We had a very eventful day ! First off we were thinking of heading off somewhere- then after a morning of chit chatting with other boaters on the dock it got too late to leave so we decided to spend the day and take the skiff down and go for a bit of a run about.
A couple with a sailboat that we met in Shoal Bay came to the dock. They had spent last night at Port Neville and said it was a good place to tie up. We’ve not been there.
We took the skiff down and Jim took it out first for a bit of a test run as it was sounding a little rough. Although many hours have been spent on the skiff this year getting the carburetor redone – a test drive – overheated – water pump impeller- test drive again !
But – nope ! Engine died again ! After all we went through with that engine last summer !
Fortunately Jim was close to the dock and someone at the dock with a WORKING skiff went and towed him back.
Now we are working through the – what to do now – part of this story ! Needless to say we are not super happy and most likely heading to Port McNeill in the morning.
Later in the afternoon- after getting the skiff back on the boat deck we heard a bit of commotion on the shore – some yelling and horn blowing.
The couple in the sailboat had rowed to shore in their little skiff to go for a walk. When they returned a mother black bear and three cubs – tiny little things – were busy inspecting their skiff. One of the cubs was dragging a life vest up the shore !
Jim was able to whistle and call out with his big voice and the mum finally gathered up the cubs and wandered up into the bushes. She wasn’t to anxious to leave. The couple was able retrieve the life vest and to go back to their skiff and row back to the dock without the worry of getting chased by an angry mama bear. They were yelling as well – but Jim is very loud ! I didn’t get much in the way of photos as that wasn’t really the first thought I had. Maybe that what we need – a rowboat !
This evening the Aurora Explorer came to the dock. It is a working barge that also takes passengers along to tour different locations along its work route.
There were a couple of tourists on the top deck taking photos of the area.
The link to the website. Looks quite interesting. I have a friend who is planning a trip like this.
Phoenix Hunter 1985 
This is a nice place to hang out, but how frustrating to continue with the motor fails! Tom and I had a trolling motor just in case the main motor failed on our boat. Beats paddling.
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Except for the engine problem with your skiff, it was an exciting day for you guys. The scenery is absolutely beautiful !
It has been cool and drizzly in Vancouver and will be like this until Thursday. Hope that you are having a better weather condition.
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