July 9th

Ok so this post will be short as I am tired from too many naps. I never thought that I would say anything like that. I left Campbell river on Tuesday in a steady down pour. I would bet that rain hasn't fallen since the ark was built it was really wet. Did I mention it was raining and that I wasn't keen on trolling for salmon? I must have a fever or something that is for sure. After giving up on the fishing in the rain I found a nice little cove to drop the hook somewhere around 3 pm where I jumped under the covers to get warm and read. That was about all I remember till about 8 when nature called. I took the call in the phone booth [head] and then went back to bed to wake up somewhere around 8:45 am.

I decided to spend sometime just exploring these great inlets rather than fight the currents fishing and save the real fishing for the Queen Charlotte strait and Blackfish sound.

Some thoughts that crossed my mind while passing time behind the helm.

1 - The logging that is done up here seems to be much better for the enviroment and for the business of logging. I haven't seen one clear cut that remained un planted, or cut from the top of the mountain to the bottom. Their cuts seem to have more buffer zones that look like they help stabilize the mountain side.

2 - When the cruising guide suggest that you wait till slack to pass through: Hole in the Wall, Dent Rapids or other areas you should take head. When running Hole in the Wall I ran it at 3700 rpms and only milked out 11 knots when the boat would normaly move around 28 knots. The currents are very impressive and I can say that I am glad that I didn't have to navigate Dent Rapids before they removed the rocks in 1958.

3 - Marinas offices close at 5 pm during the busy season. If I wasn't raised right I would swing in after 5 and get a free slip with power.

4 - Have you ever woundered what the Looney Anthem's words were during hockey games? I have and today I learned the words.

O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on gaurd for thee
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for the.
O Canada, we stand on guard for the.

Now that I know the words I can only say what?


5 - Ok so the other day I blogged about the copter and fast boat attack on my last day with Erin. No tickets were issued just for the record that is how it all went down. Go figure.

Picture links will be up loaded when I get a better internet connection.

to be continued.....