppino I’ve ever had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A great Italian
red base with lots of the fresh shrimp, clams, mussels, salmon, and halibut
that we caught, along with a side salad and fresh baked home made Italian
bread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, wow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Words cannot describe how wonderful it was!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The little fish are gone tonight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So are the sea lions, seals, and whales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s interesting how the bay can be so alive
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Val is playing Scrabble again. Connor is working on an art project. I'm blogging. Life is good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A few posts ago, I showed you the inside of the boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are a few pictures of the mechanical
aspect of the boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you can see, we
have Volvo Penta twin diesel main engines each with 4 cylinders and 260 horse
power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also have a Northern Lights 3
cylinder diesel 5kw generator for our 110 volt needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(We also have a 2,500 watt inverter to make
110 volts off the 12 volt batteries.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Additionally, we have a 9.9 horse Yamaha kicker motor with a separate
gas tank that sits in a cooler bolted to the swim step.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, our dinghy is also powered by a 9.9
horse Yamaha engine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, we have
redundant power and plenty of sources of energy (aka, a lot of bucks on
fuel.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the helm, the Garmin is at the
center of things and provides a 15” display with radar, gps, depth sounder/fish
finder, fuel management, trip and route planning, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s all touch screen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additionally, Volvo Penta provides lots of
information through their GMI displays…one for each engine with multiple pages
of displays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It really is amazing all of
the information that is available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Garmin, Volvo Penta information, and the VHF radio are all tied together (NMEA
2000) and provide a pretty complete system for managing the boat’s systems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I hope your day was as wonderful as ours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was truly a special day for us and we hope it was a special day for you as well.</span><br />
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-39565405917759047862012-09-07T18:22:00.003-07:002012-10-04T21:18:06.634-07:00Day 24- Wednesday, September 05, 2012- Fishing Barkley Sound<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 24- Wednesday, September 05, 2012- Fishing Barkley Sound</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fog!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dense fog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time we woke, got out of our slip,
bought fuel and started for the fishing grounds it was 8AM but for the best as
the fog was pretty intense and we needed radar but we could tell the sun was
out and working on burning it off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the fuel dock, I got to talking with the manager
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evidently, people “tip” him with
fish but he’s not too crazy about having to deal with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some reason, he was kind enough to offer
me two nice brill fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t even
know what a brill is or even if I’m spelling it right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks like a little halibut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He explained that it’s a light flaky white
meat and is even preferred over halibut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So, off I go with another costly load of fuel (only $5.09 a gallon,
yeah…it’s getting cheaper) and my two brill fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tipped him with beef jerky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re both happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We only ran off shore about five miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The swells were impressive and we’re getting
thrown around a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do fine but Val
and Connor struggle when things get wild.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Val fed the fish again but her unique baiting method worked as she
caught a nice King Salmon shortly thereafter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We didn’t stay out there too long as we were dragging the bottom for
halibut and lost yet another downrigger set up and Val was greener than the
lush forest so we high tailed it back into the inside protected waters.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we rounded the lighthouse corner back into Ucluelet to
spend another boat load of money at the fisheries store, the fog burned off and
the warm sun lifted our spirits even higher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We tied up the Pioneer Boatworks Fishing Supply dock, delivered the
remaining balance on my credit card to them, and then re-tied my downrigger
equipment while Val made the most wonderful fish tacos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We showered on the boat, topped off the water
tanks, picked up a few last minute groceries and set out for the wilderness
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We much prefer a quiet cove as
opposed to a marina, although we all liked the Ukee Dock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fish, fish, fish…that’s all my wife wants to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you, Lord!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, is there any limit?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> We tried fishing as soon as we got out of Ucluelet...c</span>oho fishing, king fishing, halibut fishing,
ling cod fishing, red snapper fishing…I can’t pry the rod n’ reel out of her
hands!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just want to sit on the back
deck and read a book, but no, she just wants to fish, fish, fish!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m so glad she didn’t catch but one so I
didn’t have to clean yet more fish!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Seriously, I love it when she catches fish…I love eating them!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Finally, very late in the afternoon, I convinced her that we
should find a quiet cove and have a nice meal and a quiet night of no-fishing
rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We through the hook down Refuge
Island in Toqauart Bay and guess what she said next, “let’s take the dinghy
over there and jig.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said “NO!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I actually sat on the deck, basked in the
warm sun, enjoyed an icy cold beer, and finished my book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alas, my idea of cruising!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">All evening long, during my fish-strike sabbatical, during
dinner, and even as I type, there are two whales feasting right beside us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are so close, their blow is wafting over
the boat and they have bad breath!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
smells like a fish factory!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They sure
are amazing creatures and we all exclaimed “whoa, did you see that?” repeatedly
during the evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to the
whales, there were several seals and huge sea lion working the feeding grounds
we seem to be anchored in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are
little fish jumping all around…perhaps a hundred in the air at any given
second…looks and sounds like boiling water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Are the pilchards?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Herring?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are eagles making their unique sound in the tree tops and seagulls
competing for the attention too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
a beautiful cove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we were here last
year, we spent hours watching the bears on the beach and hope they show up at
low tide.</span></div>
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there you have it folks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have a great
night.</span>Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-81645109359577160142012-09-07T18:13:00.000-07:002012-10-04T21:17:35.006-07:00Days 22 & 23-, Monday & Tuesday, September 3 &4- Ucluelet- It’s Good To Be Home???<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Days 22 & 23-, Monday & Tuesday, September 3 &4-
Ucluelet- It’s Good To Be Home???</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A bit over a year ago, we spent a month in Barkley
Sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have many fond memories of
this area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After sleeping in Monday
morning and having a leisurely lunch on board Dakota Roamer, we set off for the
short nine mile run into Ulcuelet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was like coming back home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our slip for the next two days was in the small boat basin,
next to the Canadian Princess Resort, which boasts a ship for its h.q.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Val started the laundry machines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I dove into the Internet and cell phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we all went to the grocery store and
hauled back a wheelbarrow full of goods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Finally, a real supermarket with many flavors of Pringles!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The tuna fleet was coming into the marina as the big blow
had begun offshore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re glad to have a
slip where it’s calm and protected and were thankful we made the run from
Tofino when we did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reports were coming
in that it was pretty bouncy out there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were all craving pizza so we walked back uptown, maybe a
10 minute walk, and filled our bellies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We wandered around the seaside as the last of the light dwindled and
found some neat little shops and an aquarium that we wanted to explore
tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was a light day and I was ready for one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a lot of work to go boating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love to eat and don’t have much
self-discipline but every time we go on an extended cruise, I eat all I can and
still lose weight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s always fun
stuff, and not-so-fun stuff to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There’s always one more adventure to fit into the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a great way to spend time but it’s a lot
of work (er, fun) too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yesterday, Tuesday, we woke up to more tuna boats pouring in
and rafting up together to squeeze everyone in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I met Mark Wells, the captain of the Foremost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess that would make him the Foremost
Captain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s different from the
rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s not ruff and brash but a very
nice family man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His deck hand was
equally nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned a lot about
offshore fishing and got a tour of his boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I think I’d like to make a couple week offshore trip with these guys
some time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end of the day, we
swapped some beef jerky for a 17 lb. flash frozen sushi grade tuna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was thrilled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then, it was off to the aquarium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along the walk, we came across the fish
factory that was off-loading the tuna boats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Connor and I stopped at the office and asked for a tour, but Ms.
Personality rudely told us no way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just
as well, too many adventures…not enough time. So, to the aquarium we went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had just opened and was done very nicely
with all of the local fish species on display.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Val had to do everything in her power not to run back to the boat and
grab her fishing pole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Wild Pacific Trail winds around the headlands of Tofino
and what a great trail it was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent
several hours with our mouths hanging open from the drop dead gorgeous
views…everyone of them was a calendar page and there were many, many very
serious photographers capturing the views.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The warm sun and blue skies were competing with the wafts of fog blowing
through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, the sun won as it
typically does in the afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
swells smashing against the rocky coastline was thundering and very
impressive…not a place you want to be in a boat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After several miles of hiking, we were all pooped so Val
whipped up a big bowl of wonderful spaghetti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We indulged most of the night as Captain Mark and others popped in to
chat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s always great to visit with
people on the docks (well, most people) and share big fish stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We slept pretty good but the fish bug was
alive and well and we have an early morning planned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I bid you all a good night.</span><br />
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<br />Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-90951747588074928092012-09-03T18:51:00.002-07:002012-10-04T21:16:19.577-07:00Day 21- Sunday, September 2, 2012- Barkley Sound- More Fishing, Less Catching.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 21- Sunday, September 2, 2012- Barkley Sound- More Fishing, Less Catching.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After check of the forecast this morning, I informed the
crew that the wind is supposed to blow 25-35 knots starting this afternoon for
the next four days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being we need to be
back to Dolphin Cove (Orcas Island) in a week, Val and I decide we need to head
to Barkley Sound today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hate to spend
such a little bit of time here in the Tofino area but we’ll be back again, I’m
sure. Here are a few pictures of Tofino.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weigh West Marina, Tofino. Our shore power chord...finally.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We rig up our rods in advance and then set out for Barkley
Sound with three fishing spots our guide friends suggest we try along the
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ocean was flat…about a 5’ long
swell with no wind waves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the
nicest we’ve ever had out here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
fished all day and the wind never came up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a gorgeous day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wind
never came up at all.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tanner and Connor enjoying peanut butter sandwhiches while Val and I fish.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We couldn’t keep
the rock fish off our lines and couldn’t get the salmon or halibut to
bite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More fish but not the ones we
want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val is really applying the
pressure to find those fish!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Late in the afternoon, we finished our run into Barkley
Sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt like coming home as we
spent a month here last year (only the fishing was great then.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to one of our favorite anchorages by
Turret Island in the Broken Islands Group and the hook bit hard on first
try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our position is 48 53'57.80N, 125 20'47.70W.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Plug it into Google Earth and find us if you can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We now have 866 miles on our trip meter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Val made some halibut and shrimp for dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor worked on his Spanish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I showered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As you can see, Val snuck off a picture of me in the big bathroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s pretty “alone” out here but nothing like
earlier in the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw a lot more
boats today, in fact, I’d say we saw more boats today than all the boats we’ve
seen combined since we left Port Hardy.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The sunsets here are amazing.</span><br />
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-35805931834993206752012-09-03T18:31:00.000-07:002012-10-04T21:15:56.282-07:00Day 20- Saturday, September 1, 2012- Tofino<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 20- Saturday, September 1, 2012- Tofino</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I woke up and immediately started thinking about my laptop
in Ahousat but we had also come this far and wanted to take in all that Shelter
Inlet had to offer so we compromised that I would wait until about 2PM and then
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We pulled the shrimp trap on the way out and had another 35
shrimp, although they weren’t the big prawns but they weren’t the little
cocktail shrimp either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later, we ate
all 35 and they were sweet and delicious and made a nice side dish to our
halibut.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then it was on to the Megin River just a mile or so down the
inlet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We anchored in the delta and
explored by dinghy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so much
fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a similar to the experience
we had yesterday at the Watta River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
found another cool waterfall.</span></div>
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Shelter Inlet is a special place but it was 2PM and time to rescue my computer,
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Back at Ahousat, as we were coasting into the dock, Val
exclaimed, “I see your computer…it’s in the phone booth!” Wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one found my computer in the public phone
booth!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you, Lord!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were many very warm and friendly First
Nations people here and finding my computer left me with a warm feeling about
this place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The store owner thought that
if someone had found it, they would have brought it to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Armed with hot dogs and fresh buns from Ahousat (they got
their bread in), we continued another dozen miles or so out to the beaches of
Vargas Island where we were able to set the hook in the sand and take the
dinghy to shore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The waves crashing into
the beach seemed so small until we’re in the dinghy trying to figure out how to
make our landing without rolling us all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We barely managed but within minutes had our fire going and hot dogs
roasting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val and the pups snoozed while
Connor and I took a turn prepping supper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We all love exploring the wonderful beaches out here and we
found a little porpoise that looked like something had taken a chomp out of
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was getting close to the point where I wanted to get the
boat secured for the night and, checking the forecast, I wasn’t comfortable
with any of the anchorages we were considering so we just decided to head into
Tofino, only about an eight mile run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our boat cruises at 25 knots (about 30mph) and it really gives us a lot
of options as we can cover a lot of ground (er, water) quickly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was surprised how shallow and flat the water around Tofino
is…it’s kind of like a big river delta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m used to seeing hundreds of feet on the depth sounder and get a
little freaked out when we’re on plane at 25 knots in twenty feet of
water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you can see below, there’s
good reason to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They made the most of
it though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Not quite my idea of a beach
picnic.) Plenty of time to rest before high tide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">All of the public docks were jammed with fishing boats and
we ended up at the very nice Weigh West Marina with power and water, cell
service, and Internet…all in our boat…oh my, what luxuries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hot dogs just didn’t cut it so we
meandered up to the pub overlooking the marina and had some cold drinks and hot
wings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As nice as it is to have these
things, we all decided we’d still rather be in the wilderness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you know by now, I’d take an anchorage
over a marina most of the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As you can see, Connor caught a nice Coho earlier in the day so Val and I portioned him up and vacuum packed him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We checked our e-mails and even had a chance
to look at some Facebook and other “for fun” websites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have really been out of communications with the outside world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The forecast is calling for gale force winds for three days
and it’s supposed to hit tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
give the family the option of staying in Tofino to wait it out or make the run
for Barkley Sound in the morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a
split vote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The captain has to decide
but will wait for tomorrow’s updated forecast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For now, it’s bedtime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sleep
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-83898973918187158252012-09-03T16:31:00.001-07:002012-10-04T21:14:49.607-07:00Day 19- Friday, August 31, 2012- Shelter Inlet- Something's Missing!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 19- Shelter Inlet-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Something’s Missing!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We left our cozy little anchorage in Hootla Kootla and went
on the outside waters for the short sixteen mile run to Ahousat as I
desperately needed to make some calls and check my e-mails and we heard that
they had a pay phone there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact they
did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Ahousat General Store actually
had a pretty nice selection of basics…my measurement is if they have more than
one flavor of Pringles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, I
kind of got sick of making bread and the store had run out but Val did get some
other basic necessities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After the store owner and I got our wires crossed and
crossed about the Internet, I finally understood that he didn’t have WiFi for
my laptop but I could use his computer and his dial up connection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been years since I’ve used a dial up
connection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every e-mail took about 3 minutes to
load…arghhh!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, I read the ones I
needed to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I paid him for the groceries
Val bought, thanked him for the use of his computer and sent Connor to the boat
to get him a bag of jerky for his kindness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I took my laptop and headed for the phone booth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This (or others like it) is where I spent
many hours the last three weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Notice
my laptop computer tucked in the corner in it’s case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of my colleagues informed me during one of those calls that
Monday was a holiday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was stunned that
it was going to be Labor Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I informed
Val and Connor and we all laughed that we been so far removed from any kind of
schedule or calendar that we didn’t even know it was a holiday weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s one of the great blessings of boating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, we topped off the water tank (80 gallons), had basic
groceries, communications were adequately up to date, and we were ready for a
long holiday weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sailed north
through a very pretty passage and ended up in a place called Shelter Inlet way
up in the very tip where there was just the most amazing anchorage with lots of
fun things to do.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Connor launched the dinghy and the kayak and we all took off
to explore the Watta River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor was towed
in the kayak by the rest of us in the dinghy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was stunning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The water was so
crystal clear and the current was flowing hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The mountains were sky high with sheer, rock cliffs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was like Yellowstone on the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pictures just don’t even come close to
doing it justice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went as far as we
could and we knew the tide was dropping so I gave the crew 30 minutes to hike
as far as we could and then get back to the dinghy before we were stranded
waiting for the next high tide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thirty five minutes we got back to the dinghy and the tide
had dropped the river a good foot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
banged all the way down the river and left a lot of gel coat on the Watta River
rocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dogs had to walk and Connor
went solo in the kayak leaving me to pull my bride over the rocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made it but another 15 minutes and we’d
have been in a real jam.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We explored the cove together and found some little
waterfalls, lots of different kinds of birds, but, most amazing of all was just
the grandeur of God’s amazing creation here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Back on the boat, Val started making a feast fit for
Neptune.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll let the pictures tell the
story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">amazing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are eating very, very well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought some of you might like to see inside the
boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, you have to remember that
life on board a 33’ footer with three people and two dogs is a bit
cramped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything has a purpose or two
or three.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our dinette for example, also
serves as forward facing seats during transits and a dinette for meals and also
makes into a bed, if we need a third berth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So, there you have three uses or purpose for the dinette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The head is one room that also serves as
shower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can do your toilet duties
while taking a shower….nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The galley
has a small fridge, a two burner stove, a convection/microwave oven, and a one
bowl sink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also have a chest freezer
in the fish hold compartment under the back deck as well as a cooler where we
keep our beverages and ice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a
hot water heater that is heated by the engines or the genset so we always have
hot water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The diesel furnace keeps us
warm and dry on cold or rainy days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
use it as a dryer and turn it up and open all the windows…it’ll cook us right
out of here but only burns about a cup of fuel an hour…I love it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor has his own berth as do Val and I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, our bed is almost as big as a king
size bed and a portion of it is removable during the day to make it a nice
dressing room as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the inverter
and the genset we also have 110 power any time we need it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val likes her hair dryer, curling iron, and
oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all, it is really
remarkably comfortable for it size.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, after Val’s amazing meal, I went to get my computer to
blog and realized it was not on the boat!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Oh crap!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I left it in Ahousat in
the phone booth!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh no!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have done some pretty stupid things on this
trip (that you’ll never know about) but this one was close to the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t even tell you how much my laptop
means to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t sleep very good
thinking about it every moment I woke up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With no cell signal, I couldn’t call the store to have them find
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had resigned myself to the fact
that it was likely gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least I had
it all secured and I still had my smart phone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had to cruise very close to Ahousat the next day anyway
so I was just praying, literally, that someone would have brought it to the
store as lost and found.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Praying!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That’s the Friday update but I didn’t write this on Friday
because my laptop is missing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Continued
on next entry…</span>Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-50975397336980720122012-09-02T09:24:00.001-07:002012-10-04T21:13:26.346-07:00Day 18- Thursday, August 30, 2012- Hootla Kootla Bay, W. Clayoquat Sound (49°22'32.30"N, 126°13'36.31"W)- Somethings Fishy!<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day 18- Thursday, August 30, 2012- Hootla
Kootla Bay, West Clayoquat Sound (49°22'32.30"N, 126°13'36.31"W)- Somethings Fishy!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I woke up during the night to the sound of
pouring rain, again!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, when
the alarm went off at 5:50, the skies showed promise and so we anchored up,
pulled the empty shrimp trap up from 350’ and set sail 14 miles off shore in
pursuit of salmon and halibut.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We didn’t catch any keeper salmon, just a
small coho.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t catch any halibut,
but I wrestled with a monster for about 10 or 15 minutes on my salmon pole but
he won, I lost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did, however, end up
with some huge ling cod and rock fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
caught a 37” 18 ½ pound ling cod.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val
caught another very respectable one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
both caught some really nice sized red snapper and a black cod, I think it was.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The swells were amazing…maybe 10’, Connor
thinks 13’, but there were only 1 or 2’ wind waves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was like driving through hills on the
ocean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes you could see a long
way and sometimes it felt like we were in the bottom of a bowl of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No worries but very interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we throttled up, we’d go whizzing down
the swells and then bogging up them doubling our halving my fuel economy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The skies were clear and the sun was warm on
our skin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We rounded Estevan Point, a
notoriously rough crossing, with ease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although we were tired from our early morning and there were fish to
clean and vacuum pack, we decided to make a quick pit stop at Hot Springs Cove
for a soak in the warm sulpher springs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We were all surprised to see so many boats
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were water taxis, seaplanes
coming and going, and private boats as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even the trail to the hot springs was all boardwalk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can tell we’re close to Tofino now. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I even had a bar on my cell phone today, but
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</span>After a quick bowl of Val’s incredible clam chowder, which, unlike most,
was heavy laden with the bivalve delicacies, we made the 40 minute hike from
the public dock to the baths and, oh, did they feel great after fighting the
swells all day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s really hard to
stand or move when the boat is bouncing all over the place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My back was grateful for the hot soak and my
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springs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor went to his berth to do
his schooling as it was too rough for him to do anything out in the swells
earlier today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val and I packaged 21
meals of fish in our little vacuum bagger and got them tucked happily into our
freezer which is now 60% full….although, I wish there were more salmon and
halibut in there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I threw some steaks on
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-72281206732355563792012-09-02T08:37:00.000-07:002012-10-04T21:12:35.571-07:00Day 17- Wednesday, August 29, 2012- Santa Gertrudis Cove ( 49°36'6.48"N, 126°37'17.45"W)- A Whale Of A Good Day!<br />
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Gertrudis Cove (49°36'6.48"N, 126°37'17.45"W)- A Whale Of A Good Day!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to teach those salmon we missed yesterday a lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The alarm rang at 6AM and it was pouring
rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val and I both rolled over and
slept until mid-morning!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the rain
on the boat…so soothing and peaceful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
rained hard on and off all night long again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was so pretty watching the showers come through our cozy little
cove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The furnace would cycle and keep
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the helm, saloon, and darn near berth on our little boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had clams, oysters, mussels, rock fish,
spices, and all kinds of other ingredients spread out like an Anthony’s
Restaurant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t stand it any more
and intruded on her space and made up some lovely oyster stew for lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor opted for pancakes.</span></div>
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anchor, pulling our crab pot, which only yielded a massive Sun Star (ugly,
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were cruising through Ewin Inlet on Bligh Isalnd when we saw a whole group of
sea lions and a couple whale feeding on pitchards, I think they are
called.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The channel was narrow and they were feasting
right beside us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got some great video
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the extra special gift of being able to experience His unique creation in this
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</span>Ray met us at the dock and gave us instructions on what to do and
see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a fun stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll let the pictures do the talking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, the rain quite and brightened up
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beautiful moon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m glad, after three
plus days of rain, that the weather seems to finally be stabilizing again as we
plan to head a dozen or so miles off shore tomorrow to chase salmon and then
work our way south of the Hesquit Peninsula, also known as Estevan Point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re getting closer to Tofino, the next real
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-75694553574071955982012-09-02T07:49:00.004-07:002012-10-04T21:10:11.074-07:00Day 16- Tuesday, August 28, 2012- Kendrick Inlet, Nootka Sound<br />
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but the wind seemed to have gone down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We checked our communications one last time over morning coffee at the
West View Marina while Connor did his schoolwork and then we set sail down
Tahsis Inlet, stopping first to pull the shrimp trap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We caught another 57 nice prawns bringing us to a two day total of 134
beautiful prawns!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so excited!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the best prawning we’ve ever had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we hauled in the 357’ of line, Mr.
Humpback was circling around us having his brunch.</span></div>
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gorgeous and the broken clouds made it all mysterious and yet peaceful and
pristine. We stopped along the way to watch a colony (is that the right word?)
of curious otters eating, playing, and watching us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We only went about a dozen miles before we
set the shrimp trap again and then made a right turn into Kendrick Inlet where
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Val made soup and barbecue pork sandwiches
for lunch…a good rainy day lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
lunch, we trolled around Strange Island looking for that elusive King Salmon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No luck but we sure enjoyed ourselves and
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rising and the winds seem to be settling.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Val made fresh “Halibut Picatta” tonight and it was fabulous!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I write, there’s a huge pot of steamed
clams, mussels, and oysters cooling down for a recipe she calls “Summertime
Feast Fit For Neptune” with all of the above and crab, which we have yet to
catch up here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow, are we eating
good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just can’t get enough seafood,
although, those steaks in the bottom of the freezer are starting to look a bit
interesting to me too now.</span></div>
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summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With all this rain, it feels
like fall here.</span>Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-21332815104823190512012-08-28T09:26:00.000-07:002012-10-04T21:11:01.836-07:00Day 15- Monday, August 27, 2012 - Tahsis, Still.<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day 15- Monday, August 27, 2012- Tahsis, Still.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We’re still at the lovely West View Marina in Tahsis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The low pressure system has passed and the barometer is climbing again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The winds were gale force outside and it rained most of the morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made the most of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor went fishing between his schooling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val spent some time on her computer, baked cookies and bread, did a load of laundry and made another fabulous salmon dish for dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spent over three and half hours in the little tiny Telus phone booth today and made about forty phone calls and an hour or so online but I am caught up and it feels great!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We also put some fuel in the boat at a hot, negotiated price of $1.41 per liter or $5.34 per gallon!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ouch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pulled the shrimp trap to find seventy seven nice prawns waiting for us to eat them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a record pull for the big shrimp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needless to say, we rebaited it and let it soak again tonight.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All day long, there were seals playing in the marina, a stellar sea lion on patrol occasionally, and even a humpback whale playing just outside the big log breakwater for over an hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not a bad office environment, I’d say.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We wrapped up the night like this: Connor is fishing again for more mackerel…we’ve got a lot!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val is playing Scrabble with her imaginary friend again, although the sure seem to be getting along…I see they each have a drink…hmmm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tied salmon rigs and organized my tackle as it’s so hard to even stand up offshore much less try to tie a knot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comS Maquinna Dr, Tahsis, BC V0P, Canada49.923432 -126.66133149.8825405 -126.740295 49.9643235 -126.582367tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-36714230799201856642012-08-27T14:17:00.001-07:002012-10-04T21:09:33.567-07:00Day 14- Sunday, August 26, 2012- Tahsis, BC - Civilizataion?<br />
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the hook, we woke refreshed and ready for the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had our mini-church on the boat and then
set off to admire more of God’s creation in the dinghy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor found us a cave to explore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the surf was coming in, Val zigged at the
same time the surf zagged and she took a monster wave over the bow and came out
on the losing end.</span><br />
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for Tahsis through the most beautiful fjord-looking mountain passes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so pretty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ah, the poet in me has just been awakened, “we’re
heading our asses through these narrow, beautiful passes on our way to Tahsis,
where the gas is.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the best I got.</span></div>
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</span>Civilization at last.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only
one, but two phone booths and the receivers are both in one piece without any
duct tape!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Happiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wifi on the covered deck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A restaurant!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bliss!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fuel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ah, we’ve arrived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Electric on
the dock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, my.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are we spoiled?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the first marina we stayed at since
our horrible experience at Campbell River and the first time we’ve had shore
power in a dozen days!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We even were
served our meals today.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I spent most of the day on the phone and the
computer, while Val did laundry, and Connor caught mackerel off the dock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The front has passed and it’s raining and
kicking up the sea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m glad we’re
here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The current conditions on the outside
is Gale Warning with 25-35 knot winds against the swell….not good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re tucked in safe and sound deep into this
“fjord” with all the modern services we could ask for, well, almost.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It’s supposed to blow hard tomorrow so I’ll
finish all my business in the morning and then, weather permitting, we’ll start
down the pass toward the outside finding a secure anchorage to stager our next
crossing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully, we’ll catch some
crab and shrimp as I have the shrimp pot soaking right now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We ran into a couple of great folks on the dock
yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David and Trish Nelson gave
us some great fishing tips and coordinates but unfortunately, the position is
where we just came from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would appear
the big fish and lots of them are at the continental shelf 12 miles out and,
with the forecast, we won’t be going there anytime soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave said to tell Ron Meng hello.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, Ron, if you’re reading this, I’ve done my
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Connor also made friends with Gerry Freeman
on the docks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gerry really got Connor
going on the mackerel and I was still cleaning them at 10:30PM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gerry is a contagious, energetic Christian
family man, who befriended us and taught us a lot about fishing in these waters
and even gave us some tackle to really go nail them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave is a guide, although, mostly his hobby
and has a great reputation for always catching fish.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p>We all like it here. Especially the dogs and Connor. Connor gets energy from people and he's been starved of people lately. The dogs love the casual freedom and can join us on the restaurant deck, along with half dozen other dogs. They have free reighn and can come and go as they please.</o:p></span></div>
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-27270131244496314942012-08-26T21:27:00.001-07:002012-10-04T21:08:48.887-07:00Day 13- Lots Of Fishing....Not So Much Catching!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day 13- Saturday, August 25, 2012, Lots Of Fishing....Not So Much Catching! Port Langford.<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The alarm went off at 5:30AM this
morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re on vacation!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s going on?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, yea, the pursuit of fish!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still dark…snoozed for 30 more
minutes…bliss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coffee pot perkin’,
dinghy loaded, anchor stowed, a few snapshots of the sunrise…looks a lot like
the sunset, only blurrier (through my eyes, at least,) and we’re off to the
killing fields, only 7 miles away on the outside edge of Esperanza Inlet.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We trolled for Kings for a couple of hours
and were even joined by a couple of guide boats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re getting closer to civilization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The swells were mighty and impressive
crashing into the islets all around us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The fishing was not quite as impressive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Val landed a 16 lb. halibut; not a big one, but enough for nine
packages/meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sun was warming and
it was another beautiful day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We tried
another spot without much success; although I was pulling up Ling Cod as fast
as I could get my jig in the water but none were legal size, but just
barely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a lot of fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val snagged the bottom with her downrigger
ball and lost the bottom end again..another $50 rig on the bottom of the ocean.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Connor slept all morning…Saturday: no
school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He only fishes when there’s
catching to be done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The quickest way
for me to lose my fishing pole is when I catch a fish and Connor confiscates it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val continued to fish while I cleaned and
vacuum packed the halibut and got it into the freezer right away…that’s fresh!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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very late lunch (more fresh fish sandwiches) and munched on quality junk food
all night during our poker game.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully, tomorrow, I can get an
Internet signal and post some of these.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s still wild and remote out here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We’re always the only boat in the anchorages and rarely see another soul
around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t mind it a bit, although,
I wish I could make my contacts and get my e-mails every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have a good weekend, friends.</span></div>
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-46502151688148802802012-08-26T21:16:00.002-07:002012-10-04T21:08:08.776-07:00Day 12- Mary Basin, Still.<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We woke up fully rested to a gorgeous
morning with bright sun and not even a breath of wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There wasn’t even a ripple against the boat
hull all night and I didn’t even wake to check the anchor, a rarity for me. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After our showers, we all loaded in the
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Val has been planning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also calls for
crab but they have been elusive and we ate the last of our stocks in leftover
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sure the dogs were nearby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bear was
too far away to get any great pictures and we decided not to bother him in our
dinghy hoping he would stay foraging on the beach while I ate my lunch and
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the boat, we saw another bear on another beach and watched him while we ate our
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</span>Unfortunately, the tide was rising fast and the beach had disappeared
along with the bears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still had a
beautiful paddle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I was at my
furtherest point away from the boat, about a mile, I’d say, I heard Tanner
barking and realized he was out in the middle of the bay playing cat and mouse
with two seals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a long, long way
from the boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not uncommon for him
to go for an hour swim and even swim out of sight and we’ll have to go get him
in the dinghy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time, I rowed over
to him and we worked our way back to the boat together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val said he had been swimming for about a
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schoolwork and Val was playing Scrabble with her imaginary friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still don’t know if her friend is a male or
female but she tends to spend a lot of time playing Scrabble with him/her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I poured over charts and guidebooks while baking some bread from scratch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We liked this spot and had a very nice,
relaxing day in the sun and decided not to move on today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully, I can get everybody’s butt out of
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close to where we spent the night so we decided to cruise through the gorgeous
“fjordlands” enjoying multiple whale sightings, otters, and seals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also saw the first fish farms of the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fair Harbour wasn’t much at all but they did
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NW to the South and the BC Marine Weather zones were mostly red indicating
various warnings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided that we
should quickly visit the highly famed Rugged Point beaches and then fish our
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I kept watch on the boat and cleaned up the lunch dishes, prepped for fishing,
and did some cleaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val, Connor, and
the pups headed to shore for the short hike across the isthmus to the “outside”
beaches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a large double masted
sailing vessel anchored near us with thirty teenagers on board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As one of their dinghies rowed by us, they
told me they were in sailing school and this was their northern most
departure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From here, they head back
south to Bamfield.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My crew returned with
hands full of sand dollars and big smiles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Off to the fishing grounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The swells were rolling in pretty good but
those huge rock fish were hitting hard and fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were trying for halibut but kept catching
red snapper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all are super impressed
with the size of these guys and they’re lots of fun to catch but after three
monsters on board and the wind kicking up we decided it was time to try the
next spot south and closer to Esperanza Sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a short but rolly ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The closet door flew open on one big swell and my computer jumped to
within an inch of its short life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now,
my whole row of keys on the right are smashed in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, everything still works and I may
be able to get out my fishing pliers and pry the smashed casing away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crap!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Val ended up contributing back to the fish; yes, she personally fed
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we throttled up and picked our way through the rocky headlands into Esperanza
Sound and found a pretty anchorage called Mary Basin, where we hope to find
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so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We haven’t seen an electric hook
up since Campbell River on Day 2 and have been pretty self-reliant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think this is the longest I’ve gone in
years without going out to eat!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just
today, we started to see a couple of recreational boats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other than the small First Nation (Indian) villages,
it’s been pretty remote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We like having
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-59866053702680745812012-08-26T20:52:00.003-07:002012-10-04T21:06:41.064-07:00Day 10- Blue Lips Cove- Amai Inlet- In The Middle Of Nowhere!<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wow, do we feel isolated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We woke up this morning in our little private “Columbia Cove”…not
another soul around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tonight, we’re
going to bed in another private little “Blue Lips Cove.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other than a little Native American village
we stopped at, we hardly even saw any other signs of civilization other than a
couple of kayakers in the distance and a far offshore fishing vessel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s wild, untamed, and very uncivilized out
here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know if I’ve ever felt
this isolated before in my life…including our trip to Alaska in ’09.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t had a cell service and Internet
service at the same time since last week Thursday in Port Hardy and we’ve
cruised many miles out of our way just to find some village where I could find
a phone booth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can I pay for diesel fuel
if I can’t do any deals?</span></div>
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a phone booth and an Internet signal in a little village called Walter’s Cove,
but not before spending the better part of a day on the beach again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We woke up, packed a lunch, and found the
trail head leading from Columbia Cove to the beach on the exposed shore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was overcast but we were comfortable in t-shirts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val and Connor found some nice mussels for
dinner while Tanner munched on star fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Connor and I played baseball on the beach using driftwood for a
bat…Tanner was catcher and outfielder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was probably the most beautiful beach we’ve found yet and the hours
flew by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Cove, about a 15 mile run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few fishing
lodges, a tiny little variety store, and a phone booth with the handset cracked
in half was about all there was there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
hadn’t made a credit card phone call in years and had to dial the operator to
find out how to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t dare to
check my credit card bill how much the four minute call to check my voice mail
was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The little store also had a 10’ x
10’ Post Office inside it that sold phone cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lady inside said that there was a coffee
shop at the tip of the bay that had Internet and the owner would let me use his
phone so we were off!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Double the price
of Starbuck’s and half as good, I was glad to be able to do some business
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two hours later, we were glad to
be out of there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Val found this interesting cove on the charts only about
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through the peppered rocks to get there in the drizzle and rain, the first
we’ve seen on the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was beautiful
in a new, mysterious way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seemed like
we barely fit through the entrance of the cove which opened up into a cozy
little nest for our boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perfect!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While the sun tried to burn holes in the clouds, Val baked
some of my fresh bread dough and prepared the most amazing fresh halibut with a
side of crab carbonara.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was exquisite
to say the least.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ran out of wine
(oh, the price for isolation) so we had to stoop down and open a bottle of
Dolphin Cove Blackberry Wine…not the best pairing, but, hey, we’re roughing it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It’s really getting dark earlier now…by 9, it’s really
dark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bioluminescence was so
bright!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We “swooshed” the boat brush
around and watched the light reaction in the dark water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor started the dinghy engine and it
looked like a white jet flame coming from the prop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then he turned on the salt water wash down
and made a mini meteor shower around the boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I tried to photograph it and film it but it never turned out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were thousands of little 9” fish
jumping all around us too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We don’t know
what they are but every once in a while a few thousand will ball up and jump
out of the water like they’re being pursued, maybe by a seal or something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This morning, I did some computer work while I had
Internet and talked to the locals about what to do and where.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe on Chapter 45 was an experienced cruiser
on the West Coast of Van Isle and we poured over the charts together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks, Joe!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then, I had to go to the store and buy some new down rigger equipment as
I lost the whole bottom end when I wasn’t paying attention and hooked the 10
lb. ball on a rock at 145’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Funny thing
is, I had a fish on but it got my line all wrapped up in the rocks and I lost
my flasher and that gear as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
stupid $50 mistake on my part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Downriggers aren’t supposed to plow through under water hills!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We grabbed a quick bite to eat while tied to the dock at
Winter Harbour and then decided to head out for a quick fishing trip to see if
anything was biting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val spotted another
bear on the beach on our way out so we floated along with him for a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, I had to stop at the only spot I
knew that had a cell signal to check voice mails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An hour later, after drifting and chatting on
the phone, we set sail again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor
caught two nice Rock Fish but no salmon this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t work at it that hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was fun just to be out there and even got
to see a few more whales.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided to make the run around
Brooks Peninsula.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was only 30 miles
and this stretch is notorious for bad weather, currents, etc. but it seemed to
so nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was glad I didn’t even have
time to worry about it…we checked the 4PM forecast and decided it was as nice
as it was going to get.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We flew around at 30 MPH and never had to
pull the throttles back once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God has granted us amazing travel mercies:
smooth water, sunny skies, no mechanical issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything is going just great.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We found this amazing cove called Columbia Cove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a Jurassic Park like setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is so gorgeous here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The light is amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We snarfed down the leftover crab-stuffed
salmon and all jumped in the dinghy to go exploring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found an old Coast Guard cutter wreck and
think we found a trail head to a beach…we’ll explore that tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My GPS says we’ve logged 482 miles so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lately, we’ve only averaged maybe 20 miles a
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like this pace a lot better
although I could spend several days at each anchorage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not getting near enough kayaking time in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The moon is starting to show itself and the last of the
sun is fading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s time for me to crawl
into my cozy berth and do some reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Connor is finishing his homework and Val is pouring over guide books,
charts, and working on an exciting plan for the next few days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It feels like we’re flying by so many cool
things to see and do but we have to cover a lot of ground to get back on
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We could spend years poking our
way into all these coves and beaches but reality calls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For now, I’m going to ignore it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sleep tight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-83168439925491672012-08-21T10:13:00.001-07:002012-08-21T10:13:56.358-07:00Supplemental Posting - News Headline: Man Drowns At Campbell River Marina
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Now that I have an Internet connection and a few minutes, I Googled the "incident" and this is all I could find so far...<br />
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 24pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; line-height: 115%; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Man drowns at Campbell River marina</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By
<a href="http://www.campbellrivermirror.com/staff_profiles/9663747.html"><b><span style="color: #006699;">Alistair Taylor - Campbell River Mirror</span></b></a><br />
Published: </span><b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">August 15, 2012 3:00 PM</span></b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Updated: </span><b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">August 15, 2012 3:56 PM</span></b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ambulance attendants were unable to revive a man who fell
into the water at Discovery Harbour Marina last night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At approximately 2:30 a.m. the Campbell River RCMP and BC
Ambulance Service responded to a report of a male who had fallen in the water
at the Discovery Harbour Marina.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The male was located in the water by his companions and
pulled out onto the dock. Medical intervention was unsuccessful at reviving him
and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Alcohol was believed to be a factor in this
unfortunate incident," said Staff Sgt. Troy Beauregard of the Campbell
River RCMP.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The deceased was not a Campbell River or area resident.
His name is not being released at the request of the family. Police along with
the BC Coroner’s service continue to investigate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-54049555182359044602012-08-21T10:01:00.003-07:002012-10-04T21:03:55.035-07:00Day 8- Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 - Winter Harbour, Quatsino Sound<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 8- Monday, August 20, 2012 - Winter Harbour, Quatsino Sound</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The day went about like planned:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor in school, Val cleaning boat, me
trying to find an Internet and cell signal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I took off in the dinghy at 8AM to go three miles to Winter Harbour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did find an Internet signal and spent two
hours getting updated and updating others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is no cell signal here however so I had to take the dinghy about
four miles out into the sound until I found one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I sat in the middle of the sound for an
hour making calls in my dinghy….life at the office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Back at the boat anchored in Browning Inlet, we ate our
lunch and then set off in the dinghy to find the trail head to Grant
Beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had another quarter mile of
bog to wade through and then what was supposed to be a thirty minute hike
through the forest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got lost and it
took an hour and a half until we popped out on the gorgeous beach and spent
most of the afternoon there.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking through the bog. We all "biffed" it a couple times...even the dogs did face plants!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These trees are MASSIVE!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay! We FINALLY made it!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was so parched, I almost considered committing suicide by
drinking ocean water when, in my bleariness, I spotted the only other family on
the beach and he was drinking an ice cold beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I told Val to distract him and I’d knock him over the head and take his
beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OK, that was a lie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did, however, approach him and plead my
case and he gave us each a cold beer (except Connor) and wouldn’t take any
payment whatsoever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He saved my
life!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These Canadians are so nice.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In dog years, Tanner is old enough to drink.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was yet another gorgeous beach and a good time was had by
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We more than halved our time hiking
back to the boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pulled the crab
trap, nothing, while Val and Connor prepped for departure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the dinghy was stored, we pulled the
anchor and set sail for Winter Harbour, but with a slight detour to where I
know I could get a cell signal and check messages again.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruising into Winter Harbour, Val spotted a Momma Bear and her three cubs on the beach.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Winter Harbour is a quaint little village made up of mostly
fishing charter companies and supporting services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Outpost is where we found water and tie
up as well as laundry and basic supplies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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another loaf of fresh bread, and talked to fishermen for their tips and advice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, Val just got back to the boat and wants to have her
turn at checking messages, Facebook, etc. so, with that, I’ll sign off and wish
you all a good night!</span><br />
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-5788078690677887972012-08-20T09:59:00.000-07:002012-10-04T21:01:24.886-07:00Day 7- Sunday, Aug.19 - Sea Otter Cove to Browning Inlet by Winter Harbor - Great Fishing!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 7 – Sunday, August 19, 2012 - Sea Otter Cove to Browning
Inlet (By Winter Harbour, Quantsino Sound) – Great Fishing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What a great day it has been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got an early start this morning and were
motoring out of Sea Otter Cove by 7:30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our prayer was for flat seas and visibility to make the 20 mile run on
the outside unprotected waters to Quantsino Sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was overcast but no fog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the engines warmed, we cruised into San
Josef Bay to check out the beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
probably the nicest one yet but we wanted to keep going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The water was flat calm!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Praise, God!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Seriously, we did, too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a
great place to have church!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we got closer to our destination, I thought I saw several
boats offshore, a rarity so far. I turned on my radar and, sure enough, about 4
miles out, I picked them up on my screen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I said to Val that my guess is they are fishing boats out of Winter
Harbor and I asked her if she wanted to fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She can never say no.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loves
fishing more than anyone I know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
turned in the their direction and saw all kinds of guide boats out there
pulling in salmon with their clients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With flat seas and brightening skies we geared up for the big catch
planning on spending a short time giving it a try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within minutes, Val and I were pulling in cohos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor, sound asleep in his berth, heard the
excitement and decided he wanted to try too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We all had great success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We could have limited out in cohos but we’re only allowed a total of 8
salmon a piece on this trip (possession limit) and want to save them for some
big king salmon, hopefully. So, we kept a real nice coho that Val caught for
eating, even though we still have a package left from Beaver Bay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pulled in two real nice Ling Cod, a real
treat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We slowed our troll down hoping
to tempt a halibut into biting and, sure enough, I pulled up a small “chicken”
but at least there’s fresh halibut in the fridge and a few packages in the
freezer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val sounded like she was in
labor but finally landed the biggest Rock Fish, a.k.a. Red Snapper, I’ve ever
personally seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a prehistoric and
crazy looking fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They grow really
slow and it’s sad that a fish like this may be 100 years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The DFO does a nice job of limiting catches
but it’s not always easy to know where and when you can catch them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one was a real beauty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Connor was complaining because his pole wasn’t as hot as
Val’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said he needed a “herring
aid.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all thought that was pretty
clever and got a chuckle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure enough,
it was Connor’s turn for a big one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
fought long and hard and pulled in the biggest Ling Cod I’ve ever seen (besides
in pictures.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This fish is even more
prehistoric looking!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have huge
heads and huge teeth but skinny bodies, although this guy yielded nine packages
of nice filets which make the best fish and chips (at least the fish part of
that dish.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was non-stop action but I
knew there was a lot of fish cleaning and boat cleaning to do so I had to pry
the fishing poles out of the hands of Val and Connor and we headed towards the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The weather turned out to be such a blessing even though we
could hear thunder and see lightning in the distance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kept a vigilant eye on the system and
meanwhile enjoyed the warm sun and glassy seas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Connor started his homework while I cleaned fish and Val
vacuum packaged them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We carry a deep
freeze in one of the fish holds and keep it cranked as cold as it will go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, we run the inverter when the engines
are running or the genset when we’re at anchor but, much of the time, we’re
able to keep things frozen solid even when the engines and the genset aren’t
running just by letting it “coast” a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Val started dinner and I went for a kayak ride while Connor
continued his studies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An hour later,
Val had one of my favorite, most amazing meals ready: salmon filets stuffed
with bacon, asparagus, and tons of crab, covered with mayo and a perfect blend
of monterey jack and parmesan cheese with a side of fresh asparagus, a salad,
and my made from scratch tomato basil baked bread, fresh from the oven and
still warm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh my, what a meal!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, tomorrow is Monday and it’s back to the office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our plans are always pretty loose on the boat
as there are many, many variables to change everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I plan to get up early and take the dinghy
into Winter Harbor (about 3 miles) to try to find a phone connection and
Internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor will start school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val will clean the boat and prepare the laundry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon my return, we hope to go for a hike and
then afterwards, we’ll take the Dakota Roamer (the mother ship) into Winter
Harbour to do laundry and fill her with water as well as more communications
with the outside world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t had a
cell signal since Thursday night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
not complaining but I don’t want anyone waiting on me or worrying about us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The boat is running great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ron Meng and IMC crew have done a great job with their Ocean Sport
Roamers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This boat works perfectly for
our family and is very comfortable for the way we use it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am very thankful for the places she takes
us and the things we experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a
great way to be a family and live a grand adventure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, that’s it for today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I hope you are all doing well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Send me an e-mail sometime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Blessings, friends.</span></div>
Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-3582498338250516812012-08-20T09:51:00.002-07:002012-10-04T21:00:26.571-07:00Day 6 - Saturday, Aug. 18 - Sea Otter Cove Beach Hike <span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 6- Saturday, August 18, 2012 – Still in Sea Otter Cove</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We must have
been tired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t get out of bed
until 10AM this morning and I slept like a rock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We woke up to fog, clouds, but a light
breeze.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided to try to find the
trailhead that lead to Lowrie Beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pepper spray, check.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cameras,
check.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dog leashes, check.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val decided to bring the air horn as she’s
worried about another wolf attack or bear attack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had a hard time finding a place deep enough to beach the
dinghy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We keep running aground about
100 yards out from the shoreline and knew that the tide would rise about 8’ or
so meaning our dinghy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>would be a long,
long ways from shore at high tide and the water is very cold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Initially, we had it tied to an island with
an isthmus that was dry for hiking at low tide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Upon further inspection, we decided we may not be able to retrieve it at
high tide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, the rest of the crew went
to find the trail head while I found a steeper beach to secure the dinghy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The trail to Lowrie Beach was pretty well grown over and
really, really muddy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought I was
the smart one because I had my big rubber boots on until I sunk up to my knees
in the black, stinky mud.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor turned
out to be the smart one in his flip flops even though he had to dig them out of
the mud a few times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The hike through the bog and the forest was well worth it
though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even on a cloudy day, this beach
was still so amazing and beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Time
just flies by out here and before we knew it several hours had passed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all enjoyed ourselves, the scenery, the
roaring and crashing waves, and, most of all, Tanner’s daredevil water stunts
in the big waves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That dog is just plain
nuts!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He loves to swim in the biggest
crashing waves possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all belly
laughed at him for a long time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Back through the bog and the forest we went, to the beach
where our dinghy was anchored.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just as
Val crossed the last fallen log before the dinghy, she gave a bit of a
shriek.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I turned to see her holding her
hooded sweatshirt and she was just staring at it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also heard what sounded like a bit of a
“squeaker” from her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Hmmm?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s peculiar,” I thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just then, her sweatshirt started to
smoke!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought that even more
peculiar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was starting to look
pretty nervous but I still could not figure out what was happening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now her sweatshirt looks like it’s about to
burst into flames and it’s starting to make noise!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suddenly, it dawned on me at the same time
she began to tell me what had happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She was wearing her sweatshirt around her waist with the air horn in her
pocket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she sat on the log, it
jammed the horn into the canister releasing the gas in her pocket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The evaporation looked like smoke and the
“squeaker” was a sick sort of sound that it’s supposed to make when it’s fully
discharged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all had a good laugh at
that one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had set the anchor as high as I could on the beach but it
was now out quite a ways out in the water but, thankfully, the wind had blown
the dinghy back to us on the beach when we arrived back from our hike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, there was a pretty good wind
blowing through the bay and the white caps were significant for our heavily
loaded dinghy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We only idled but the
waves were crashing over the bow and we were all soaked and chilly by the time
we motored a half mile or so back to the boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The wind must have been blowing outside the bay pretty hard too as the
four hurricane mooring buoys are all occupied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m glad we were tied to one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We fired up the diesel furnace and the genset right away and
flipped on the hot water heater for toasty warm showers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val started to make a delicious late lunch or
early supper; we didn’t care what it was called- we just wanted it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Salmon nachos and salmon sandwich for me and
soup and leftover pork loin and prime rib sandwiches for Connor and Val.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just can’t get enough fresh fish and
seafood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val also made hot chocolate and
spiked hers and mine with Caramel Baileys, which warmed our innards immediately
and made us both quite happy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The wind has died and it’s now supper time, even though we
just got done cleaning up our dishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The furnace feels so good that I really don’t want to leave my comfy,
cozy abode to go set the crab trap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
forecast seems fine the next couple of days so we’re planning on leaving here
in the morning to check out San Josef Bay Beach and then make the 20 mile
unprotected run to Qautsino Sound with many miles of protected waters to
explore and quiet anchorages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s
also supposed to be communications and supplies in the little village of Winter
Harbour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">All warm and cuddly on the boat,
Connor is doing his homework while Val is “reading” a.k.a. snoozing, and both
pups are just plain pooped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made a
batch of tomato basil pesto dough from scratch to bake fresh bread tomorrow and
then started a new book, yet another high seas peril story…go figure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do think it makes me a better captain,
however.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The last of the sun is just
breaking through and you know what they say, “Red sky at night, sailor’s
delight!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have a good evening!</span></div>
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-47934103753264930972012-08-20T09:44:00.002-07:002012-10-04T20:59:09.080-07:00Day 5 - Rounding Cape Scott<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 5 - Friday, August 17, 2012- Sea Otter Cove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(GPS 50.39.82N, 128.20.95W)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We made it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are
safely tied to a hurricane mooring buoy in Sea Otter Cove, just south of Cape
Scott.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re heading back South and East
now on the outside West coast of Vancouver Island.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s wild out here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last night, before bed, we asked God to give us a safe
crossing or to keep us put.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We asked for
His blessing of clear skies and flat seas and a boat that ran perfectly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the night, I woke to check the anchor
and stepped outside to the most clear beautiful sky…so many brilliant stars and
the magnificent Big Dipper taking a scoop out of the Northern Pacific.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No fog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This morning, the alarm went off at 6AM and our great crew
was immediately up and at it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor did
dog duty and secured the dinghy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val got
the wet suits, life jackets, and emergency kit all set out in a laundry basket
in the v-berth, just in case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We learned
that the hard way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many years ago, we
had a really frightening attempt at a crossing in Juan DeFuca Strait and were
taking massive waves over the bow only to realize all of our life jackets were
safely secured outside in an aft hatch...not so smart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Experience is a good teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While all of that was happening, I was
dialing in my charts, hoisting the anchor, and warming the engines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It turned out be foggy again but not pea-soup thick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were hoping and praying it would burn
off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, as we were exiting Bull
Harbor, I ran through some kelp and, upon engine inspection, noticed I had
sucked a bunch into my sea strainers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Connor took the helm and shut down one engine while I cleaned it out,
then the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those of you that
don’t know, Ron gave me a great deal on a 2011 twin engine version of our old
boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything else is nearly
identical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After our lost outdrive
experience in 2009, I feel a lot more confident doing a trip like this with
twins, although, there are many advantages to a single as well. At any rate, 20
minutes behind schedule and we’re on our way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We throttled up and got up on plane with barely enough visibility to be
comfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were no other boats
on radar and we hadn’t seen any logs…just lots of seaweed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Soon the swells were coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We were crossing Nahwitti Bar and it was getting a bit rough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had to throttle back and ride ‘em like a
bucking bronco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor turned green and
went to his berth and ultimately ended up feeding the fish last night’s salmon
salad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No waves over the bow but the 33
footer was pitching pretty good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
still a predictable landing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a
little cigar case that decided to leap to its death spilling its guts all over
the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val leaped to the rescue and
actually left the floor twice while executing her heroic event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, the sacrifices she makes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My fuel burn was terrible as I wasn’t on
plane and wasn’t at hull speed either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
didn’t like that but wanted to beat the changing of the tide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soon, the fog was so thick we weren’t
comfortable even at 13 knots so we dropped down to 8 knots in thick fog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the fuel burn was a lot better, the
speed was going to put us further off schedule and I was concerned about the
tide changing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After Nahwitti Bar, the
swells went down considerably.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t
a half an hour later and it was bright enough to get back on plane again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, we’re makin’ progress!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we turned the corner south at Cape Scott, our ride got
pretty decent and the sun was doing its job: burning off the fog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We really didn’t get to see much until that
point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided the weather was good enough
to poke our nose into Guise Bay and check out the beach there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re really glad we did!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">By the time we picked our way through the kelp and
approached the beach, it was getting to be really nice out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We set the anchor hard in the sand in 15’ on
a tide that was supposed to rise another 10’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I let out 100’ of rode and was confident we were going to stay put.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I decided it was warm enough for shorts but Val kept her
jeans on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor launched the dinghy and
we were off to hike to the Cape Scott Lighthouse and check out the
beaches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Words cannot describe the wild
beauty here and the pictures will only give you a tiny bit of what it was like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had a great hike to the lighthouse and had a nice chat
with Todd, the operator, who spends his entire year out here except his five
weeks of vacation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After climbing the
lighthouse, we hiked back down and all around both Experiment Bight and Guise Bay
Beaches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember how much Val hates
snakes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, I missed a Golden Globe
opportunity when she went freakin’ bzerk screaming at the top of her lungs at a
6” garter snake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I lunged to cover my
neck from her claws, she jumped on my back and I had to carry her for 20’ past
the pit of hell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lucky, Tanner, and
Connor are all happiest when they are running all out on a beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sand was soft between our toes, although
the water was too cold to swim, at least for Val and I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dogs don’t mind it and Connor endures it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were back on the boat by 1PM and Val made us beautiful
prime rib sandwiches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She feeds the crew
really well when we’re cruising!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
weather was perfect and settling down to calm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We motored out and back into the open ocean and it was very comfortable
for the 7 miles over to Sea Otter Cove, where we picked up one of the four
hurricane buoys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All day long, we were
the only boat around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw a fishing
boat out at sea and a tiny dot on the horizon many miles away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s pretty desolate out here and there’s
little or no weather radio reception or cell reception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did find comfort in the fact that Todd, the
lighthouse operator, does monitor channel 16.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you, Lord, for answering our prayers and blessing us
with this day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once secured to our mooring buoy, Val and I laid down in the
v-berth for some much needed rest after our early morning and intense
crossing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Connor sat out on the back
deck and worked on his Bible and Spanish homework.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think we all like his decision to home
school!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I heard the crab, salmon, and
halibut calling my name but I was just too tired to answer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I was just so tense from worry about
the crossing, I just needed to do nothing but rest for a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, Val made a nice pork loin in the oven and
then we played some cards and went to bed early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a good day when you have to wake up from
a nap for dinner and then go to bed early.</span></div>
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Kent Huiskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760732220273429871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916104424479966706.post-28164144569574811102012-08-20T09:28:00.002-07:002012-10-04T20:57:04.012-07:00Day 4 - Beaver Bay (Port Hardy) to Bull Harbor<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 4 - Bull Harbor, Hope Island (Written Thursday night,
August 16, 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After a long and much needed night of rest in our perfectly
calm cove, we awoke to the serenade of thousands of birds and the splashing of
hundreds of Cohos all around us as well as seals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. Whale was back again feeding right in
front of our boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val commented that
after the previous night of death, this day was filled with so much life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I tidied up the boat, put the kayak on the roof, made some
calls, checked the forecast on the VHF, did a few boat maintenance items, etc.
while Val and Connor got out of bed and started fishing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Val was so fun to watch as she caught two
nice fighting Cohos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, both
were wild fish (vs. hatchery fish) and had to be let go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Canadian regs…you need to take your attorney
with you fishing to know what you can and can’t keep, where, when, etc.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh well, we have plenty in the fridge and
freezer from last night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tanner jumped
overboard three times thinking his job was to retrieve them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shortly before noon, we hoisted the anchor in the glorious
sunshine pounding through what was left of the fog and made the short run to
Port Hardy, where we topped off the fuel and water tanks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I paid the most ever for diesel:
$4.67 per gallon…ouch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least we are
filled with everything we need to venture out into who knows what.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess we’ll find out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once again, I needed to find an Internet signal to complete
some business, so we motored over to the Public Float and ran up to the grocery
store/mall where we enjoyed a Subway and found our Internet connection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time we got back to the boat, the wind
had kicked up a bit and the bay was pretty choppy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were able to keep the boat on plane but the ride was
pretty bouncy for about 10 miles but then settled down for the last 10 miles
into Bull Harbor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did run into fog
almost immediately but with the lumps we were taking, the speed was reduced to
the point where we could see just far enough ahead to kill any headway should a
log pop up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our Garmin radar is
excellent so we can see boats and land on screen but logs, not so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) for
about half an hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m used to that
from our Alaska trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bull Harbor is a well protected harbor and is the launching
point to cross Cape Scott.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re nestled
in our little cove and the fog is hanging all around us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nevertheless, we launched the dinghy and
found a trail head that lead us through the forest across to the North Shore to
a bay called Roller Bay, where the big swells roll in and crash onto the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surprisingly, it was relatively
calm but still impressive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hiked up
and down the beach, while the dogs swam and Connor threw sticks for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As the light was fading, we headed back to
the boat picking beautiful wild flowers along the path back to the dinghy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We now have two beautiful vases of flowers on
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s 10PM, the forecast is for 20 knot NW winds tomorrow
morning subsiding tomorrow afternoon, which is the best forecast we’ve seen for
this area in a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next weather
window appears to be coming on Sunday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
studied the tides and currents and think we may have a safe shot at it tomorrow
morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our plans are to depart here at
6:30AM and catch the slack tide at Cape Scott.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It may be a bit windy but all the tides and currents should offset that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tide against wind is a problem but I hope to
make the pass before that happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
it’s too rough, we’ll come back here and try again on Sunday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, that’s it for today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m not sure when I’ll get another Internet signal so you may not be
reading this for several days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At any
rate, you’re getting my perspective tonight, my time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good night, friends.</span></div>
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