BUDDY BOATING SOUTH part two

The trio heading timing the currents at the rapids. 

Zoomed in on Endless Tymes

AIS (auto identification system) shows lots of boat traffic!

ASD (Alaskan-SeaDuction)

We spent 2 nights at Tenedos Bay, rafted, anchored and stern tied.

The motley wasted no time cracking beers and cooling off!

Stern tie at low tide.

Friends, Tom, Chris, Bridget and Kay all smiles!

We took the kayaks and dinks over to Tenedos Bay Provincal Park for a hike.

Mother ships are all the way across the bay tucked in to the right. (Not visible)

My is the red one, Kay has the blue inflatable.
I'm going to be working on Santa for a Hobie with pedels, too.

Roxy got a lift in her dingy... she loves the hikes and can't wait to go for a swim at the lake!

Can you see Roxy finding our trail?

This is called a nurse tree.

We hiked all the way to the lake in the hills. Gorgeous setting, great day with the girls!

Time to head back after a swim. We head for Lund in the morning.

Monday, August 1st (day 125 & 126) Lund

Leaving our rafted stern tie, on the way to Lund, we found a spot to float about to try our hand at bottom fishing. 

We three backed in and rafted to our moorage at the marina in Lund.
We are all getting pretty darn good at this!

Views from the dock masters office.

Kay caught both these beautiful red snappers, sometimes referred to as yellow eye.

Chris is sharing some chef fileting skills.

They both did an amazing job and I was happy to take the photos, keeping my hands clean.

No trip ashore is complete without visiting the bakery!

This place was pretty whimsical...

This artist in her gift shop was working on soap stone carvings.

We explored the Port of Lund, browsing the give shops, picking up groceries and supplies.... and some plain ole snooping around. It is very quaint and very busy this time of year. 

King Neptune takes center stage at high tide, just before sunset.

Yes, you might say, we pretty much took over our end of "A" dock.

We enjoyed another beautiful sunset on the dock. The trio will be splitting up in the morning :-(

BUDDY BOATING, SOUTH IN DESOLATION SOUND

Sunday, July 24th (day 117) KWATSI BAY mainland Coast Mountains B.C.

John set his ground tackle, rafted Alaskan Sea-Duction on our starboard.

and Endless Tymes rafted on our port side.

Chris and his famous sour dough loaf he makes on the grill, every other day!
What a wonderful treat that was!
He is actually a professional baker / manager of a huge baking factory.

Roxy "the wonder dog" waiting for a ride ashore in the dink. She's a great traveler!

John is ready to scope out possibilities for setting a crab pot.

Brigette and Kay heading to check out the small marina and gift shop.

Views at anchor in Kwatsi Bay.

The rafted trio.
We had an exquisite brunch on Endless Tymes,
crab cakes, hot links, baked beans and fresh sour dough!
Followed by several very competitive yatzee games.

This black bear greeted us in the morning. He was rather camera shy... on his own agenda.

View from the dink.

Dolphin splashing about.

Beautiful morning for the cruise over to Thompson Sound were we spent another night rafted together.

Wednesday, July 27th, (day 120) PORT NEVILLE

The Beachcombers, Kay Brigette and Roxy.

The original homestead built 1906 by the Hansons.
It was a stop over general store and post office.

The barn was added to the ranch. They farmed and raised sheep.

Info with family photos and historic time line.

Remember, you can click on any picture to enlarge and acroll through larger pictures.

We pretty much had the place to ourselves and took full advantage of that.

I made pizzas for another happy hour, while the guys planned
tomorrows passage to Shoal Bay. 

We enjoyed another great sunset after another fine dinner.

Endless Tymes heading to Shoal Bay.

The sun came out for us.

Thursday July 28 (Day 121) SHOAL BAY

The pub is in an old home at Shoal Bay.
Everyone relaxes on the deck.
Beer and wine is served in the afternoon and early evening.

It's a busy place this time of year. 

Tom has a new best friend, Taz.

Wood splitting out behind the pub.

Brigette and Kay with the backside of the pub in the background.

One of the entrances to the garden.
The building on the right (blue roof) is a chicken coop.

Cynthia's kiln shelter and green house.

Check out those curves:-)

The cedar woman watches over the garden.

Moasic wood burning pizza on the property. Saturday is pizza night, so we missed out on that.

Pub entrance.

Care taker Mark on the left, pour beer from a keg, while chatting it up with us.

Tom, Brigette and Chris at the conclusion of happy hour at the pub.

The boardwalk and pier heading back to the boats.

Another dramatic sunset.

Next post... Buddy Boating South part two. Transitioning the rapids in Desolation Sound. Squirrel Cove, Tenedos Bay, Lund, and Mansons Landing.