SECRET COVE TO CAMPBELL RIVER
Monday, May 18th
Happy Anniversary to Connie and Greg! 41 years! Tomorrow is John's and my 19th anniversary, not sure we will make it to 41 but we hope so! Let's see, we'd be 87 and 89 so it's possible if our respective genetics play out, John's folks are 88 and 87, and my Mom lived to be 94, passing away just 2 weeks shy of her 95th birthday! Let's hope we are as fortunate.
Whose idea was it to make Aviation cocktails last night? Oh yes, it was me, what was I thinking. I just had one but it kicked my butt, judging from the way my head feels this morning. Apple Fritters helped my brain fog a bit. Anyway, we cast off this morning at 6:45AM for the 6-1/2 hour run to Campbell River which is our first major provisioning and fuel stop. Now we can shop for fruits and vegetables, wine, and anything else we've forgotten. The water was like glass and the sun was bright for the entire trip, it was a great leg of our journey! We saw a couple of humpback whales very briefly along the way, but too far away to take pictures.
The wind was blowing at Campbell River, like it usually does. Everyone else made their way into the harbor while we did our usual routine of stopping outside the entrance to pull in our tender that we tow, and tying it alongside the big boat before proceeding into the harbor. After we accomplished that task while drifting backwards in the 5 knot current, I then proceeded to set up the big boat with lines and fenders to go into the harbor to the dock. I was outside walking back from the front of the boat, and inadvertently bumped a fender clip (or my clothing caught on it, not sure which) which released the fender into the swirling current! Crap! As I watched it being swept away, John abandoned his captain post and came back to help me get the tender untied so I could race over to fetch it, which I did without too much trouble. After docking and getting settled it was a marathon shopping trip to the Canadian Super Store (like a giant Walmart with groceries) to provision up, because after our stop at Port McNeill in two days, there are no grocery stores for nearly 2 weeks. We had a nice dinner out at CARVE, an absolutely excellent restaurant, celebrating the Abells' anniversary, then it was off to bed for our next early departure, 6:15AM.
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| HUNTRESS underway to Campbell River |
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