Hawk Bay was our first anchorage after we left the Gardner Canal. In the morning we motored out into Squally Chanel and we were greeted by whales- everywhere !
They were in groups of 3-4 and using their pectoral flippers to feed on herring. The flipper flap. I’m not great at getting good video. According to Jim they are really called flippers on whales – not fins. Fish have fins – whales do not.
Pretty cool to see. We probably saw 10 or more small groups of humpbacks as we were traveling through the channel.
We are heading to spend a couple of nights in McMicking Inlet. One of Jim’s favourite anchorage in the central coast. It has a mountain – and some small beaches. We used to take Jenny to the beach there.
Jenny loved run on the beaches here. One time she jumped off some of the rocks and twisted her knee ! That was an event ! And a trip to the vet at Port Hardy.
Previous years we anchored further in as there were always boats anchored up in this spot. I liked the spot further in but Jim always wanted to anchor in this little bay in the inlet. It was lovely.
We spent two night there and then went to Chappell Inlet next. Another favourite spot where we would go and take Jenny.
When we went into Chappell Inlet – before the actual inner basin to anchor there is an area that is quite deep and we dropped the prawn pots.
We had a much better catch this time ! On of the trap had opened up because a strap broke so we could have had more. Jim was very pleased.
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Hello, Pam, I can see why McMicking Inlet is one of Jim’s favourite anchorages in the Central Coast – Mountains are greener and beaches look beautiful. Jenny is now running around in heaven and also missing you, Jim and the boating trip. You were wonderful human parents for Jenny. When reading your blogging, I wondered where Brave Little Hunter is now. I read from somewhere last month that the orca calf would be somewhere close to Vancouver Island. When I went to Newfoundland, I took a whale watching tour and saw humpback whales and minke( smaller one). It was a great experience. Happy to see that Jim caught enough prawns this year, instead of hagfish! Although Korean men enjoys eating hagfish as aphrodisiacs, I know Jim was disgusted by the sight of hagfish. Ha ha. Enjoy your trip, Pam.
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what an amazing voyage and still more to come! Barbara
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