Day 9 - Codville Lagoon to Oliver Cove

Slept in this morning until 8am, a luxury! It’s overcast again today but calm and relatively warm, am guessing in the high 50’s? Went to pull crab pots this morning only to find one small male in one, and one female in the other. Crab are migratory so clearly they aren’t in this bay right now. Pulled anchor around 9am and meandered towards our next destination Oliver Cove. Enroute we passed Shearwater and Bella Bella but didn’t have any reason to stop. The seas are relatively void of wildlife which I find odd. We don’t even see seals and very few birds. I expected to see more porpoises and even some humpbacks by now so am anxiously awaiting. We saw lots of fishing activity along the way today north of Sheerwater (Idol Point). The last stretch of water into Oliver Cove was subject to the open ocean and we got our first batch of big waves although they were just giant rollers with lots of space in between so it was a ferris wheel ride not the roller coaster. Some of the swells were 6-8 feet but gentle nonetheless. Enroute today, out of the corner of my eye off the immediate port bow of the boat, I caught a brief glimpse of the dorsal fin of an Orca before it slipped beneath the surface. Apparently Lucky Dog got to see more of the Orca show when it passed by them. Lucky Dogs. Pulled into Oliver Cove around 1pm and set our anchor with Lucky Dog rafted alongside. Shannon, Cathy, and I went to put out crab pots right away to see if we could get lucky, although the shoreline didn’t suggest good crabbing. We were skunked, too rocky, all we caught were some tiny rock crab which we set free. Late in the afternoon another boat came motoring into the cove and decided to put its anchor down right next to our flotilla and we feared on top of our anchor. Why in the world he decided to be right next to us remains a mystery. There was plenty of room in the bay. John talked to the guy and suggested he relocate farther away as we were in danger of swinging into one another. The guy moved his anchor twice after that and still remained within striking distance. It provided lots of fodder for the evening conversation as he seemed to not be aware of safe anchoring practices. Because it was a calm night, the boys decided to let it go since clearly the skipper of the 3^rd boat wasn’t going to follow any suggestions. Dinner tonight started with Shannon’s 14 shrimp that she caught yesterday - we each got 2-1/2 shrimp, they were delicious and sweet! The main course was a recipe that has become a standby in our house, braised chicken thighs with lemon and olives, along with roasted Yukon gold potatoes and greek salad. Dessert was a cherry, rhubarb, strawberry crisp.