Zeballos

We arrived in Zeballos last Saturday. Today is Wednesday.

When we arrived we tied up to the village municipal dock when was empty except for a derelict boat on the inside of the dock. The dock was recommended as being easy access and always empty.

Municipal Dock.

It’s probably always empty because there is no power and no water and a big sign saying that the depth is 0.3 feet at low water.

We stayed at the dock long enough to look around a bit. We motored over to the fuel dock and got a bit of fuel and filled the water tanks. Just in case we couldn’t stay at the government dock which looked to be full of small sports fishing boats.

After finishing up at the fuel dock we walked over to the government dock and discovered a perfect spot for Phoenix Hunter that had just come open.

It was a bit of a tricky spot to dock requiring Jim to back into the spot. But he nailed it. I thought !

We have been enjoying our time in Zeballos. It’s a lovely little village. Everyone is friendly and happy to have a stop and a chat. We have been out for a number of walks along the trails around the village.

Along the estuary
Small viewing platform
Zeballos River
The sign on the one road that comes into the village

We have been out for dinner twice now. There is a small diner/ pub in the village at the Zeballos Inn Motel . It has a very limited menu. But the food is really delicious! The first night Jim and I each had an Inn Burger.

The fries were wonderful and crispy and hot ! The burger was cooked perfectly and juicy. Fresh tomato, onion and lettuce. And only $17!

We enjoyed the meal so much we went back for another meal a couple nights later. I had the chicken burger – always a bit of a risk that the chicken is dry and tough. But it was not! It was moist and also had fresh tomato and lettuce and onions. The onions really added to the burgers!

A couple of hazy IPAs.

We are still in Zeballos because there is a Gale warning. The winds have been blowing 25-35 knots for 3 days. And the most important- the seas – 2-3 meters – or almost 4 meters at times.

Since we have power, and water. And we are far away from the winds we decided to stay a little longer than originally planned. We are thinking we might leave early tomorrow morning. Although the winds are still high we have a spot we think will be okay for a few days to be at anchor.

It has been quite windy in the afternoons here in Zeballos as well. There were a couple of sailboats at the dock that arrived the same day we arrived. But sailboaters like that wild wind and waves and don’t have a cat that barfs!

Lilly really wants Jim out of that chair

At least it’s been warm and sunny. And we got milk. We’ve done all the laundry we had.

The government dock.
The view up the inlet from the end of the dock

We have another trail to explore. Hopefully we get to head off early tomorrow morning.

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  1. Hello, Pam,

    I googled Zeballos and learned a lot. The name Zeballos is from the Officer Ceballos on the Spanish expedition in 1792, led by A. Mariposa. There are 62 other places in the world with the same name Zeballos. I imagine British, French, Spanish and Dutch in the 15th to 18th centuries trying to claim the “ unclaimed” lands although the North West aboriginals have been living in this particular place for hundreds of years, if not thousands. I wonder what the aboriginals called the place before it was named Zeballos. We had scotching hot days for a weeks in Vancouver until Friday and it’s sweater weather day today. Zeballos current population is about 120 but it was over 3000 in 1930 due to the gold rush and gold mining in Zeballos, according to my Google search. Their main industry is ecotourism with fishing. I love the sound of Spanish names such as Esperanza, and Zeballos. Enjoy your leisurely tour and keep blogging.

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